First Times — Asian American Feminist Collective

Spoons

Delia never saw anything like it. The four girls around her table poured the toyo directly onto their rice, no sabaw or broth to dilute it.

IdentityGeorgette EvaMarch 26, 2019

Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster 2.0

My learned silence and passive acceptance were good for avoiding and preventing familial conflict, even as those behaviors were reinforced by the outside world’s expectations.

IdentityYuri LeeMarch 26, 2019

i'm the map

the first time i was formally introduced to my pussy i was seven years old / my thighs had not even begun kissing yet

IdentityBeatriz KayeMarch 26, 2019

Late Bloomer

As each blossomed, one stubborn babe held tight — days past her sisters’ openings.

IdentityTiffany Diane TsoMarch 26, 2019

first time

I can’t remember the last time / I had a meal like this / food I grew up with / that grandmother made

IdentityAnanya GargMarch 26, 2019

Popping The Bubble

There isn’t a universal coming into feminism story, and I wanted to share my own experience, which is full of ugly mistakes, prejudice, and ignorance.

Nicole T.March 26, 2019

My First Day of School

Every other year, I found myself at a new school, but I was always able to find a group of kids to fit in with, until one year I couldn’t.

IdentityDiana KlattMarch 26, 2019

BIRTH

IN THE MORNING / IN A HIGHRISE / BY THE BAY IVE / NEVER SEEN

IdentityIona TanMarch 26, 2019

Firsts

Sometimes I forget that for the vast majority of my life I hated my eyes. It was a powerful kind of hate: subtle, yet all-encompassing.

IdentityLisa CalcasolaMarch 26, 2019

Lingerie Wearer or Bra Burner?

For laypeople, “feminism” and “bra-burning” went hand-in-hand, which meant the idea was still too extreme for mainstream.

Love & SexCourtney ChengFebruary 25, 2019

Something Fishy…

As the road straightens out, my reverie realigns itself with my reality, and I remember how fish sauce is, to the olfactory habitus of American society, well, fishy, which is to say suspect and repugnant.

Love & SexJin WangFebruary 25, 2019