February I Issue

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Interview with Gowri Nadella
Kate Anderson-Song
Interview with Gowri Nadella
Kate Anderson-Song

Gowri Nadella (born February 13, 2004) is a multifaceted American model and actress.

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Kate Anderson-Song
Interview with Ishita Verma of Shattering the Stigma
Kate Anderson-Song
Interview with Ishita Verma of Shattering the Stigma
Kate Anderson-Song

Ishita is a senior in high school. She founded Shattering The Stigma after noticing how the media could misinform viewers about mental health and how that exacerbates the mental health stigma.

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Kate Anderson-Song
Interview with Loudmouth Ladkis
Charlotte Drummond
Interview with Loudmouth Ladkis
Charlotte Drummond

On a lovely Friday morning, January 29, I got to chat with the ladies behind the podcast, Loudmouth Ladkis, a South Asian women-run show where the two hosts discuss issues surrounding Desi and Western culture.

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Charlotte Drummond
Interview with Irene Lo and Harpinder Mann, Co-Creators of the Womxn of Color Summit
Charlotte Drummond
Interview with Irene Lo and Harpinder Mann, Co-Creators of the Womxn of Color Summit
Charlotte Drummond

On Tuesday evening, January 26, I sat down with the co-founders of the Womxn of Color Summit.

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Charlotte Drummond
Interview with EASHA
Zoe Kim
Interview with EASHA
Zoe Kim

 EASHA is a 19-year-old New Jersey-based pop artist. She was a finalist at the World Cafe Live Yearly Showcase in Philadelphia and is a regular performer at the Bluebird Cafe.

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Zoe Kim
 
 
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Reversing Jim Crow: Today’s Anti-Racism Laws and How They Can Be Improved
Shreya Rajappa
Reversing Jim Crow: Today’s Anti-Racism Laws and How They Can Be Improved
Shreya Rajappa

Today, our schools work under the Equal Educational Opportunities Act that prohibits public schools and their staff from discriminating against students on the basis of race, color, or nationality. While this law definitely reflects tolerance more than our nation’s laws once did, this isn’t enough.

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Shreya Rajappa
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Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
A. Mana Nava
Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
A. Mana Nava

Reported cases of violence against Asian Americans is on the rise. Last year, Stop APPI Hate Reporting Center documented 2,808 firsthand accounts of anti-Asian hate. Of those accounts, 7.3% of the victims were 60 or older. These reports include verbal assaults, avoidance, being barred from establishments, and physical assaults (coughing, spitting, shoving, etc.).

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A. Mana Nava
 
 
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February I Issue: Poetry Roundup
Overachiever Magazine
February I Issue: Poetry Roundup
Overachiever Magazine

Each issue we feature pieces of prose and poetry from Asian women and non-binary writers around the world. Here are this issue’s pieces!

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Overachiever Magazine
“Love Language” by Divya Chhotani
Divya Chhotani
“Love Language” by Divya Chhotani
Divya Chhotani

As part of the Februaru I Issue, we are featuring a piece by Divya Chhotani called “Love Language.”

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Divya Chhotani
 
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February I Issue: Female Gaze
Overachiever Magazine
February I Issue: Female Gaze
Overachiever Magazine

Each issue we feature some of our readers to highlight the diversity and stories of Asian women and non-binary individuals around the world. Here are these issue’s Overachievers!

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February I Issue: Art Roundup
Overachiever Magazine
February I Issue: Art Roundup
Overachiever Magazine

Each issue we feature art created by Asian women around the world. Here are this issue’s pieces!

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Overachiever Magazine
February I Issue: Miss Demure
Natalie Obedos
February I Issue: Miss Demure
Natalie Obedos

The pandemic has really permanently altered our vocabulary, hasn’t it?

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5 Must-Read Romance Books by Asian Women in 2021
A. Mana Nava
5 Must-Read Romance Books by Asian Women in 2021
A. Mana Nava

Here’s a list of some of my most anticipated and favorite romance books written by Asian authors. In this list, there are lighter romances that focus on emotional development and intimacy, while other books focus on what happens when the lights turn off. 

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A. Mana Nava
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Not Your Business: The Problem with White Businesses Selling Asian Culture
Sara Rösch
Not Your Business: The Problem with White Businesses Selling Asian Culture
Sara Rösch

In this article, I’d like to address the problems with White businesses that make their profit by selling Asian culture. White people making it their business (quite literally) to represent and commodify Asian culture is shockingly common: from creating and dominating an entire market around sacred Yoga practices that originated and proliferated in Southeast Asia.

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Sara Rösch
How Math Cost Me My Identity
Chase Fitzgerald
How Math Cost Me My Identity
Chase Fitzgerald

I’ve never been very good at math, but the fundamentals of multiplication have inadvertently carved my understanding of racial identity. At the root of it, elementary school teachers are to blame for drilling the basic rules into my head, to that corner where instinct unintentionally overcomes intuition.

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Chase Fitzgerald
The Legacy of a Pregnant Nun
Sima Greenfield
The Legacy of a Pregnant Nun
Sima Greenfield

*Trigger warning this piece depicts sexual assault and suicidal ideation

The musky air with a faint hint of fish sauce greeted us when we got to my Tito Jose’s house. The property consisted of four houses, a small garden, and a few farm animals.  Last time I had been here I was probably eight years old.

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Sima Greenfield
 
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