Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health conditions. As a New Yorker, I’ve witnessed the gloominess during the lockdown. Times Square was shut down, and millions of homeless people were stranded. I’ve even

I used to seek a “zero-waste” life. I was assiduous about never buying packaged foods. I recycled extensively. I bought ethical products from waste-free stores. Yet now, I have begun questioning the pursuit of zero-waste

I don’t envy Gen Z. Okay… maybe a little. I’ll admit, there’s a tinge of bitterness over how it took us millennials years to learn what “Z-ers” have absorbed in weeks or months. They’ll never

Years ago, I remember my neighbor’s car caught on fire. His cries for help saved him. Other neighbors, including my father, frantically filled buckets with detergent to help kill the flames. This display of empathy,

As Black History Month is commemorated, the question, “Why Should We Celebrate Black History Month?” seems less and less rhetorical as our cultural conversations become more divided. Currently, there’s a public debate on whether this

Memes dominate online discourse as a medium, especially in the forums meant for political topics, with one of the most popular of them being the NPC meme. An NPC is a “non-player character” in a video game

One might believe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born with an innate ability to love against evil. But I’d argue it was a learned strategy curated through critical thinking, planning, and praying. Aside from

My Response to Ximena’s “Why Is “Latinx” Inclusive, Necessary and Unifying?” essay. By: Xavier Bonilla  The central thesis in the discussion around whether to use “Latinx” or not appears to be inclusion. Ximena wrote an

During my last semester in college, back in Mexico City in 2015, my professor walked into the classroom and did a quick headcount. Then, he made an announcement –since there were over a dozen female

The shape of language is agnostic of allegiance. Culture appears to be the determinate trajectory for how language evolves with people through time. It is perpetually in flux, just as the humans who created it.