Written by Audrey Tang

For me, my catharsis is experienced in two different ways:

Writing 

Girl Talk

Written by Peggie Chan

Identity, I eventually learned, isn’t a passport category. It isn’t a fixed nationality. It doesn’t demand that you choose one language and abandon the other. Identity can be hybrid, fluid, and context-dependent.

Written by Katrina Romero Tran

I’ve told different variations of my story before, and every time I tell it I come to a deeper, complex understanding of myself.

Written by Amulya Chintalapati

This took my mind off any stress or sadness I was holding on to, more than Alaska itself could.

Written by Elizabeth Lu

But as I prepare to bid farewell to this home-ish place, setting off for university halfway across the world, I think that I have failed to keep it out of my heart entirely.

Written by Sabaitide

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her concession speech at Howard University on November 6th 2024 after cancelling her original election night speech following a Donald Trump victory.

Written by Sabaitide

Vice President Kamala Harris currently holds the second highest office in the nation, and if elected next week, she will make history as the first Black and Asian American female president of the United States.

Written by Elizabeth Lu

In retrospect (with the wisdom I’ve gained in the two months since I’ve bid you farewell for good), I have no idea how I was so confident, given how often I am wrong.

Written by Amulya Chintalapati

If you’ve ever grown up around people from India, you’ll often hear the invitation, “Come inside, let’s have some chai.”

Written by Lika Uehara

Sometimes, I take these pieces of my culture for granted. Only in retrospect do they gleam and reflect like an incomplete mirror, showing me a space in a community that I am part of, yet occupy only partially.

Written by Katrina Romero Tran

My life in the U.S. was so full of responsibility, of titles, of opportunities. And yet, I couldn’t stop thinking about how reality could have been very different had my parents not immigrated to the U.S.

Written by Keira Morales

On August 7th, 2024, riots erupted in various local towns and cities in England.

Written by Belle Vang

Reflecting on our experience, I realized the importance of conscientious tourism – an approach that seeks to support local communities rather than exploit them for personal gain.

Written by Srabondeya Haldar

The mango showers are perhaps my most favorite natural phenomenon. The light pre-monsoon rains help in ripening the mango from its raw sourness to its golden sweetness – the very essence of the summer in India.

Written by Amulya Chintalapati

When someone’s cuisine is picked on, they don’t just stop bringing their ethnic foods, they try to reject their culture and it’s similar to beauty standards.

Written by Madison Foote

Olivia Rodrigo kicked off her GUTS World Tour and is donating a portion of the proceeds to support community based nonprofits that champion girls’ education, reproductive rights, and prevent gender based violence.

Written by Sabaitide

“My mom crossed the ocean so that I could touch the sky,” Amanda says.

Written by Linh Ly

Traveling can’t solve your problems, but it can allow you to gain a different perspective. And at the end of the day, it is you who needs to take that final step towards a life that is full of happiness.

Written by Devika Bahadur

I find myself on a journey akin to a lotus emerging from the murky depths of nostalgia and familial ties. Leaving behind the comforting embrace of home, I tread a path strewn with marigold petals of acceptance and thorns of isolation.

Written by Elizabeth Lu

In my eyes, this world is dazzling in a myriad more ways than its elemental makeup - although that, to the right person, could be considered dazzling too.

Written by Sabaitide

I grew up reading Teen Vogue and I got to revive some old aspirations of mine when I attended the 2023 Teen Vogue Summit in Los Angeles, CA.

Written by Anusikha Halder

Power is a tricky thing- in part because how we perceive and understand it is contingent on how we’ve grown up and seen others wield it– or face those who do. But understanding power is integral not only to one’s moral code/approach but one’s very own identity. It forms the basis of how we engage with the world itself. So what does power really signify? And what should power mean to you?

Written by Keira Morales

The subject of clothing being a weapon in order to unite people of all genders, colours, and classes as a sign of resistance against forces opposed to them has not only fascinated the world but also begs the question: how did fashion become a symbol for community and rebellion?

Written by Alexa Tan

In celebration of our July theme - Sola over - we want to highlight some amazing social media pages that can bring some light toyour feed

Written by Tanushri Chidanand

Only through collective action and a deep appreciation for the natural world can we ensure a harmonious coexistence with the Earth and safeguard the future of generations to come.

Written by Fareeha Rehman

Every person possesses a very powerful ability to change the environment around them in the harmony of life.