Women’s March: Foremothers

To all my Foremothers, I apologise for not knowing your name,  Although you carried generations in your womb;  I apologise while you bled in despair, Only to hold your female heir,  People taunted at your failure;  I apologise for not knowing your name,  When you fought for my breath;  I apologise for calling you weak…

Women’s March: Creation Story

In spacetime before the First Rising, the Aqueon (now known as Earth) was only made up of the seas and skies. The Great Serpent emerged from the deep Aqueon waters and clawed its way onto the lands. The hails of soil it sent flying into the sky turned into clouds while the holes it left…

Women’s March: Post-Semester Reflections

slumped over in bed, i telephoned a close friend of mine- kiki, for an interview- asking for her thoughts, feelings and understandings developed throughout her first semester of her second year as a theatre school dropout majoring in gender studies, as a girl and as a student. she- in a bathtub with an arm and…

Women’s March: So What?

I curated a Spotify playlist which I titled “어쩌라고.” which in Korean means: “So What?”  Yeah, it sounds obnoxious I know, but bear with me because I swear I have a reason. I’m a 20 year old Malaysian Chinese female who comes from a relatively traditional extended family. Very joystick-toting, “no boyfriend yet ah?”, children-are-meant-to-be-seen-and-not…