status games
Happy June! I’ll begin this post with an update: Flora received her Benefits! Thanks to everyone who read my last post for keeping her in your minds! Such a relief! […]
Category Archives: Social Responsibility
Social commentary regarding U.S. current events + The New Jim Crow
For a Brooklyn Woman with ALS, Social Security is Elusive
Hi, friends. There are, like, eight other posts that I’ve been drafting, but this is a way more pressing matter. It is a call to action and a call for […]
fear & when “Joe Jobs” become meaningful
I’ve always been a strong believer in the idea that everything happens for a reason. I also believe that in order to have plenty, there also must be periods of […]
a shattered lapse (for all the beautiful activists in the streets)
Hands stretched to the heavens, Wishing they would grab us up Carry us through a porthole to the dimension where Fact Does not have to be proclaimed By straining voices, […]
how do you spell racist?: U!-S!-A! [or: the new jim crow and the grand jury’s decision not to indict]
It seems strange that the week that is supposed to be about giving thanks opened on such a sour note. To wish people, “Happy Thanksgiving!,” in the face of so […]
nyc half: running to end AIDS
Hey folks! I ran my second NYC Half Marathon on Sunday!! My first one was in 2012, and I was so moved by the experience that, before I even finished […]
12 years a slave
Tomorrow is Oscar night! And like almost every other Oscar year, I have been a very bad actor: I have seen one and a half nominated films (don’t ask…). The […]
on goodbyes 3: 回國
With this post, I am officially an hour away from cabbing it to Taoyuan International Airport to 回國, which literally means return to my country. My time in Taipei cannot […]
interview with peng ming-min
Last week I had the honor of interviewing Peng Ming-Min, one of the fathers of the modern Independence movement in Taiwan. (Check out last year’s post, fireproof moth, for more […]
taiwan does garbage right
There is a very special Taiwan thing that I have been meaning to write about for months. It is something that inspires some with feelings of do gooding + pride. […]
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