A letter about how memory shades our idea of the past, alluding to colors and filters that shape how we might remember a time or event.

This piece experiments with memory and the concept of epigenetic memory, where memory is passed though generation.

My identity is
inseparable from my
culture, inseparable from my
ancestry, inseparable from my
heritage.

When we think of the word nonviolent, what images do we conjure up? Probably a vision of scantily clothed Gandhi sitting peacefully while being imprisoned by the oppressive British colonizers. We think of MLK walking across a bridge hand in hand with others and singing in unison until they’re tear-gassed and brutally beaten by police. Sound familiar? While these are no doubt examples of non-violent protest, the term non-violent is a lot broader than what we define it to be.

Warning: This Article Contains some movie spoilers
Over the Moon touches on so many important themes of love, loss, family, and friendship. All while also telling an ancient Chinese legend. While the movie may stray from traditional depictions of traditional stories, I believe this is the true power of this movie. The way it tells a touching story while engaging audiences with catchy songs, and comedic characters.

In the morning of June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively retracting federal protection over the right to abortion. The case between the Mississippi Health Department and the Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The case upheld that the Mississippi 15 week abortion ban was constitutional gutting Roe, and starting a chain reaction of abortion bans across the U.S.

(Picture credit: Law Insider)

At 8 p.m. EST on Tuesday November 2nd, 2021 the city of Boston anxiously awaited the results of a historic election that would define the city’s direction for the next four years.
photo credits: Jessica Rinaldi—The Boston Globe/Getty Images

The Dear Asian Youth book club recently had the pleasure of interviewing Viet Thanh Nguyen (Nguyễn Thanh Việt), an accomplished Vietnamese-American author, professor, and novelist. He is known for his works The Sympathizer and The Commited, a ground-breaking spy thriller series that explores the moral conflicts faced by a half-French, half-Vietnamese Communist spy as he navigates the Vietnam War. His debut book, The Sympathizer, was a New York Times best seller and winner of the 2016 Pulitzer prize for fiction, making it on over 30 “book-of-the-year” lists.

a poem by Chris Fong Chew

a prose piece by Chris Fong Chew

Dear Asian Youth, A new year: a time for new beginnings, hopes, and change A time for resolutions, improvements, and gains. But changing...

a personal essay by Chris Fong Chew