cyclone summer spin
Written by Minza Mirza Graphic by Irene Sibi | @irenesibi on instagram I hold my skin taut as this stranger sucks in her dimpled cheeks...
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Silk Babes
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Looking Silky: A Lookbook
Graphics and captions by Vyvy Le | @vyvy.le_ on Instagram | Anonymous | Ace Phan | @highlightzace on Instagram A subtly Western take on...
Silk Babes
Oct 30, 20231 min read
Silk Club ATX Presents: Spooky Szn
Written by Vannida S. Kol At last, October has arrived. She makes her way through the limbs of trees, across the bustling city streets,...
Silk Babes
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Sestina of the Cambodian American Girl
Written by Vannida S. Kol | @amorevxni on Instagram | Vannida S. Kol on Twitter, Facebook, & Blog Graphic by Safa Michigan |...
Silk Babes
Oct 6, 20237 min read
Women Life Freedom: The Fight For Liberty in Iran
Written and graphics by Niki Dashtban | @nik1da on Instagram Zan Zendegi Azadi: Mahsa Amini Iran is experiencing a wave of...
Silk Babes
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Watermelon Rinds
Written by Keana Saberi | @keana_saberi and @baranpoetry on Instagram, Keana Saberi on Twitter and Facebook Graphic by Catherine Liu |...
Silk Babes
Apr 17, 20238 min read
Folklore Tarot Cards: Edition 02
Graphic by Catherine Liu Tarot Illustrations by Lisa Pham, Sunny Leeuwon, Bri Tan, Jaden Tsan Surviving through many years, changes in...
Silk Babes
Apr 15, 20232 min read
Techno-Orientalism: The Rise of Xenophobia
By Izzy Tseng Fade in. White Protagonist looks down from their vantage point. The skyline is littered with flashing advertisements in...
Silk Babes
Mar 21, 20234 min read
"BAD Mode" Album Review
Written by @ngeyuns Graphic by Ace Phan Hikaru Utada’s eighth full-length album BAD Mode was born out of a crucial time for not only...
Silk Babes
Mar 2, 20234 min read
A Recipe for Home
Written by Vannida S. Kol Graphic by Caitlin Currie Over the summer, I returned to Cambodia, where most of my family lives. Due to the...
Silk Babes
Feb 21, 20233 min read
My City of Lions and Pearls and Motorcycles
Written by Anonymous Graphic by Alyssa Lin My earliest memory of Hyderabad, the city my parents grew up in southern India, is from the...
Silk Babes
Feb 6, 20233 min read
The Heart Disease Epidemic Among South Asians
Written by Angeline Ajit Graphic by @vyvy.le_ on Instagram With heart disease, the first noticeable symptom is often fatal. Illness...
Silk Babes
Jan 25, 20234 min read
With every Strand of Hair, we Impart our Legacy
Written by Keana Saberi Graphic by Alyssa Lin I. زن (Woman) the day my grandmother passed we laid flowers tulips and sombol flowers...
Silk Babes
Jan 17, 20233 min read
"Hold The Girl" Album Review
Written by Angela Graphic by Yiru Ouyang Like many others, I discovered Rina Sawayama a bit over two years ago when the music video for...
Silk Babes
Sep 29, 20221 min read
Silk Cookbook: Edition 03
We're back with the third edition of our Silk Cookbook project! The theme for this issue is desserts :-)
Silk Babes
May 5, 20223 min read
Opening the Conversation about Mental Health: South Asian Communities
Mental health is not something openly spoken about in the South Asian community. Let's talk about this stigma and what we can do about it.
Silk Babes
Apr 7, 20224 min read
Crossing the Bridge Noodles
The first time my parents met, my mother picked my father up at the train station; he was coming home from school for the winter holiday.
Silk Babes
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Jaded Showcase Highlights Emerging Asian Artists
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Silk Babes
Mar 24, 20222 min read
History of Filipino Nurses
A look into the history of Filipinos in the nursing profession and the impact that the current COVID-19 pandemic has had on them.
Silk Babes
Mar 10, 20226 min read
Silk: Miss Chinatown USA
Miss Chinatown has always been political: The history of the pageant can tell us about gender roles, the model minority myth, and more...
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