The beauty of the piano was that it became a large part of who I am. The consonant and dissonant sounds of jazz, classical, and… Read More

When I rushed into at my grandma’s house on the morning of February 26, 2012, she was already dead. I was 8 years old and… Read More

The first fight of my life was in the forest of my Thai refugee camp. It was hot, so hot, and we battled for three… Read More

The door to the doctor’s office creeks open slowly. A thin Indian woman sits down next to me. She’s a psychologist. Concerned, she drowns me… Read More

My arms were shot. They were heavy and numb. I’d been practicing my swing for three hours straight. But I knew it was the only… Read More

I cook. I clean. And I’m already a parent to my younger siblings. I have no other choice at the age of 16 than to… Read More

When my dad flipped over the tables and shattered all of the glass in my house one night in 2016, I knew my house wasn’t… Read More

Flashing in front of me were two worlds that would soon come shattering into millions of pieces at any second: mine and his. Even though… Read More

When I was nine years old, my mom encouraged me to learn Vietnamese. She did not want me to be like my peers who can’t… Read More