Dear police officers who always followed us, I am writing to tell you the things I could not say in person. You have made me and my whole family scared of you. We were taught to fear you guys because of the way you have treated us. There was never a time when I felt safe when seeing you guys …
Dear Dad: I wish that this letter finds you well. It has been seven weeks since I started college and it has been challenging for me to adapt because of work, but I’m managing. All my classes are going well and for the most part, I like them. It’s unfortunate that I am online once again but that situation is …
Barber, Laurence. “Queer in Children’s Television: The Obstacles.” Archer Magazine, 17 Mar. 2015, https://archermagazine.com.au/2015/02/queer-in-childrens-television-the-obstacles/ In the article written by Laurence Barber, he discusses how many parents are against exposing their children to media that represents the LGBTQ community. Parents have been said to believe “anything non-conforming is dangerous” and tie it back to the argument that children grow up with …
My goal in conducting this research was to answer the question: why does the production of textiles have such harmful effects on the environment? What I found were many striking articles and statistics on the massive amounts of global textile waste, what types of materials cause the most harm to manufacture, and the intensive processes that textiles go through during …
I am from a big city yet small to me from tamales fresh off the stove. I am from two people yet raised by one, one who did not have me- a strong, gentle woman, Grandma. I am from trauma, alcohol, abuse I am me now because of it. I am from large family gatherings from yells, laughs, cries from …
Your journey begins at Vermont and Hollywood, the easternmost corner of the East Hollywood community. Adjacent to Los Feliz, East Hollywood is a neighborhood desperately caught in a war of worlds between the emerging hipster culture around the Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Los Feliz neighborhoods, and the long-existing Thai, Armenian, and Central American immigrant communities which have settled in …
You go home after an exhausting day of school and work. After dealing with the same repetitive tasks on repeat and finally getting a mental break, you reach for your phone. You immediately check your social media and are welcomed with comforting words and photos from your favorite group. Since you finally have the opportunity, you watch their latest performance …