Organizing Asian America
Hot summer Oklahoma sun. Brown Earth baked, cracked. Orange watermelon and big red tomatoes. Scissortails and Mockingbirds. We would name the stray cats that only came to eat and sleep under the old camper top. Kitty White Chest and Midnight. Grandma and me. She would tell me who I was,…
I am lucky. In the lottery of life, I have hit the jackpot. I have scratched off my ticket and won the prize of college educated parents. I live in a safe neighborhood, and I am fortunate enough to attend a local high school that celebrates diversity of all kinds,…
Filipinos know about extreme weather. It’s a republic of more than 7,000 islands that sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, making it prone to earthquakes, typhoons, and volcanic eruptions. In America, they’re called “natural disasters.” In the Philippines, it’s “weather.” And then Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda in the Philippines)…
