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My Journey Into Becoming a Progressive Asian American Christian

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Earlier this month, I applied to be part of the Progressive Asian American Christian Fellowship, a 10 month program educating progressive Asian American Christians about our history, intersectionalities, and activism. I found out two weeks ago that I’ll be participating in its third year and I’m super excited about delving deeper into Asian American history, […]

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Why I Took Down My Blackpink “How You Like That” Reaction

This article was co-written and edited by Stella Won Phelps. Stella (she/her) is a writer, editor, and also serves as a moderator in PAAC (Progressive Asian American Christians). She’s second-gen, queerean, an elder millennial and a homeschool mom in sunny SoCal. She loves reading, making art, and connecting with the PAAC community whom she credits for […]

Protest Primer

Today, we have a guest post by my friend, Edward Vere Walrod. Ed (he/him/they/them) is an avocado hating millennial Korean American originally from Seoul and is now in Chicago working in communications and digital media. He is an aggressive PCUSA Presbyterian with a low tolerance for BS, conservatism, and a sushi-kbbq-boba addiction that will most […]

Language Monkey Review

**This post is sponsored by Language Monkey. As usual, all opinions and thoughts are mine and mine alone.  Friends, I want to apologize. I have never checked out a single language learning pen ever in my entire life because I’m a snob. I just didn’t see the need for it. We have actual Chinese books […]

We Will Not Be Complicit

Friendly reminder (since a friend just did the same for me): You have more influence than you think. Step into your power. Not only on your personal channels and circles. My friend reminded me of the power that I have. I’m the Living Justice Editor of Diverging Magazine. I’m the Entertainment Editor for Mochi Magazine. […]

Because I Am Afraid

People tell me all the time that I am brave. That they could never. That they would, but they would lose friends, family, or business. I understand that. I am familiar with fear. It is my constant companion. I do not begrudge people their reasons. I do not presume to know them, their experiences, their […]

Freelance Roundup: 04/18/20 Edition

It’s been eleventy billion years since my last roundup. Not because I haven’t written anything, but more because I can’t get my act together lately. As always, I have a lot of BTS Reactions, but I have also started reacting to Dimash, so please check them out! Here’s where I’ve been published these past few […]

Some Resources From Comcast

I have worked with Comcast various times over the past several years and I thought I’d pass along some of the resources they’re offering the communities they serve. Though this is not a sponsored post, we have been Comcast customers for more than two decades. I’ve been so grateful for all the ways Comcast has […]

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