Some clues that you were raised by a narcissist: you have low self-esteem, you blame yourself for everything, you feel … More
Category: Identity
Memoir Prose Poem: Runaway Princess
Chocolate milk and cheesecake only for me/pink walls my mother painted all by herself/with a paint roller on a ladder … More
Colorism: Beauty is not what they sold you (haiku)
The propaganda says beauty is white, light skin’s fake barometer. When I was growing up on the East Coast in … More
Seoul Sister Films: Where are the Asians? Episode Three: Top (Caucasian) Gun 2 (Mandatory Whiteness)
Yes, I’m going to watch Top Gun 2 next summer out of nostalgia (I’m guilty of liking the original film, … More
Poem: “Seoul Sister” Translated (part three)
I’m a Seoul Sister because Koreans see all people as extended family. In Korea elderly people are addressed as Grandmother … More
Poem: “Seoul Sister” Translated (part two)
I am a Seoul Sister literally born in Seoul, South Korea. If I was born in the North I couldn’t … More
Poem: Authenticity: If you don’t know what you’re talking about, don’t pretend that you do
1) If you don’t know What you’re talking about Stop pretending you do. You don’t have the authority To speak … More
Protected: Poem: Authenticity Rare
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The Irony of Sagging Pants
On my walk to work this morning I saw a man waiting at the pedestrian curb next to me. He … More
Protected: Poem: None of your business
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Poem: Everyday Q & A for Asian American Citizens: Where are you from? Part Two
1)Where are you from? Why do you want to know? 2)Where are you from? I grew up on the East … More
Poem: Where are you from?: Part One
What does it feel like to belong? Part of the clan Part of the colony. What would it be like … More
Poem: In Lak Ech, Ala Kin (I am another yourself)
Give the world yourself by actually showing up. Show your daring. Share your life evolved stories of live burial survival. … More
Poem: Revolutionaries
I felt I walked out of slavery Brainwash programming abuse Limitations fear of life I felt I walked returning home … More
Poem: Yellow Face Rant
(I’ll preface to say this poem is an angry rant against racists not against “white people”. I also advocate for … More
Protected: Memoir Poem: Literary
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Memoir: The Mystery of Language
In Korea I would blend in physically until I’d have to speak, my accent instantly exposes me as a foreigner. … More
Protected: Memoir : My Scarlet Letter (asian eyelid circumcision)
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