Juxtaposition
This submission earned Amber Por an honorable mention in the Synapse Storytelling Contest creative...
Hong Kong: Beauty in Unrest
Hong Kong. A beautiful city, but also one of unrest. I painted this for a friend who recently had an...
Expectations
Consumption is currency.
Are the intellections of my heart only ascribed value when they have been...
Pawn Queen
I am a Pawn
I know this
I am surrounded by pawns that act like pawns
I’m always being told I’m a pawn...
Love Cannot Be Silent
This Date in UCSF History: A Purpose Revisited
[Originally published on February 5, 2009.] Last month we honored the birth of civil rights leader...
Recipe for A PhD Student Thesis
Serves: 1 Thesis Committee
Time: 4-7 years
Just when you thought you had exhausted the quarantine...
Do We Fit?
Sometimes being with you feels like being a pearl with a crescent moon. There is a hollow, warm and...
This Date in UCSF History: A Modern Day ‘Underground Railroad’ Strategy
Uneasy About My Vaccination Privilege
I’m young, healthy, and not a frontline worker, but I’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. While some may...
A Glimmer of Hope
It might be weird to admit it aloud but I’ll go ahead and say it: I like poking people with needles...