I can remember my brother’s first epileptic seizure like I can recall the passcode to my iPhone. It was in July of 2006, and I… Read More
College Essay: A Helper for My Brother, A Healer for My People


I can remember my brother’s first epileptic seizure like I can recall the passcode to my iPhone. It was in July of 2006, and I… Read More

It’s 1 a.m. on one of the coldest days in December and I find myself sitting outside on a lone metal bench. The harsh wind… Read More

Her singing stopped. The microphone in her hand started shaking. She could feel the water trickling down her legs. My mother placed her hand on… Read More

It was a gloomy and rainy Friday afternoon. I stood next to my mother’s hospital bed, holding a pink blanket that was as light as… Read More

I walk into the classroom of plain white walls and white table desks. I grab the test and listen to my teacher say, “You have… Read More

The colors seemed to pop off the page and illuminate the playroom I was sitting in. Compared to the brown carpet I sat on and… 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

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

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

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
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