For years, I struggled with this feeling of being a fraction — part of a whole. There was my white side, my Asian side, and the side that wanted to please everyone else. Read on
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Disney was a huge part of life for me as a kid, as it was for most of our generation, Generation Z. After school, I would come home and immediately turn on the TV to watch my favorite shows and movies. I still remember having to rewind each Disney princess movie to the beginning on… Read on
Just before Act Two, I sat down to mentally prepare myself for Alvin Ailey's iconic “Revelations.” There was no way I could’ve adequately done so. Read on
Dear America, By America, I mean the Caucasian males that run this country and call themselves “for the people.” By America, I mean the lawmakers that make it their mission to crush the hopes and dreams of every person that calls themselves a woman in this country. By America, I mean the country that was… Read on
I said goodbye to my family, I said goodbye to my dog, I said goodbye to the home I once was a part of A house or a home a single place to stay, the perfect place to rest after a long and weary day It is time to build It is time to craft… Read on
For some time, I was ashamed of my own name. The length, the complexity It was all too much to explain. Many would call it peculiar. “Jesutomiwo, how strange,” they’d claim. Hints of disgust, always “Why so long,” they’d say Over time, The world’s comments got to me. Instead of embracing my identity, I suppressed… Read on