I Am Who I Say I Am
I Am Who I Say I Am
Grasping Tightly to My Fading Roots
Tagalog is not a commonly heard language on the street, even in a diverse city such as New York. Every now and then though, I’ll hear it being spoken – either on the subway, or in the supermarket – and I’ll instantly try to eavesdrop.
Growing Up as a Rape Survivor in a Filipino and Catholic Household
*Trigger Warning* When you grow up in a Filipino and Catholic household, there are expectations,
First Generation Game
My name is Jillian Montilla and I am a first generation Filipino-American proudly pursuing a MA in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action at the Paris School of International Affairs.
Breaking the Stereotype: Being a Plus Size Cheerleader
I was a competitive cheerleader for 13 years.
Before I go into anything else, a competitive cheerleader is a person (male or female) who joins a team to compete against other cheerleading teams.
Yellow
During the summer of 2019, I went to a 3-weeks summer camp at Stanford University. It is there that I realized how fortunate I was to be living in America and getting an elite American education.
Self Portrait
Kept in a cardboard box in the attic, filled to the brim with colorful drawings and old report cards, is all of the work from the beginning of my school career.