Conscious Conversations Vol. 5: Ally R.
I don't quite remember the first time I met Ally, but it must've started with me not quite knowing what to say to her at one of our...
Oct 11, 20215 min read
The Year of Firsts: My freshman year was held entirely online
"It’s crazy to think we haven’t met yet!” A professor exclaimed to my freshman block of fourteen writers during our last synchronous...
Jul 14, 20215 min read
The Climate Crisis Is A Privilege Crisis
“Three of history’s strongest typhoons hit the Philippines,” the headline reads. You drop your coffee mug as you scan pictures of the...
Jul 7, 20217 min read
Conscious Conversations Vol. 4: Mission Isla
In this issue of Conscious Conversations, we took some time to reflect and ended up getting in touch with none other than, well,...
Jun 21, 20216 min read
The new ‘Coconut Girl’ Tiktok trend is the last thing we need right now
Sandy toes, tan lines, hibiscus flowers, and tie dyed maxi skirts against toned stomachs — no, we aren’t talking about Kate Bosworth in...
May 6, 20213 min read
Calling out colorism: the skin-lightening industry's harm on Filipinos
One of my biggest insecurities as a kid was the color of my skin. Even years later, I can still recall the intensity of my emotions when...
Apr 23, 20214 min read
Healing the relationship I have with myself, with Kirsten.
At the beginning of 2021, I decided to wear some of the clothes I never got the chance to wear out before the pandemic hit. I didn’t...
Apr 18, 20212 min read
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