“Go back to where you came from!” Imagine how it feels for someone to tell you that you do not belong to the place that you call home. When I was in school, the social studies teacher taught that America was a melting pot of cultures. What did we have in common? Perhaps, the ideals …Read More
Month: June 2021
The Lady and the Crocodile
If you want the gloryOf a memorable story,With a message to lastThrough the agesWithout being blastOn any pages,Let the rhymes looselike Mother Goose. The Lady and the Crocodile She sailed awayOn a sunny summer’s day,On the back of a crocodile. “You see,” said she,“He’s as tame as tame can be,I’ll ride him down the Nile.” …Read More
Belonging – Asian American Voices
A friend once asked my dad, “Where do you consider home?” I was having a birthday party at my house. There were people gathered in small groups scattered around the house–eating, laughing and chatting. I was just in earshot to hear my dad. I leaned in, anxious to hear what he would say. We are …Read More