The words were waiting to be needed. They gush out of me, and I’m left wondering if I believe in a god, or three million of them, after all. For …
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Non-Fiction
“Wearing Our Shape and Story: A Filipina-Canadian’s Thoughts on Fashion” by Mikaela Lucido
by Allan Cho
If I cup my hands just right, I can hold every fading memory of being a toddler in the Philippines. I don’t remember which store my mother and I meandered …
You wouldn’t think something I do every month would be such a big deal. But it’s a dreaded chore — every bloody time. Tonight, as the appointed hour draws near, …
In the rare nights that I dream, I see glimpses of her. Dappled sunlight filters through the lush canopy of acacia leaves above, mottling her soft curves cast from white …
A Korean grandmother leads her grandson to their harvest by a creek. She teaches him about resilience, passion, and strength. A Chinese father encourages his daughter to apply for college …
I don’t remember where the mosque was in relation to our building when I was growing up, but I remember that it was close enough that you could hear the …
Buried deep in the Downtown Eastside, past Main and East Hastings where someone is trying to offload valium, past Powell where low income housing and treatment centres make up most …
“From Toronto to Vancouver: Artistic Self-Documentation serves to continually shed hope on Asian-Canadian Stories during Pandemic”
by Allan Cho
The Quarantine Qapsule (QQ) is a digital archive of the Asian Canadian experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Created in Nightingale Nguyen’s bedroom in Toronto, ON, she wanted to create counter-narratives …
To make rice in a pot, as opposed to the trustworthy rice cooker, is difficult; but not impossible. As my father once taught me: stick a finger down to the …
In Pursuit of the Truth Through Beef Noodle Soup: Can Ethnic Businesses Exist Alongside The Chains?
by Allan Cho
Along New Westminster’s Columbia Street, you’ll come across an interesting phenomenon. Turn right from Carnarvon, down where red brick buildings stand, and you’ll see a fancy clustering of bridal shops …