In the 2020 Oscar-nominated drama “Minari,” the Yi family moves from California to rural Arkansas to create a new start for their family. But this film captures more than just a typical hardworking immigrant story. “Minari” encompasses the grit and perseverance, while gracefully balancing the dynamic of financial struggles, everyday adversities, to the resilience of… Read on
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-Boy- ‘Click clack click clack’, The sound of hooves against the dirt road, ‘Click clack click clack’, The sound of gold colliding in their pockets, I hear laughter fill the air, A chariot approaches, The girl inside laughs, We make eye contact, so I smile, But her smile fades, She looks at me with empty… Read on
Our relationship is like new shoes Clean, a little tight, and we avoid messes See, that wouldn’t be a problem but It’s been three years and walking still Hasn’t come easy I still scrunch my toes to make room for you I’ve been wearing these shoes since before my freshman year in high school I’ll… Read on
March 16, 2021 marked the 53rd anniversary of the My Lai massacre, one of the most heinous mass murders against unarmed civilians in US imperial history. Vietnamese women and young girls were mutilated and gang raped and children were slaughtered by white American soldiers. And in Atlanta, on the same day 53 years later, we… Read on
“Is the wind silent? “ “Only when it blows softy!” These are the two phrases I hear spoken of me all the time, But how can you possibly know when you are deaf to all besides what you wish to hear, I am the god of air, I control it from all points of the… Read on
This poem, "Truth," is about not keeping things inside and “staying real” with yourself and allowing all of you to feel and think as you truly desire. Read on