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abundant nothingness
leaning into the terrifying stillness discovering that nothingness isn’t emptiness it’s abundance abundant time abundant peace abundant...

Haiku Kwon
Nov 30, 2021


Book Review: 'Tokyo Ever After' by Emiko Jean
Izumi grew up without her father, but she and her mom have done just fine. One day, while browsing through her mother’s books, Izumi...

Lilly Schmaltz
Nov 30, 2021


Introducing 'Journey of a Thousand Miles' Fundraiser
Be part of a movement by helping fundraise for a groundbreaking project that Janet Yang, the legendary "Joy Luck Club" executive producer...
OSH
Nov 30, 2021


An #importedAsians POV: Monte Haines
The Universal Asian had the opportunity to chat with Monte Haines to hear about his incredibly painful adoption story that sadly ended up...
OSH
Nov 14, 2021


A #hyphenatedAsians POV: Joanne Paek
The Universal Asian got to know Joanne Paek, a growing ceramic artist. She is also the creator of JO AND CLAY, a Southern...
Manali Dhole
Oct 31, 2021


Butterfly’s Dreams
As adoptees, we share our stories with each other and that is the burden. That is the work; the remembering, the rephrasing, the...

A.D. Herzel
Oct 31, 2021


Introducing Natalie Pappas
Reposted from Tiger Lily Stories I was raised with the understanding that I was lucky to have parents who loved me enough to let me go....
OSH
Oct 31, 2021


The Harsh Truth About Yellow Fever
In March of 2021, eight people were killed in three Atlanta spa shootings. Six of these people were Asian women. In 2019, rapist Brock...
Vanessa Nguyen
Oct 31, 2021


Linh-Dan Pham on 'Blue Bayou' (2021)
It was an honor and privilege to get to know Linh-Dan Pham earlier last month. She is an esteemed and decorated French-Vietnamese...

Ella Wu
Oct 31, 2021
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