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  • from the back, a line of three women in kimonos perform a Buddhist obon festival dance. the sleeves of their kimonos are decorated with flowers and their hands point to the sky. the dark blue and pink obi are tied on their backs.

    The Angsty Buddhist: Growing Up Kinda-Sorta Buddhist

    October 15, 2020

    At my Catholic all-girls middle school, I liked to tell people I was Buddhist. It was my feeble attempt at preteen rebellion. I enjoyed interjecting, “Oh yeah? Well, I don’t believe Jesus was real because I’m Buddhist!”

  • collage of photos of kamala puligandla's family, main image is toddler Kamala, posing with a strawberry in her hand, being held by her maternal grandfather. Autostraddle APIA Heritage Month

    The Illusion Of Safety

    May 1, 2020

    I don’t want to be caught parading around in last generation’s false sense of security. I’m kicking off Autostraddle’s first Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) Heritage month by exploring the values my own South Asian and Japanese American parents and grandparents imparted to me, to learn to carry them forward.