Dear Self-Love Trainee, I talked to my therapist the other day and she asked me if I loved myself. Of course the immediate high-pitched, winded answer that came out of me was “Yes, I do love myself.” Anything other than that would have garnered more probing questions than I think I was ready to answer….
Category: Voices
Dead Girl Walking Home
Home wasn’t something that made me feel better or the solution to my problems. Being home was more akin to a CW premiere rather than the fun reunion episode of that lovely sitcom you watch in the family room. Driving through the downtown strip looking up at dozens of new developments, it seems like the…
Who is The Best American Girl?– Reclaiming Mitski
Japanese American Artist, Mitski’s new album Laurel Hell is now available to stream. Unable to contain my excitement for the new project, I’ve found myself speaking about it to whoever will listen. Gushing about my love for Mitski is a common occurrence in my day-to-day existence. I am simply unable to contain my over-identification with…
Lot 4: Land in Hawai`i
My dad and his brother spent their childhood summers at Puako Lot 4. They ran across the red-hot a`a with fishing nets, catching manini and looking for sharks. The Black Tip Reef Sharks are my cousins. There is a legend in Puako that a still-born child from the Kaono family was put to rest in…
Put Respect Into Recruitment
What is it like to be a Black varsity student-athlete at Yale? Exhausting. For any student-athlete, maneuvering through a schedule overflowing with events, practices, classes, and other extracurriculars is no easy feat. A student-athlete must constantly sacrifice their own desires and precious personal time to keep up with the day-to-day demands of being on a…