First Times — Asian American Feminist Collective

The excitement of moving into my first apartment was overshadowed by the faraway presence of my Lolo.

For my dad, the issue of my marital status was about fulfilling his duties as a father; for my mom, it was about reputation.

FamilyBella TabassumJanuary 21, 2019family

The First Time I Said No to My Parents

As unfair and misguided I felt their rules were, I was painfully aware of the generational and cultural gap between us.

FamilyAnonymousJanuary 21, 2019

A Return

It’s impossible to go back to a place of love without the people you love still there.

FamilyThahitun MariamJanuary 21, 2019

Recurring Women

Yey Tem looked exactly like she did in all the photographs I had seen — stooped in her chair, always in the portrait’s center, remaining unchanged.

FamilyVeasna HasJanuary 21, 2019

Raised by Refugees

Last time I thought about loving you / was the first time I cried about you not loving me

FamilyLillyanne PhamJanuary 21, 2019poetry

Extracting Splinters, One By One

It was only toward the end of college that I first began to really understand the deep and awful tragedy of my upbringing.

FamilyJenn LeeJanuary 21, 2019