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An Asian American In A Makeup-Dominated Society

As often as I’ve analyzed my relationship with makeup, I’ve always done so in a love-your-body, self-esteem-centered light. Not until recently had I considered it in a racial context.

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Mr. Moist Presents: how can she slap

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March 4th: the only date that’s also a motivational message

“I completely understand” is one of the most irksome phrases someone can mutter to me if they’ve clearly never been in my position.

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Common questions about my blog, answered

In which I answer all of your “burning questions”…

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Roots

My mom tells me, the apartment you and your friend are renting next year has the same square footing as the house you grew up in, which kept a roof over 4-6 people’s heads.

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Mr. Moist Presents: I just blue myself

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16 thoughts and reflections from my Monday

PS. Special preview at the bottom! 1. On reader/writer efforts… As academics, we are always trying to bridge some sort of gap between being an intelligent reader and a clear writer. We both read and write articles. In my seminar class, I am learning how to read articles to reap as much insight from them as possible, butContinue reading “16 thoughts and reflections from my Monday”

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When journaling becomes hazardous

I write in a journal. Actually, wait, that’s not accurate. I don’t have just one journal. I have scraps of paper, I have pages in my reporter’s notebook that have formal interview questions for my journalism class on one page and near diary entries on the other, I have corners of math worksheets, I have aContinue reading “When journaling becomes hazardous”

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Mr. Moist Presents: Week 1

If you like eclectic music with no genre focus, you’ll love this inaugural playlist created by my friend Maddy.

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Reading the news should be more than just a phase!

Even though I debated in high school, reading the news still felt like an obligation. I’d skim headlines, getting a vague idea of what was happening in the world, but I’d forget the facts after every tournament and only refresh myself before the next one, educating myself for the sole purpose of increasing my likelihoodContinue reading “Reading the news should be more than just a phase!”