Until Everyone is Free: My Jewish, Anti-Zionist and Antiracist Journey Toward Collective Liberation June 7, 2021 by Mare Berger, Guest Writer I grew up half Jewish and half Italian-Catholic. I made jokes about how these different identities left me mostly confused. Had Jesus risen again or not? I thought I had to choose one side rather than celebrating all the parts within myself, so I almost erased my Jewish half. I learned how to make risotto, but not matzah ball soup. Christianity is the dominant culture … [Read more...]
To Understand Puerto Rico’s Troubles, We Must Understand Colonialism August 9, 2019 by Awilda González Leave a Comment With all that has been impacting Puerto Rico in recent years, from defaulting on debt payments to Hurricane Maria to the mass protests against our now-former governor, it makes me wonder why more people aren't talking about the state of the Island. Many simply do not know, for instance, that Puerto Rico is on the brink of bankruptcy much like Detroit, Michigan was in 2014. I … [Read more...]
Asian and Asexual: How I Came to Own My Asexuality While Fighting Cultural Stereotypes May 2, 2019 by Dawy Rkasnuam Leave a Comment As an Asian American woman who exists on the asexual spectrum, I navigate a tricky space when it comes to sexuality. On one hand, I experience hypersexualization and fetishization based on Orientalist assumptions about Asian women. On the other, I come from a culture of sexual conservatism, where families don’t speak about sex but the expectation of abstinence is always … [Read more...]
