Welcome to our LITerary Corner
Our op-eds are written by the talented, passionate members of our community and seek to center and empower BIPOC voices.
Our Editorials are written by the talented, passionate members of our community, and edited by our committed and driven Editors. Our editorials seek to educate our community on topics of racial inequality, social justice, intersectionality, and much more.
Reclaiming Gender Identity by Michelle Ramalingam
Everywhere I turn, gender standards are pushed upon us, trying to overtake our identities. But who am I to allow myself to be defined by others’ perception of my character?
Understanding the United States Through the Lens of a ‘Foreigner’ by Lounie Germain
Once I removed my rose-colored glasses, I started seeing how the social structures and past policies in the United States continue to fail immigrants.
Stop Perpetuating Colonialism In Education! by Ashley Rodriguez Lantigua
Us BIPOC students, we’ll stay awake, plotting all the ways we’ll sail away from the old taught ways of thinking. We are on our way; we are on our own voyage to decolonize our minds.
A Reflection on American Education by Joselyne Ruiz Zuniga
Let’s work together to decolonize the minds of our youth by decolonizing the pedagogy and curriculum in our decentralized education systems.
An Introduction to Intersectional Environmentalism by Mai Ly Hagan
The only way to reach progress in one movement is to address its interconnectedness with others.
My Culture is Not Yours to Take: A Guide on How to be a Better Ally for the BIPOC Community by Ananya Gondesi
It’s wrong to take someone else’s beliefs that they have been mocked for and claim it as your own when it never was. We must accept and respect others’ cultures, skin colors, and religions. Religions are opinions. Human rights are not.
Colorism in the Asian Community by Renee Harris
I know as Asians, we are culturally told to not speak out, especially against older members of the community, but we need to speak out against racism and colorism. Maybe then, our following generation won’t have to grow up feeling the need to be White enough.
Rape Culture In Youth: Early Beginning by Lauren G.
How rape culture begins from an early age and strains throughout adolescence.
Quarantine: Rehashing A Lost Relationship by Victoria De Leon
I invite you to embrace the relationships you are neglecting during this quarantine and give that person who you've lost touch with a chance–you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.