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…Sep 6, 2023Sep 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…Feb 9, 20231Feb 9, 20231
Erika SiaoinBloom Community3 Ways to Create Spaces for LiberationThree lessons from community organizers on creating liberating and magical spaces.Nov 9, 2022Nov 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…Dec 20, 2018Dec 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…Dec 1, 20181Dec 1, 20181
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…Nov 4, 2018Nov 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…Oct 14, 2018Oct 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…Sep 25, 20182Sep 25, 20182
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…Sep 9, 2018Sep 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…Aug 27, 2018Aug 27, 2018
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