Well, here we are. I never thought I would reach senior year. I don't know why, I just thought it was something that only happened in movies. As I approach my last couple of days in high school, it’s...

When people say “Asian,” they don’t mean me. They mean East Asians and their sushi, K-pop, anime and dumplings. The glossy, exportable kind of Asian. They think of porcelain skin and monolids...

This has been an interesting journey. I’m not going to lie, high school has been one of my best adventures I’ve ever been on. I can testify that even though it wasn’t exactly a musical (even though...

They all told me to enjoy every moment, because senior year would come in a blink of an eye.  Obviously I didn’t believe them because I was a clueless freshman thinking four years could surely not...

Nearly four years of high school have passed by just like that.  High school has given me countless memories and relationships that I will never forget. There have been so many highs and lows but if...

I honestly don’t know how to start this off without bawling my eyes out, but I need to get some things off my chest. I always thought high school was going to be the best years of my life, that everything...

I’m at home listening to the music my mom plays while she's cleaning and I start to dance. She notices me having a full on performance, she stops to take a video and there I was 4 years old smiling,...

Finding friends is hard. There will be some who judge you of your decisions, some who will make fun of you in a joking manner, but some are just right for you. Author Pia Edberg once said, “You can’t...

Dust motes pirouetted in the slanted beams of evening light that filtered through my window, settling like whispers on the pages of the Holy Bible resting on my bedroom desk.  On what should have been...

Dear younger me, I wish I could say so many things to you, but for now, here's a few things I wish I could tell you. Life will become difficult the more you grow, the more you mature and the more you struggle...

Seven years ago when I moved in with my dad, I didn't know what to do with my hair. Without my mom, I went through the journey alone by managing my texture myself and learning new things from the experience. I...

I had hosted a watch party for the Royal Rumble at my house with some friends. It was an hour before midnight when we were playing Marvel vs. Capcom in the guest room. That’s when my friend said something...