Category: Trauma

13 Reasons Why “13 Reasons Why” is Dangerously Problematic
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13 Reasons Why “13 Reasons Why” is Dangerously Problematic

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“It was supposed to be a show to get people talking about teen suicide, bullying, sexual assault and more. It was supposed to open and encourage dialogue between generations and demystify how insidious cyber- and other kinds of bullying can be in the age of social media. ’13 Reasons Why’ had many ambitious goals. Here are 13 reasons why it fails at every single one of them.” For Wear Your Voice Mag, April 2017.

5 Unexpected Benefits of “Coming Out” as a Sexual Assault Survivor
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5 Unexpected Benefits of “Coming Out” as a Sexual Assault Survivor

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“It’s been almost a year since my ‘coming out’ as a survivor of rape and sexual assault. The changes I’ve experienced have been remarkable.” For Wear Your Voice Mag, April 2017.

Good South Asian Girls Don’t Have Tattoos (And That’s Why I’m Covered in Them)
Art · Third Culture Kids · Trauma · Wear Your Voice Magazine · Women

Good South Asian Girls Don’t Have Tattoos (And That’s Why I’m Covered in Them)

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“My tattoos are a living ribbon connecting me to a sisterhood of ‘bad’ or non-conforming South Asian girls who negotiate the same slippery slopes of multi-cultural identity.” For Wear Your Voice Magazine, March 2017.