Thank you, Mr. Coates, for Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me was on my reading list for months before I finally read it. Stop waiting. Read this book. I can’t say much that hasn’t already been applauded and […]
Tag Archives: United States
trayvon martin verdict + institutionalized racism in the united states
The acquittal of George Zimmerman in the murder of Trayvon Martin is the latest round of bad news that I have gotten from the States since moving to Taiwan over […]
love is love.
Words cannot describe how thrilled I am to have gotten the news yesterday that the Supreme Court of the United States declared the Defense of Marriage Act + Proposition 8 […]
birthright taiwan: love boat
In light of President Obama’s impending visit to Israel next month, I was reminded of an article I read some months ago. A family friend sent a piece from Dissent my […]
now is still the time
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, let us remember all of the brilliant people who devoted their lives to the fight for Civil Rights. Let us look back to […]
time to wake up.
I thought that my second post in Taiwan would be about Taiwan. I am not going to pretend that blogging isn’t inherently narcissistic. I am too broken hearted + enraged to […]
fourth of july
So, last Wednesday was the Fourth of July: a day that inspires thoughts of barbeques, beaches, baseball, beer + fireworks! Realizing that I will be in Taiwan next summer, I […]
