My stupid ‘cooking’ adventures as a kid May 8, 2024 — by Beverly Xu My parents love telling me the story of how at age 2 I trained in earnest to become a chef every day. That is, clever little me used the toilet across the hall from my grandma’s room as my choice of cooking pot. To be abundantly clear, I was playing with only water in the […] read more » Why can’t we still play childhood games? May 8, 2024 — by Amelia Chang Four years ago in Wildwood Park, I ran across the park as quickly as I could, scanning for any brightly colored eggs hidden behind rocks or trees. Every other person around me was doing the exact same thing. A lot of them were younger, but we were all united by one goal: find as many […] read more » Rainbow Loom: the childhood hobby that led to crochet March 24, 2024 — by Jane Lee Carefully following the YouTube video on my dad’s phone, 7-year-old me meticulously used a crochet hook to wrap rubber bands on top of each other around my plastic loom. I had fallen in love with this bracelet making craft — appropriately named Rainbow Loom — and spent all my afternoons poring over designs and untangling […] read more » Living my childhood through blocks March 3, 2024 — by Amelia Chang I place the final block onto my build, step back, and I’m done. It’s a simple house, made out of dark oak logs and planks and cobblestone, but it was mine. I created it. “Minecraft” has always been that game for me. The one I would play on weekends for hours, leaving my homework sitting […] read more » Childhood money making: a challenging but valuable experience February 4, 2024 — by Angela Tan At the moment I gained consciousness, I almost immediately grasped the value of money. $2.50 could buy me a scoop of ice cream at the Baskin Robbins nearby, $15 could purchase a cute stuffed animal from Toys R Us and a couple hundred dollars could pay the water and electricity bills — although that last […] read more » Going back in time, I would like to relive a random day of nothingness January 25, 2024 — by Sunny Cao Purpose is overrated. The idea that everyone has to be significant, find a meaning, leave their mark in history or change the world is an overrated and damaging idea. So . . . if I could go back and relive a day, I would just choose any random day from my childhood. Preferably, I’d relive […] read more » My love for stuffed animals continues into adulthood January 24, 2024 — by Sanjoli Gupta As a young child, I would often sit in the living room and play with my multitude of stuffed animals: A large orange carrot from REI, Knuffle bunny, a hand sewn doll my mother made, monkeys and more. They would be my children, friends, fellow spies or some other imaginative creature that would keep me […] read more » A taste of my childhood through tang yuan October 14, 2023 — by Beverly Xu ang yuan (汤圆) was my childhood favorite breakfast, coveted dessert and warm hug after a long piano recital. Tang yuan is a Chinese traditional dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls filled with rich pastes like sesame, peanut butter, red bean and taro. The filling hides inside the stretchy exterior, making every bite of tang yuan […] read more » A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »
Why can’t we still play childhood games? May 8, 2024 — by Amelia Chang Four years ago in Wildwood Park, I ran across the park as quickly as I could, scanning for any brightly colored eggs hidden behind rocks or trees. Every other person around me was doing the exact same thing. A lot of them were younger, but we were all united by one goal: find as many […] read more » Rainbow Loom: the childhood hobby that led to crochet March 24, 2024 — by Jane Lee Carefully following the YouTube video on my dad’s phone, 7-year-old me meticulously used a crochet hook to wrap rubber bands on top of each other around my plastic loom. I had fallen in love with this bracelet making craft — appropriately named Rainbow Loom — and spent all my afternoons poring over designs and untangling […] read more » Living my childhood through blocks March 3, 2024 — by Amelia Chang I place the final block onto my build, step back, and I’m done. It’s a simple house, made out of dark oak logs and planks and cobblestone, but it was mine. I created it. “Minecraft” has always been that game for me. The one I would play on weekends for hours, leaving my homework sitting […] read more » Childhood money making: a challenging but valuable experience February 4, 2024 — by Angela Tan At the moment I gained consciousness, I almost immediately grasped the value of money. $2.50 could buy me a scoop of ice cream at the Baskin Robbins nearby, $15 could purchase a cute stuffed animal from Toys R Us and a couple hundred dollars could pay the water and electricity bills — although that last […] read more » Going back in time, I would like to relive a random day of nothingness January 25, 2024 — by Sunny Cao Purpose is overrated. The idea that everyone has to be significant, find a meaning, leave their mark in history or change the world is an overrated and damaging idea. So . . . if I could go back and relive a day, I would just choose any random day from my childhood. Preferably, I’d relive […] read more » My love for stuffed animals continues into adulthood January 24, 2024 — by Sanjoli Gupta As a young child, I would often sit in the living room and play with my multitude of stuffed animals: A large orange carrot from REI, Knuffle bunny, a hand sewn doll my mother made, monkeys and more. They would be my children, friends, fellow spies or some other imaginative creature that would keep me […] read more » A taste of my childhood through tang yuan October 14, 2023 — by Beverly Xu ang yuan (汤圆) was my childhood favorite breakfast, coveted dessert and warm hug after a long piano recital. Tang yuan is a Chinese traditional dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls filled with rich pastes like sesame, peanut butter, red bean and taro. The filling hides inside the stretchy exterior, making every bite of tang yuan […] read more » A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »
Rainbow Loom: the childhood hobby that led to crochet March 24, 2024 — by Jane Lee Carefully following the YouTube video on my dad’s phone, 7-year-old me meticulously used a crochet hook to wrap rubber bands on top of each other around my plastic loom. I had fallen in love with this bracelet making craft — appropriately named Rainbow Loom — and spent all my afternoons poring over designs and untangling […] read more » Living my childhood through blocks March 3, 2024 — by Amelia Chang I place the final block onto my build, step back, and I’m done. It’s a simple house, made out of dark oak logs and planks and cobblestone, but it was mine. I created it. “Minecraft” has always been that game for me. The one I would play on weekends for hours, leaving my homework sitting […] read more » Childhood money making: a challenging but valuable experience February 4, 2024 — by Angela Tan At the moment I gained consciousness, I almost immediately grasped the value of money. $2.50 could buy me a scoop of ice cream at the Baskin Robbins nearby, $15 could purchase a cute stuffed animal from Toys R Us and a couple hundred dollars could pay the water and electricity bills — although that last […] read more » Going back in time, I would like to relive a random day of nothingness January 25, 2024 — by Sunny Cao Purpose is overrated. The idea that everyone has to be significant, find a meaning, leave their mark in history or change the world is an overrated and damaging idea. So . . . if I could go back and relive a day, I would just choose any random day from my childhood. Preferably, I’d relive […] read more » My love for stuffed animals continues into adulthood January 24, 2024 — by Sanjoli Gupta As a young child, I would often sit in the living room and play with my multitude of stuffed animals: A large orange carrot from REI, Knuffle bunny, a hand sewn doll my mother made, monkeys and more. They would be my children, friends, fellow spies or some other imaginative creature that would keep me […] read more » A taste of my childhood through tang yuan October 14, 2023 — by Beverly Xu ang yuan (汤圆) was my childhood favorite breakfast, coveted dessert and warm hug after a long piano recital. Tang yuan is a Chinese traditional dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls filled with rich pastes like sesame, peanut butter, red bean and taro. The filling hides inside the stretchy exterior, making every bite of tang yuan […] read more » A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »
Living my childhood through blocks March 3, 2024 — by Amelia Chang I place the final block onto my build, step back, and I’m done. It’s a simple house, made out of dark oak logs and planks and cobblestone, but it was mine. I created it. “Minecraft” has always been that game for me. The one I would play on weekends for hours, leaving my homework sitting […] read more » Childhood money making: a challenging but valuable experience February 4, 2024 — by Angela Tan At the moment I gained consciousness, I almost immediately grasped the value of money. $2.50 could buy me a scoop of ice cream at the Baskin Robbins nearby, $15 could purchase a cute stuffed animal from Toys R Us and a couple hundred dollars could pay the water and electricity bills — although that last […] read more » Going back in time, I would like to relive a random day of nothingness January 25, 2024 — by Sunny Cao Purpose is overrated. The idea that everyone has to be significant, find a meaning, leave their mark in history or change the world is an overrated and damaging idea. So . . . if I could go back and relive a day, I would just choose any random day from my childhood. Preferably, I’d relive […] read more » My love for stuffed animals continues into adulthood January 24, 2024 — by Sanjoli Gupta As a young child, I would often sit in the living room and play with my multitude of stuffed animals: A large orange carrot from REI, Knuffle bunny, a hand sewn doll my mother made, monkeys and more. They would be my children, friends, fellow spies or some other imaginative creature that would keep me […] read more » A taste of my childhood through tang yuan October 14, 2023 — by Beverly Xu ang yuan (汤圆) was my childhood favorite breakfast, coveted dessert and warm hug after a long piano recital. Tang yuan is a Chinese traditional dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls filled with rich pastes like sesame, peanut butter, red bean and taro. The filling hides inside the stretchy exterior, making every bite of tang yuan […] read more » A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »
Childhood money making: a challenging but valuable experience February 4, 2024 — by Angela Tan At the moment I gained consciousness, I almost immediately grasped the value of money. $2.50 could buy me a scoop of ice cream at the Baskin Robbins nearby, $15 could purchase a cute stuffed animal from Toys R Us and a couple hundred dollars could pay the water and electricity bills — although that last […] read more » Going back in time, I would like to relive a random day of nothingness January 25, 2024 — by Sunny Cao Purpose is overrated. The idea that everyone has to be significant, find a meaning, leave their mark in history or change the world is an overrated and damaging idea. So . . . if I could go back and relive a day, I would just choose any random day from my childhood. Preferably, I’d relive […] read more » My love for stuffed animals continues into adulthood January 24, 2024 — by Sanjoli Gupta As a young child, I would often sit in the living room and play with my multitude of stuffed animals: A large orange carrot from REI, Knuffle bunny, a hand sewn doll my mother made, monkeys and more. They would be my children, friends, fellow spies or some other imaginative creature that would keep me […] read more » A taste of my childhood through tang yuan October 14, 2023 — by Beverly Xu ang yuan (汤圆) was my childhood favorite breakfast, coveted dessert and warm hug after a long piano recital. Tang yuan is a Chinese traditional dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls filled with rich pastes like sesame, peanut butter, red bean and taro. The filling hides inside the stretchy exterior, making every bite of tang yuan […] read more » A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »
Going back in time, I would like to relive a random day of nothingness January 25, 2024 — by Sunny Cao Purpose is overrated. The idea that everyone has to be significant, find a meaning, leave their mark in history or change the world is an overrated and damaging idea. So . . . if I could go back and relive a day, I would just choose any random day from my childhood. Preferably, I’d relive […] read more » My love for stuffed animals continues into adulthood January 24, 2024 — by Sanjoli Gupta As a young child, I would often sit in the living room and play with my multitude of stuffed animals: A large orange carrot from REI, Knuffle bunny, a hand sewn doll my mother made, monkeys and more. They would be my children, friends, fellow spies or some other imaginative creature that would keep me […] read more » A taste of my childhood through tang yuan October 14, 2023 — by Beverly Xu ang yuan (汤圆) was my childhood favorite breakfast, coveted dessert and warm hug after a long piano recital. Tang yuan is a Chinese traditional dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls filled with rich pastes like sesame, peanut butter, red bean and taro. The filling hides inside the stretchy exterior, making every bite of tang yuan […] read more » A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »
My love for stuffed animals continues into adulthood January 24, 2024 — by Sanjoli Gupta As a young child, I would often sit in the living room and play with my multitude of stuffed animals: A large orange carrot from REI, Knuffle bunny, a hand sewn doll my mother made, monkeys and more. They would be my children, friends, fellow spies or some other imaginative creature that would keep me […] read more » A taste of my childhood through tang yuan October 14, 2023 — by Beverly Xu ang yuan (汤圆) was my childhood favorite breakfast, coveted dessert and warm hug after a long piano recital. Tang yuan is a Chinese traditional dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls filled with rich pastes like sesame, peanut butter, red bean and taro. The filling hides inside the stretchy exterior, making every bite of tang yuan […] read more » A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »
A taste of my childhood through tang yuan October 14, 2023 — by Beverly Xu ang yuan (汤圆) was my childhood favorite breakfast, coveted dessert and warm hug after a long piano recital. Tang yuan is a Chinese traditional dessert consisting of glutinous rice balls filled with rich pastes like sesame, peanut butter, red bean and taro. The filling hides inside the stretchy exterior, making every bite of tang yuan […] read more » A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »
A childhood without ‘Spongebob’ allowed me to experience truly great childhood TV September 24, 2023 — by Tara Natarajan When I tell people I never watched “Spongebob” growing up, it elicits gasps of horror. “You’ve never watched SPONGEBOB?” they ask, faces pale with shock. After all, “Spongebob” is considered a television staple in the American childhood experience. The simple response is that I didn’t have an American childhood — I grew up in India. […] read more »