“Too black for the white kids, and too white for the black.” That’s a line from the 2013 single ‘Chum’ by African-American rapper Earl Sweatshirt….
Here I am, on my knees for a white man. Throwback to 50 years ago, and the context of this statement would have meant I…
Ah, the life of a freelance travel writer. Fun, free and fulfilling – maybe not right now, but post-COVID-19? You’ll get to venture out into…
Where to look when things feel dire When my grandfather was a punky British 14-year-old in 1944, he would stand at his bedroom window watching…
I was 12 or 13 years old when I had my left arm intentionally broken by racist, highly privileged white kids at the school I…
The street bustles with a steady stream of visitors. Every now and again, one individual will pause, examining a store’s goods. Amongst this, Papa Noel…
Growing up, I always felt small. I’m half-Vietnamese, half-Chinese, and I live in New Zealand – so of course I didn’t feel like I belonged….
I read an article once, by a man whose name I cannot remember, which attributed the differences between occidental and oriental cultures to the incidence…
You might remember in the month after Donald Trump was inaugurated back in January 2017 the thousands of protesters who turned out at airports across…
“Reconciliation?” It was barely 11 in the morning, but the tent was crammed with people. Bums were packed onto seats and patches of grass; some…
On January 26, exhibitions are held throughout Australia’s campgrounds. The central themes of said exhibitions are that of patriotism and its associated behaviours. These grounds…
It took 12 months of planning to get me on the plane for my semester abroad at North Carolina State University. It was four months…
