The Atlanta area shootings come after a recent wave of anti-Asian attacks attributed to the pandemic, but violence against Asians and Asian Americans dates back centuries. We've curated a reading list to provide historical context.
Read Article >>The coronavirus pandemic has caused high school and college students to miss out on some of the best times of their lives.
Read Article >>Homemade kombucha, forts, sourdough crackers, and a chicken coup? Indoor time with the family means time to get creative.
Read Article >>Dog adoption and rescue has seen exponential growth during shelter-in-place mandates. Here's my story of adopting a pup in the pandemic.
Read Article >>This year will mark the 75th Anniversary of my grandparents' hardware store, and I don’t know what its future holds.
Read Article >>I caught up on all the movies that I should have seen... and it was worth it.
Read Article >>The title says it all. Plus, I included a little mix that I think you'll enjoy.
Read Article >>Hair salons were closed. This is what a year of growth literally looks like, but in hair.
Read Article >>An ode to the beautiful life and heart-rending death of Yoonjin Hwang’s beloved Spoon by H.
Read Article >>Curious about some of the things I ate during quarantine? No? Well here's an entire photo journal!
Read Article >>With more time at home, and less time with people, I compiled a list of all the things I did during quarantine (with price ratings!)
Read Article >>This past June, Okaeri LA hosted the first ever Queer Obon (we think), or a festival designed to bring LGBTQ+ people together in community for this important Buddhist holiday.
Yo! Camp 2023 was one for the ages. Read on.
If I really think about it I know there were many people who thought that my mix of backgrounds was cool throughout my childhood; however, I can’t help but focus on those in my life that made me feel like I didn’t belong.
I’m here to guide you through the unbearable and excruciating… I mean, FUN AND ACTION-PACKED opportunity of being dragged…BROUGHT to a bases of ball game.
When I got cancer, I thought that would be my biggest problem. I was very wrong.
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Intercollegiate Taiko Invitational (ITI) was held at UC Davis, co-hosted by Davis’ Bakuhatsu Taiko Dan and UC Berkeley’s Cal Raijin Taiko. But what’s the big fuss, and why should the community care?
Now that the summer, graduation, and the prospect of the future are inching closer, I thought this might be the perfect time to assuage some of the growing fears around the job search and career transition, especially for our college-aged readers.