BY ZIP NGUYENOn celebrating Black history month and beyondWhat I am wearing is perhaps my all-time favorite black turtleneck. I bought this sweater almost a year ago from Cushnie, one of the most...
BY ZIP NGUYENWhy I never identified myself as a feminist and why I do nowBeing a woman has always been my core identity. I grew up first as a native Vietnamese woman in Vietnam before I grew up as a foreign...
BY ZIP NGUYENWhat is 'free' in 'freedom'?If you ask me how America's Independence Day makes me feel, well, it doesn't mean much to me other than the joy of having a long weekend....
BY ZIP NGUYEN"You are on the right side of history."When I first started my blog back in March, my intention was simply to share what I’d learned in life that helped me power through my...
DE&I“Nobody's free until everybody's free.” #HappyJuneteenthJust as love shouldn't be celebrated only on Valentine's day, Black lives and freedom shouldn't be celebrated only on Juneteenth. We all...
DE&IBLACK LIVES MATTER THROUGH AN ASIAN EXPAT’S LENS: a personal chat with white folksHi white folks, Do you have 10 minutes? I know you have a lot to process over the past week, so I want to have a personal chat with you...
BY ZIP NGUYENAmerica, you're confusing me #BlackLivesMatterNot long ago I wrote a blog post on racism against the Asian community because of the pandemic; and to be honest, I have no idea why I’m...