Tagged: race

at the end of the

at the end of the
day, you will be left with no
choice but to play the

white card – neighbor, friend, lover,
in-law, student, colleague, stranger
.
20220421:0101
y

fielding questions of

fielding questions of
home – a perpetual
crossing of borders
.
20220331:1237
y

privilege rarely knows

privilege rarely knows
itself, masquerading as
authenticity
.
20220302:2112
y

steps behind, we may

steps behind, we may
never catch up – to the
urgency of a city
messenger, a delivery
service meeting its
weekend quota, a
breadwinner with
mouths to feed – sitting
on the couch,
debating the use
of the word immigrant
versus expatriate
.
20220123:0947
y

the calculus for

the calculus for
risk-taking has nothing to
do with math and all

to do with the privileges
you arrived with, by land, by sea
.
20211204:1505
y

somehow, we are all

somehow, we are all
americans until we
are not – immigrant

solidarity has always
been this fragile, unrooted
.
20211016:1045
y

wearing a ring for

wearing a ring for
a sense of belonging is
as real as sporting

the latest lingo, accent-
less, and still waiting to be stopped
.
20210818:0838
y

perhaps justice is

perhaps justice is
performative, waiting for
a primed audience
.
20210420:2132
y

yes, racist rants can

yes, racist rants can
still show up at the market,
an active player
.
20210327:2357
y

to acknowledge that

to acknowledge that
power was extracted is
the beginning of

a reckoning, a decision
to be held accountable
.
20210311:1951
y