A Cure for Yellow Fever?
It’s not easy to look at cases of “yellow fever” from the view of the “yellow fever” infected, especially if you are an Asian American feminist on the other side of the issue. I could not even...
View Article99 Questions: Part II
A few months ago, I wrote the first part of a reflection piece, On Ferguson, Part I: 99 Questions. After several weeks of reflection, here we go: There’s this great article detailing the 12 stages...
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Growing Up with Fresh Off the Boat
It was 7:55 p.m. February 4, and I was eagerly waiting for the two-episode premiere of Fresh Off the Boat. At first, I was thinking about all the homework I had to do later that night and how I...
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The Myth of the “Char Siu Bao Boy”
Like many other Asian Americans, I have had my eye on the recent TV premiere of “Fresh Off the Boat.” There’s a scene in Episode 2 where Eddie takes out his lunch his mother packed for him, a...
View ArticleFOB is Still “FRESH”
Fresh Off The Boat is two-thirds of the way into its nine-episode, first (but hopefully not last) season. The first four episodes established the series’ foundation, giving it character and...
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A Letter For My Grandma
It’s that time of the year again. Even though she doesn’t admit it, she’s expecting it too. Every year I send a Chinese New Year card to my grandma written in Chinese characters. My grandma never...
View ArticleFOB: American Dream and Asian Adoptees
Fresh Off the Boat is inching toward its season one finale and I am eagerly waiting for ABC to announce another season. Right now it’s all up in the air, on whether FOB will have a second season, but...
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Diversity Training in Higher Ed
Wednesday marked the first annual at my school: a “Community Day of Learning: Race and Ethnicity at Bryn Mawr College and Beyond.” After months of campus discussions on race, but no action, a series of...
View ArticleJessica is Too FRESH
After a one-week break, Fresh of the Boat hit hard with another great episode. Constance Wu’s performance as Jessica continues to be the highlight of the series. Wu’s character, Jessica, could have...
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Growing Up With Mulan
Word came out earlier this week that Disney plans to make a live-action film of the 1998 animated film Mulan. My gut reaction was, “Yes, it’s our time! I love Mulan!” I was Mulan for Halloween three...
View ArticleFresh is STALE? GASP
I don’t want to say it…but the last two episodes were pretty weak. Generally lack luster and not very funny. All sitcoms have these kinds of episodes but having boring, unoriginal episodes near the end...
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The Asian American Christian
Growing up in a predominantly Caucasian town, my family was one of two Asian families in my church. I never felt like my Asian Americanness factored much into my religious beliefs. I had always felt...
View ArticleOnce A Part of ECAASU 2016 Philly Bid Team, Forever A Friend
7 Reasons why I joined: I wanted to be more involved in the Asian American community outside of Bryn Mawr College. I wanted to meet people outside of the Tri-Co (Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore). I...
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Go See “China: Through the Looking Glass”
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s latest exhibit “China: Through the Looking Glass” examines China’s influence on Western fashion. The exhibit gained widespread media attention when pictures of Western...
View ArticleResponse to the Economist
Written by Shengxi Li in response to this article Controversy has surrounded affirmative action ever since it was institutionalized in 1954 through Brown v. Board of Education. In the late 20th...
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