Originally published on Medium. It was a Wednesday. I was a high school junior, not yet 17. Throughout the day, I found myself glancing behind me, mentally noting how I could get out of any of my classrooms should the threat arise. At 16, I taught myself situational awareness because just 24 hours before, Dylan […]
I am not your model minority.
Originally published at The Swampscott Reporter. My father is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He came to this country in 1967 from Nara, Japan. He met and married my mother in 1969, in Florida. Five years later, they gave birth to my older sister. “Oh, bless your heart! Did you get her from Vietnam?” My tall, […]
Anti-Trump Protests Around The Country Are About Solidarity & First Amendment Rights
Originally published at Romper. Stronger, Together: That has been former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign slogan and rallying cry for the past year and a half. Even on Wednesday morning, as Clinton gave her concession speech, she encouraged and reminded supporters there is still much work yet to be done, saying, “We need […]