Autism. It’s often described as neurodivergence. A disability. A spectrum of difference in communicating, connecting and more. Beyond just a label, it invites the empowering journey of self-acceptance. Another day at the Faculty of Astrological Studies Summer School, I feel the lunch hour din engulf me. Trapped in my seat as I pick apart what’s…


How do Asians define success? What does success mean to an Asian person? For different Asians living in different parts of the world, success crops…

A good number of Asians tend to look way younger beyond their years. Glance at an Asian person in their mid-twenties and chances are they…

Fact: many Asian girls link arms when they are out and about. When I lived in Malaysia and Singapore, I saw Asian girls and women…

Bubble tea stores have mushroomed all around Australia over the last few years. Melbourne’s Swanston Street in the CBD is peppered with bubble tea franchises…

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