Eileen herself has been quoted as saying that “Between memory and reality there are awkward discrepancies.” This might well apply to the reality of her own life as a Shanghainese woman who wrote feminist works about...
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Jenny Dorsey: Mixing Cuisine and Media to Bust Stereotypes
An interview with Jenny Dorsey, the creator of Asian in America: a six course dining experience and exhibition that discusses Asian American identity through food and drink, virtual reality, and poetry, and founder of...
Cutie Con Expo in an Era of Cute Overload
Cute things always seem to capture our hearts, no matter what age we are. There’s just something about a cute baby or puppy that has us saying, “Awww.” Cute products are a trend to watch as brands build cuteness into...
Stop feeling sorry for perpetrators when we should protect the victims
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has chosen “justice” as the word of the year 2018, saying it was the website’s top lookup of the year. In light of this news we should reflect on how justice has materialized for women in...
Mukhtar Mai: A steely warrior born out of the ashes of gang rape in Pakistan
Mukhtaran Bibi, who is now widely known as Mukhtar Mai, is a Pakistani woman from a small rural village called Meerwala. On 22nd June 2002, Mukhtar Mai was gang-raped by four men of the local tribe of Mastoi. During the...
A Perfect Day in Copenhagen, the Socialist Utopia Gone Right
My perfect day in Copenhagen starts in Vesterbro, my favorite neighborhood in the city. Formerly a blue-collar neighborhood, it’s known for its hipsters, dive bars, and murals, so I feel right at home, thinking of the...