A racist incident, a social media post, a global Black Lives Matter movement. One of these events may be the reason why your school has made a DEIJ statement, formed a task force, or implemented unconscious bias training. …

On the second week of our family road trip this winter break in Taiwan, I found myself staring at this beautiful rock formation, one of the oldest tombstones in Asia, dated five thousand three hundred years ago. My spouse turned to me and asked, “Do you think humans were smarter…

It’s the end of the summer, and as often at the end of a summer, my skin is a dark, golden brown. As a child growing up in sunny Arizona, I cherish my memories of playing outside, swimming in neighborhood pools, and hiking in the hot sun. I love my…

Microaggressions from both sides of the Pacific It’s been exactly one year since my family and I moved from California to Taiwan. My spouse and I have been thinking about living overseas for many years before we made the move last year. As a couple raising biracial kids, we wanted to live in a bilingual and bicultural…

Following many months of increased xenophobia and racism towards the Asian community world-wide, the virus may now have a real presence in the Bay Area. Lowell High School has announced closure. Hand sanitizer is being sold online for crazy amounts of money. Public panic mixed with capitalism can easily increase…