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Colour of Hyphens

Colour of Hyphens

November 8, 2021
by Sherine Al Shallah
Yarns

My daughter asked me if she is white. As her brother tried to answer the question, looking at his colouring pencils and bringing his own…

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Yellow Skin, White Masks

Yellow Skin, White Masks

April 9, 2021
by Eugene Yang
Features

It’s a look of adjustment. Coloured people have felt it since the ancient time, since the long, long ago when the sun stopped shining where…

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Navigating My Māori Identity: It's More Than Skin Deep

Navigating My Māori Identity: It’s More Than Skin Deep

January 19, 2019
by Tarikura Kapea
Features

You know when you’re a kid and someone says to you, “I bet I can beat you to that tree!” so you break into a…

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The Curious Case of the White Man's Dick

The Curious Case of the White Man’s Dick

December 10, 2018
by Eugene Yang
Features

My capsule hotel had bigger beds and cheaper rates than anything else in the area, but it didn’t have walls around its showers. So as…

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Our Bidentity Crisis

Our Bidentity Crisis

February 16, 2018
by Jemima Waddell
Features

“You can’t be into surfing because you’re Asian.”  Oh yes, you got me. Everything I do must actually fit your racist stereotype of what an…

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Fatherland

Fatherland

January 22, 2018
by Dilara Seda
Yarns

It is so cold in Istanbul that it cramps my spine. Hiding my face from the cutting air, I see an old lady chopping painted…

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Custodians of Culture

Custodians of Culture

November 5, 2017
by Kim Koelmeyer
Features

Growing up, I was always grateful for my cultural experience. From being raised on rice to instinctively perking up whenever an adult says anak, I…

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I Hope You Catch Yellow Fever and Die

I Hope You Catch Yellow Fever and Die

August 22, 2017
by Michelle Zhu
Features

I’m not your fetish. I’m not easy for you to obtain, and I’m not an object of your affections. I am a Chinese girl with…

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I Went Back to Where I Came From

I Went Back to Where I Came From

April 9, 2016
by Casey D'Souza
Yarns

The pollution is so dense; I can actually see it lingering in the air. Droplets of sweat ooze from my pores as I am struck…

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