Erika SiaoinANMLYWhat is “Homecoming”?I reflect on a month well spent in Beijing (including a family trip to Japan), my first time back since pre-pandemic. [For context, I spent…14 min read·Sep 6, 2023----
Erika SiaoinANMLYAPIA-nionated — On Friendship, Loss, and Memory: A Review of MariNaomi’s new graphic memoirQ: What is memory? MariNaomi asks near the beginning of their retelling of a decades-long relationship with their ex-best friend Jodie. A…4 min read·Feb 9, 2023--1--1
Erika SiaoinBloom Community3 Ways to Create Spaces for LiberationThree lessons from community organizers on creating liberating and magical spaces.5 min read·Nov 9, 2022----
Erika SiaoTravel Tips for the Young, Broke, & AdventurousYou’re in your twenties with no job or a low-paying one at best, and traveling alone for the first time. You crave adventure but don’t…5 min read·Dec 20, 2018----
Erika SiaoTuesdays in BerlinOne of my favorite get-to-know-you questions is “what does your perfect day look like?” Over the past year or so since I first thought…9 min read·Dec 1, 2018--1--1
Erika SiaoDoing the Most Good?: 7 Takeaways from EA GlobalLast weekend, I attended Effective Altruism Global 2018 in London. Though I’ve been involved with EA since 2016 and there have been two EA…7 min read·Nov 4, 2018----
Erika SiaoWould I have? [On Auschwitz]Glasses. Bowls. Children’s shoes. Piles upon piles of human hair — cut, mutilated, stolen from millions of women. Lists with red…4 min read·Oct 14, 2018----
Erika SiaoSunrise in Amsterdam, Sunset in MunichBelow is my attempt to represent the past week and a half in one (very long) day. I hope it will illustrate the flurry of time while…7 min read·Sep 25, 2018--2--2
Erika SiaoBeginnings in BerlinIt’s August 2018. You step out of Tegel Airport and breathe in the fresh air. You’re in Berlin for the 3rd time, and for a little while…3 min read·Sep 9, 2018----
Erika SiaoWroclaw, Lądek-Zdrój, Musings on IdentityA Jewish graveyard in Wroclaw, Poland seems an odd place for a Chinese-American to feel a sense of kinship. I was not raised Jewish, I…9 min read·Aug 27, 2018----