The Universal Asian

It goes without saying that 2020 was a challenging year for many as we coped with isolation, forced social distancing from family and...

It’s still dark out. I feel myself coming out of a slumber, by a pull that is often stronger than my first brain—my stomach. As I slowly...

The biological imperative is a force that all organisms abide. From a single-celled organism to the largest plant, animal, or virus, all...

The Universal Asian had the pleasure of interviewing Lyla Mills, founder of Adopted, Chosen, Loved, which is a mentorship program that...

Stray Kitten Fur as soft as a goose down bed Button nose and small round head Catching mice and playing round Then at night they sleep so...

For decades, Asian Americans have been referred to as the “model minority” because we’ve seemingly achieved the American dream by working...

Reposted from A-Doc At home in Los Angeles under quarantine, I find myself craving the comfort of the classic Sichuan dishes my mom...

I See A Place (Paradise) I see a place that’s far, far away A land that we could go, perhaps today An island, maybe, for just you and me...

Here I am standing in the big living room in the house I grew up in. My mother used to put cheap Christmas decorations on every inch...