They call us now,before they drop the bombs.The phone ringsand someone who knows my first namecalls and says in perfect Arabic“This is David.”And in my stupor of sonic booms and glass-shattering symphoniesstill smashing around in my headI think, Do I know any Davids in Gaza?They call us now to sayRun.You have 58 seconds from the end… Continue reading Running Orders by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha
Month: May 2021
Oppression and Resistance : What it means to be Asian and Asian American
A couple of sociologist friends (Dr. Min Li and Dr. Yiqing Yang) and I wrote a short piece for AAPI Heritage month in the Asheville Citizen Times. We had a longer piece. Thought it might be a good place to share it here! This May, as we commemorate another Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)… Continue reading Oppression and Resistance : What it means to be Asian and Asian American
Preethi Krishnan 