Topic “First Person”

An Identity Under Wraps

Writer Meeta Kaur

By: Meeta Kaur | Posted: Thu, Nov 10th- 8:25am | Under: First Person, Issue 24: Survival

Suturing Self

One med student comes to grips with being a dutiful South Asian American daughter, accepting her love of science, and surrounding herself with body fluids.

By: Dharushana Muth... | Posted: Thu, Sep 8th- 10:02pm | Under: Essay, First Person, Issue 23: Bittersweet, Health & Environment

Reflections of War and a Makeshift Altar

Two framed pictures of my brother and me used to hang over a makeshift altar in my mom’s house. They were the stoic portraits that all Marines take during boot camp.

By: Anonymous | Posted: Wed, Apr 20th- 3:59pm | Under: Essay, First Person, Issue 22: Throwback, History, Immigration, Politics, Race

Seeking the Perfect Body

The weight-loss spa in Taipei, Taiwan, was a world where I could “fix” myself, namely by transforming my appearance to match my inner beauty.

By: Lisa Lee | Posted: Mon, Dec 20th- 10:27pm | Under: Culture, Issue 21: New Legacy, First Person, Gender, Health & Environment

Papa-San: Pat Morita’s Daughter on the Waxing and Waning of Her Father’s Life

A little after his 50th birthday, Karate Kid happened. The role of Mr. Miyagi was both his most rewarding and most damning experience in show business.

By: Aly Morita | Posted: Tue, Aug 17th- 9:50pm | Under: Essay, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Film, First Person, Media, Performing Arts, Race, TV

First Person

A daughter journeys to Thailand in search of the past and to reconcile her mother's suicide.

By: Pueng Vongs | Posted: Mon, Mar 8th- 9:49pm | Under: Issue 19: Trailblazing, First Person

My world spun out of control when I found out that I was born addicted to heroin in the Alderson Federal Prison for women in West Virginia - a long way from where I lived with my adopted family In Seattle. When I was about 12, I found a letter...

By: Anonymous | Posted: Mon, Mar 8th- 9:35pm | Under: Essay, Issue 18: Action, First Person, Gender, Parenthood, Race, Social Issues

Race for Sale

IT WAS THE PHRASE "loving couple" that touched my heart one spring day during my senior year of college in 2007. Glancing over my dinner of Lucky Charms, jelly beans and Diet Coke, I noticed an advertisement in my newspaper: "Loving couple seeks...

By: Carol Suh | Posted: Mon, Nov 22nd- 5:01pm | Under: Issue 15: Road Trip, First Person, Gender, Race

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