Tag: Yellow

The next morning, Ahmedabad was surprisingly cold. My Aunt (who was not in town at that time) was so sweet enough to leave a nice red jacket for me. Even though I had brought my own, I fancied the sleeveless red jacket too! I had my Shalimar Bhuj Super-fast express at 9.30 am train towards the distr...

The racialization of our country’s drug policies are a feature of the system, not a bug. From the very beginning, one of the explicit goals of American drug enforcement policy has been the demonization of what Harry Anslinger — the grandfather of modern-day drug enforcement — belie...

Like most of Black America, I watched Beyonce’s “Formation” video yesterday in wonder. And like most of America (not just Black America) I’ve had dozens of opinions flash across my newsfeed. As a fellow “yellow bone,” I’d like to weigh in and suggest that Be...

Last week the internet went into a frenzy over a headline from the media site NextShark: “Forget Zika Virus — China’s Hottest Olympic Swimmer Is Giving The Internet Yellow Fever.” There are two seemingly offensive things about this title — dismiss...

I’m one of the many twentysomething East Asian women living in the Bay Area. Because of that fact, I’ve lost count of how many guys have walked up to tell me that their ex-girlfriends are Asian. Racial pickup lines such as “Konichiwa, Hello Kitty!” sadly have ceased to surpri...

Yes, we’ll get to the Third Yellow Solar Chakra, but first, let’s talk about color. The usual assumption in life is that when I say the word yellow as a descriptor, the person to whom I am speaking knows what yellow is. If we were both looking at the image above, we would bo...

Centuries ago, the Jewish population thrived in the Middle East and North Africa. Countries such as Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, and Algeria all had large Jewish communities. ?????????? ???????????????? — Mizrahim Jews was a political sociological term...

Spring is the time of year for the birds to get all dressed up in their brightest and fanciest plumage. The male house finches are sporting vibrant red chests to impress the ladies. “I’m dressed to impress the ladies.” Male House finch. Photo ©Erika Burkhalter And th...

‘If Russia dropped a big bomb on Ukraine, nobody would give a shit.’ For as long as I’ve known them, my partner, Anna, has been waiting for the day they can shed the albatross of their Ukrainian citizenship and get the German one. Their experience of bei...

The young woman purchased her yellow umbrella when most people do, once it began raining. It was a clear, sunny summer day in Amsterdam. She had been walking towards Vondel Park for a lazy Sunday afternoon, intending to find a place to read. Perhaps she would lie beneath a large oak or alongside one...