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25 January 2022 • Kimberly

barbie 2022 lunar new year doll designed by guo pei

The 2022 Lunar New Year edition. Confession: I already bought this. The moment Mattel's Lunar New Year Barbie became available for pre-order, I immediately scanned in my credit card and billing information. (I even paid full price for shipping without surfing for promo codes, which speaks ... Read More

Remember Their Names

20 March 2021 • Kimberly

remember their names, save asian lives

There's not much I can say that hasn't already been said. In fact, I'm a writer who's lost her words. I'm enraged, frustrated, devastated, exhausted—and though there is so much swirling in my head, this tragedy is not mine to report on, much less one to use as a means of metabolizing (and ... Read More

Make Light Shine in All Directions

3 March 2021 • Kimberly

1900 percent spike in asian american hate crimes

I must've stared at a blank text box for over a month now, unable to write much beyond an attempt at the title if just to give my thoughts some semblance of direction. I wrote, deleted, and tried again: "A Call to Action Against Anti-Asian Violence;" "Protect our Elders; "Why We Must Address Rising ... Read More

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