Pretty for a Brown Girl
The concept of beauty has always been skewed for me. The sentence that once flattered me, now horrifies me. “Don’t compete where you...
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Subtle Asian Talks (A Written Interview with Kilo, Cece, and Nelle)
Only Being You is fortunate to have been able to collaborate with Subtle Asian Talks on a written interview. Read the entire interview to...
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A Special STEM Internship
Two local high schools in New Mexico have teamed up to create a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) core career...
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Being Matured
Have you ever read the book The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? Even if you haven't read it, you've probably heard the name once. A...
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The Mahjong Line and Cultural Appropriation
For most of us, the talk of cultural appropriation has been prominent in our lives. For others, cultural appropriation hasn’t reached...
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RISE
RISE is a student-led organization, started in August 2020, that strives to educate people on the impact human trafficking and sexual cri...
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Healing Through Hearts
December 31st, 2019. Many people were out celebrating with their loved ones as the world welcomed in a new year, a new decade. Fireworks...
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Native Americans in COVID
The effects of COVID19 are undeniably apparent. Whether you believe in the virus or not, everyone has had some kind of livelihood change...
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Diaries of a Mixed Kid
When I started kindergarten at my first public school, I had no concept of race or ethnicity. I had no idea that I was different than...
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Asians* Unmasked | Stories of Asian America through Photographs
As most of the world shut down in early March, I found myself just trying to survive each day - anxious, drained, and helpless. Then one...
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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
This Indian movie introduces India’s culture and beliefs in different manners, from gender stereotypes to religious views. Shubh Mangal...
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Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)
melkam addis amet/ruhus hadish amet! We hope the new year comes with peace, happiness, and many blessings! #enkutatash2013
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Labels
Not too long ago I came out to my sisters as pansexual. Apparently they didn’t know that I was pansexual, and I had just assumed they did...
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Modern Day Struggle
This first portrait is titled "Modern Day Struggle", and was created in order to show the emotion around everything that is going on in...
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The Creating Allies Project
I used to not know much. Did not know about the corrupt criminal justice system and mass incarceration. Did not know about the horrendous...
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No-bake, Egg-free, 3 Ingredient Cheesecake - Vegetarianism
Hello! My name is Shivani and I am proud to say that I am a vegetarian. Whenever people find out I’m vegetarian, one of their first...
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Manti - Turkish Dumplings
Hi! My name is Adviye Sena Çimen (you can call me Sena) and I am a Turkish high school student who is here to give one of my favorite...
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Being Biracial
(Written Interview with Ravi Gadasally) Born and brought up in Los Angeles, California, Ravi Gadasally is a freshman at the Los Angeles...
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Yellow Peril: Why it’s damaging
Hi! My name is Laura and I’ll be a rising senior at Crescent Valley this upcoming year. As a person born under the one child policy in...
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Stereotyping
School is generally considered to be a place full of learning. However, the social aspect of school is an area of gray. An area where...
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To be or not to be: a split identity
Sahana Surya Shah. My full name. Yes, triple S, like a snake. Sahana, meaning tolerance in Sanskrit, Shah, a common last name in Northern...
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Music - a Catalyst of Change
I was introduced to music at a very early age by my mother. Although I have always valued it as a quintessential part of my life, I only...
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Representation
Identity is difficult to define, just as someone’s entire life is hard to explain with only a few words. In my case, the words that...
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Discipline in Corvallis Middle Schools
Aspen Cotterell, a student at Cheldelin Middle School, was rushing to get to health class, half-walking and half-sprinting in order to...
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