I share real world examples of why I believe the trans community uses empathy as a powerful tool to combat transphobia and promote self-love.
It grew out of my personal experience researching Black history museums; but in reality, it began a lot earlier, maybe before I was born.
This is from the experience of losing someone who you thought would be a part of your family, only to realize their journey was different.
This work addresses the issue of young women being underserved as health care patients, specifically through the lens of medical gaslighting.
It recounts vignettes of my’s dad’s life, his final week, the deep bond with family and friends and the ease with which he let go of life.
The essay tells the story of the author's attempt to bridge the gap in political beliefs between himself and his uncle.
Emerging Immigrant’s Accents is about how language impacts our self image as we come to understand ourselves and our cultural beings.
In this final installment, I recount my second month dieting with Roland Barthes.
In this piece, a queer university student from China reflects on his understandings of sexual and ethnic/national identities as he moves from China to the UK to study.
Through these reflections on heritage, I delve into being a child of parents who immigrated from the Bronx to a suburban lifestyle.
As two authors/playwrights exploring this small island on the East Coast of Canada, we write to share our own experiences and perspectives.
Michael: Tesserae 1 is part of a series written about a two-year community arts fellowship I had with a Baltimore City public middle school and surrounding communities to demonstrate the power of art for community organizing.