I Belong Here
A reflection where belonging is a moving target in a body that reads as many things, in a place that counts generations depending on who's asking.
“I started looking in the mirror and only seeing a white person.”
A story highlighting the inspiration behind the painting “I started looking in the mirror and only seeing a white person.”
I couldn’t tell you when it first happened.
I remember looking at my reflection when I was 13. I kept the lights off in the bathroom, because the bright light would sharpen the features that were already hard to look at.
Inches away from the mirror…
The Peacock Chair: A Symbol of Filipino Heritage
You’ve probably seen the Peacock Chair in old images of Hollywood, the Black Panther Party, or even under the prestige derriere of Morticia in Addams Family. These images have made the Peacock Chair famous worldwide. But many people don’t know the origin story of the Peacock Chair.