Acceptance: What growing up with a gay mom taught me
I was at soccer practice in seventh grade when a teammate approached me and asked a simple question. “Does your mom like girls?” Her straightforwardness...
Chew? More Like Ew
“Crunch, crunch, crunch.” That’s the sounds of my 12-year-old brother as he scarfs down his dinner, happy and carefree, unbothered by the sounds of others...
Don’t Have to Be an American Idiot
In the world and in our own culture, the idea of “stupid Americans” has appeared again and again, from Homer Simpson to the capturing of...
Ke Luar: My Experiences as a World Traveller
Ke Luar means To Travel in the native language of Malay. Three years of my life have been spent lived on a small country known...
The weather’s fine up here
It sounds silly, but my entire life is influenced by my height. People, including my friends, gawk and comment about my height daily. For a...
Vanagon and Again, and Again
“Ooh I like your necklace! Is that a school bus?” The daily asked question of many, with the same, sighing but humorous response of, “No…...
Dancing Towards Recovery: Living with JIA
Common side effects include: hair loss, loss of appetite, nausea/vomiting and joint pain. Methotrexate is a chemotherapy and immunosuppressive drug. I’ve been relying on it to...
Strength in Diversity
I am mixed. My mother was born in the Philippines, and when she was just three years old, she was brought to the United States...
My Grandfather
Everyone has someone that they look up too or like being around, whether it’s a friend, relative, significant other or even a pet. Mine was...