Very Superstitious

Fall 2021

Decolonizing, delving into, and dismantling the things that go “bump” in the night. Explore taboos and challenge your (dis)belief in ghost stories, traditions, and the afterlife. We’re dying to hear your spookiest tales.

Obake Stories: The Clash Between Superstition and Religion

I am ten, curled up on a stool in the kitchen, watching my mother. She works...

October 4, 2021• byChristina Poulin

Death Anniversaries & Good Fortune: A Korean American Ghost Story

My father has always said I was born with bok. When I was a kid, teachers would...

October 4, 2021• bySarah Jinee Park

The Vietnamese Creation Myth: Looking to Southeast Asia for Inspiration

Growing up, I looked to Western mythology as inspiration for fantasy and...

October 4, 2021• byLily Fuller

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Activism • Fall 2021

October 4, 2021• byGiannina Ong

Abortion Advocacy as an Asian American: Interview with Aimee Arrambide

“I was entirely wrong — not only do we walk among them, we walk among much scarier and more pervasive phantoms as Asian Americans. Through the years, I came to learn that the most treacherous things in life are not what lurk beyond the shadows but often what is right in front of you.”

Giannina Ong, Editor in Chief

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Entertainment • Fall 2021

Dressing James Bond: Interview With 007 Costume Designer, Suttirat Anne Larlarb

“No Time To Die,” the 25th film in the James Bond series premieres October 8th. In anticipation of the glamorous film, we...

October 4, 2021• byIvy Payne

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Entertainment • Fall 2021

Netflix Anime Takes Filipino Horror Worldwide Through “Trese” But Downplays the Lived Horrors of Filipino Citizens

In Manila, dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld and it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace. Catch...

October 4, 2021• bySummer Lomendehe, Giannina Ong

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Activism • Fall 2021

The Creativity and Influence of Nonbinary and Gender-Nonconforming Digital Influencers

Question: Male or Female? Answer: Neither Why should our understanding of gender be confined to only the categories of male and...

October 4, 2021• byKenna Tanouye

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Entertainment • Fall 2021

Ashly Burch Brings Heart and Soul to “The Ghost and Molly McGee”

Ashly Burch talks to Mochi about being the voice of Molly, a peppy Thai American tween who stars in Disney's new animated show...

October 4, 2021• byGiannina Ong

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Arts & Culture • Books • Fall 2021

October 4, 2021• byTria Wen

In “Ghost Forest,” Absence Is as Powerful as Presence

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Arts & Culture • Fall 2021

October 4, 2021• byYvonne Su

The Connection in the Cards: Asian Americans and Tarot

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Arts & Culture • Books • Fall 2021

October 4, 2021• byTria Wen

Jenny Qi and Kat Chow Grapple with Mother-Loss in Debut Books, “Focal Point” and “Seeing Ghosts”

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Arts & Culture • Art • Fall 2021

October 4, 2021• byMelody Ip

An Artist’s Exploration of Cultural Superstitions: Peter Chan’s “Ideals & Traditions” Series

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