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AAPI Heritage Month

Recent AAPI Heritage Month posts

Editor’s Notes: On AAPI Heritage Month 2021

By himani | May 31, 2021
xoai lounges on a white blanket looking blissful in a white dress, long black hair cascading over one shoulder. in the background are a series of portraits of her face in a state of tossing and movement, all in a green hue.

The Right to Breathe

By xoai pham | May 31, 2021
Collage of dark and green textures with the silhouette of the southern tip of Africa. Saraswati is in the center.

There’s a Little India in South Africa

By Saif Arbee | May 27, 2021
A the upper torso and face of a person is in oversized portion coming out of a deep green sea against a dark, cloudy night sky.

The Birth and Death of a Name

By S Sukardi | May 26, 2021
A pair of brown hands scoop up water, within the dark turquoise pool gathering in the palms is the reflection of a face.

Mourning the Loss of Indigenous Queer Identities

By Astrud Bowman | May 24, 2021
Three people side by side. Sasha on the left has brown skin and a braid. Fei in the middle has hair shaved, wears a dangly orange earring. Trang on the right has hair shaved and wears a red hoodie,

These Portraits Depict the Radiance of Asian Trans Leaders

By Jean Pham | May 20, 2021
Brown feet walk through the bright green grass with red flowers strewn about. The person has on a green dress like fabric, but it's not shown in clear detail.

What You Think A Woman Looks Like

By Nat Razi | May 19, 2021
In a hand-drawn image in the colors of greens and dark navy blues, a young Asian person with short hair stares at their own image sitting against a mirror inside of a closet.

How Tam Found Empowerment in the Closet

By Diamond Yao | May 17, 2021

The Complicated Nature of Sex for Asian Women

By xoai pham | May 13, 2021
a collage of three textures - a green forest, a black night sky and a royal blue lipstick mark. there is a flock of birds flying above the composition, and in the far distance, you can see the thin sliver of a crescent moon

When Love Is A Matter Of Desperation

By himani | May 11, 2021

Learning To Live After My Younger Brother Died

By An Bùi | May 26, 2020

The Price I Pay For(ever) My Culture

By Terisa Siagatonu | May 25, 2020
Sal Tran cooking their mom's recipe of braised fish.

Lost and Found in the Fish Sauce: How I Cooked My Way Back Home

By Sal Tran | May 21, 2020

Trusting Abundance: A Conversation With Organizer, Sammie Ablaza Wills

By Lia Dun | May 19, 2020
There is ancestral trauma, and also don't forget to remember ancestral joy.

Protective Spells For Mentally Ill Witches In A COVID-19 World

By Yumi Sakugawa | May 14, 2020

Stepping Out Of Silence

By himani | May 12, 2020
Cecilia making a kissy face, emitting her sense of humor. Around her are flower petals.

Honor Trans Elders: Cecilia Chung Is the Mother We All Wanted

By xoai pham | May 7, 2020

Four Transracial Asian Adoptees on Body, Place, Family, and Race

By KaeLyn | May 5, 2020
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

By Kamala Puligandla | May 1, 2020
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