Living in a multigenerational household
After COVID-19 hit, my grandparents sold their house and were living in mine. But living in a multigenerational household has both perks and challenges.
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Celebrating Passover in college (and during a pandemic)
Though Passover can be a lot of fun, as a college student, it also can be stressful. Remember, there is no right or wrong way to celebrate Passover!
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From coffee beans to caramel
Cal in Color
English, to me, felt trendy, international. It slipped out of my mouth as smooth as caramel. Chinese was awkward, bulky, mundane, like chewing coffee beans.
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Chasing life in a lantern
Laminated ink
I dived into the unbounded archive of my mind, seeking something meaningful to paint and to show that I wasn’t an empty, echoic body.
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An Ox-some Lunar New Year: How I made the most out of my zodiac year
What I had in mind may not have been the way my family celebrated, but what we did was enough for me. Lunar New Year celebrates togetherness.
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Unconditional love
Off the Beat
I found it difficult to distinguish between the great-grandmother who had given me endless validation and the great-grandmother who would beg for the same reassurance in return.
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Intergenerational storytelling: A hunger
Off the Beat
I’ve always felt a sense of responsibility for collecting intergenerational stories because I understood people live as long as our memories of them do.
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Looking on the bright side: The best things that came out of 2020
As unforgiving and upsetting this last year was, we’re not here to dwell on all the would-have-beens. Here are some of the best things that 2020 gave us.
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11 months in memos: A poem
Nov 1, 2020 5:57AM / Wet eyes on the highwayI need to do better. / I need to be better for both of them
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Quiz: Should you move back to Berkeley for spring 2021?
UC Berkeley has announced that our spring semester will be mostly online, meaning that many of us need to decide where we will best succeed academically.
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