Dear White Friends and Family:

I recently watched a screening of “Eyes on the Prize: Mississippi, Is This America?” with two black friends. I specifically say black because it’s important to this story. Eyes on the Prize is a documentary…

“So what do you want to do with your life now?”

“Fuck you!” she heard as she hurried off in anger. I was with my mom in Bali and as I ran…

I put on my unicorn socks today. They are bright pink and possibly the gayest things I own. It’s been…

So I just called my Lola (grand mother in Tagalog) after a long time of telling myself I would call. I kept forgetting or things kept coming up; part of me didn’t really want to call. I’ve been trying to find meaningful ways to connect with my grandmother over the past few years — years that…