KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkSome Thoughts on Mahjong and Cultural AppropriationMahjong was a game that my family all knew how to play at some point, and even if we’ve forgotten some of the rules, it eventually comes…Jan 6, 20211Jan 6, 20211
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkSome Thoughts on the 2020 Presidential ElectionSaturday, November 7, 2020 was a happy day. A joyous day. Not only was it a beautiful day of 70 degrees weather in New York, but it was…Nov 8, 2020Nov 8, 2020
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkSome Thoughts about ‘Minor Feelings’I did not expect to be so confronted by my own unsettledness and Asian-ness through Cathy Park Hong’s “Minor Feelings”. A collection of…Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkThoughts on NetworkingHere’s a mini pet peeve of mine when it comes to networking, interviewing, or reaching out to people for help.Aug 6, 2020Aug 6, 2020
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkThoughts on Failed LeadershipThere are a lot of articles about what makes a good leader. Not just a good boss, but a leader.Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkThoughts on ‘How to be an Antiracist’ by Ibram X. KendiIbram X. Kendi starts each chapter with a definition of racist vs antiracist views on gender, sexuality, ethnicity, space, culture, etc…Jul 14, 2020Jul 14, 2020
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkJust Some #BLM Links and ResourcesI want to share a list of all the books and podcasts I’ve read and listened to in the long journey of becoming anti-racist. I know that…Jun 26, 2020Jun 26, 2020
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkHappy Juneteenth, 2020June 19 was not a special day for me until about twenty years ago, when I learned that it was the birthday of Jose Rizal, a Filipino…Jun 20, 2020Jun 20, 2020
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkA Problematic Statement from an Asian American State SenatorI’m still learning, still processing, and still very new at understanding how systemic racism has really seeped into American and Asian…Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
KJinKaede + Jun — Real TalkI’m complicit. What next?Where I present a non-scholarly perspective of where Asian Americans stand, and how change needs to happen on a local level.Jun 4, 2020Jun 4, 2020