By Emily Hashimoto — 2020
A queer author of color on the limits of language and the maximums of love.
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In the past year and a half, Asian American Christians have been calling out the anti-Asian bias they see in their own congregations.
The departure of young people from the churches, once the bedrock of Korean culture and identity in America, marks a significant social shift.
As a Filipino-American, Jo Encarnacion understands the intergenerational trauma and pain triggered by the latest wave of Asian hate and violence. She also understands that staying silent is no longer an option.
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“When I started my undergraduate degree in psychology, my grandmother said she was afraid I would become pagal (“crazy”) because of it.
A guide for tending to the traumas of anti-Asian violence and racism.
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By the time you reach your 30s, you think you know yourself—your likes, your dislikes, what inspires you, what makes you tick. But there I was, at 36 years old, realizing I didn't know myself at all.
Out pro wrestler Logan Black found the response to his coming out ‘overwhelming in the best way.’
With Pride Month here—this year coinciding with the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement after the killings of George Floyd and other Black victims of excessive police force, and racist attacks—WWD asked a few young Black creatives to share their coming out experiences.
Accepting and sharing your gender or sexual identity is always a complex, emotional journey. Coming out later in life comes with some unique challenges — and some benefits, too