Talking back
Off the Beat
I didn’t see choosing to study French as an affront to my heritage or as leaving my culture behind. But my mother disagreed.
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Chinese restaurant Noodles Fresh opens location in Berkeley
Noodles Fresh, a Chinese restaurant and tea house that opened its first location in El Cerrito in 2015, opened in Berkeley on March 1.
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If the shoe doesn’t fit
Fresh off the BART
The term Asian American has been powerful in uniting Asian minority groups, but who does this alliance ultimately benefit?
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The Clog’s guide to Berkeley Restaurant Week 2020
Berkeley Restaurant Week is in full swing, and it’s such a great way to try out restaurants around the area! During Restaurant Week, participating restaurants set a fixed menu of their choosing for a set price.
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Traditional Chinese mindset of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
“Your sister isn’t making any sense.”
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Tenseless, untenable
Kind of chaos
Admitting that I want to be a writer frightens me because it feels as though I would have to relinquish my own temporality.
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Recognizing my white privilege
The Half of It
As I unpack the implications of doing racial justice work as a white-passing womxn, I realize that recognizing my white privilege does not invalidate my identity as a Chinese womxn and a person of color.
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Dumplings full of culture
The Half of It
The childhood memories associated with food always remind me of the significance of my Chinese heritage that is erased because I’m mixed. Even when the world may not perceive me as Chinese, these memories of cooking with family and friends affirm my connection to China.
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Becoming Jewish
The Half of It
Coming to terms with a cultural and religious identity is a long process, but I’m determined not to let anyone else’s perception of Jewishness dictate how I define my Judaism.
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Chinese enough
The Half of It
I realized, walking through the streets of old Guangzhou, that China is my home. There’s no one way to “look” Chinese or be Chinese, and that any way I feel is true to me should be sufficient for everybody else.
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