#PaperlessAndBeautiful: On The A4 Waist Challenge, and Body Image in the Asian American Community
I do not have an “A4 Waist,” and I am totally okay with that. The latest social media trend to…
Category: Body Image
Finally! A Simple Solution to Help Deal With Microaggressions: The My Oppression Card Project
This is easily one of my favourite crowd-funded projects I’ve ever had the privilege of being able to support. Have…
Faces of Asian America: Being A Roller Derby Rockstar | #APAHM2014
Thu Ngo is a former roller derbyist who goes by the name Viva Glam. Since the writing of this post, she…
Faces of Asian America: Being Bald and Bold | #APAHM2014
Traci Lee is a producer at MSNBC, and was diagnosed with alopecia — a condition that results in hair loss…
Help As[I]Am publish magazine issue on representation of Asian American bodies!
As[I]Am is a really phenomenal digital magazine focused on representation of Asian Americans in art and social justice. They are…
Abercrombie & Fitch is an exclusionary company?!? Colour me shocked.
There’s this viral thing going around the Internet: Jes Baker of the Militant Baker, angered by comments made by Abercrombie &…
Why I’m a feminist and I like Dove’s Real Beauty Sketches
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il0nz0LHbcM There’s a video that’s been making the rounds of the feminist blogosphere. It’s a viral ad by Dove, maker…
You Will Not Love Yourself Because You Are Skinny
I have always been what my boyfriend lovingly describes as “thick”. Growing up Asian American, I had ingrained into me…
Wanted: APIA Women with Ink
I just received an email from a student named Doris Zhang, a senior at Pitzer College. Doris is looking for some help…