More than a name: Parenting, cultural identities and baby naming
Staff writer Cecilia Huang shares the problem — and her solution — to naming her daughter by balancing cultural tradition with personal values.
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How I found silver linings in the chaos of 2020
In a year dominated by a pandemic, anti-Asian rhetoric, and racial injustice, there doesn’t seem to be any overarching narrative or lesson to be drawn from 2020.
However, as she reflects on how this past year has gone, staff writer Kayla Zhu shares how she found moments of meaning and purpose in the chaos.
How I overcame cultural expectations to regain control of my mental health
Edmond T. Cheng shares the journey of how he overcame parental and societal expectations based on conservative Asian values engrained in him from early childhood.
He embraced vulnerability by showing himself compassion. Cheng realizes that he must take care of himself first so that he is able to take care of others.
What Broadway meant for a Malaysian Chinese actor, and how that fire died
As a Malaysian Chinese actor, I’d dream vividly about how it’d be my turn to be on a Broadway stage one day, singing my heart out. But how did these dreams die even before the pandemic?
