Category: Reflections

Tanar, Tamar

Tamar also happens to be a character in the Bible known for being a prostitute — undoubtedly a solid legacy I have inherited.

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The Life and Times of Anthony Veasna So

A look at the late writer and his posthumous debut story collection.

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A Community Like My Own

“But I can say this: as I stood on stage on that final sold-out Saturday and belted out the final lyrics to the finale, “We’re home!” for the first time since arriving on Princeton’s campus I felt like I had a place on this campus. I felt at home.”

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Maria

Unpacking and reflecting on the “deep-seated racial ‘master-labor’ power dynamic between the Chinese employers and Filipino maids in Hong Kong.”

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How To Write an Academic Paper

No one is too busy to not have time to think about how they are lonely

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Peer Review

“Since the beginning of time, editors at The Nassau Weekly have taken their pens to each other’s Common Application Essays. And yes, The Nassau Weekly has been around since the beginning of time.”

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November 13

That’s the first day. You just stay indoors and hope the terrorists don’t make house calls.

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Peaches and Penumbras

Independent life and the lesson of Ginsberg.

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Bowl Theory

A writer teaches the Nass how to let go, to hold on, and to be held.

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Sunset in Sachsenhausen

I had not heard of Sachsenhausen before my trip to Berlin. Located in Oranienburg, just outside the city, it was the first iteration of Nazi design—the early concentration camp was shaped as a triangle to enable the guards to have … Read More

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I’m (Not) Sorry for Your Loss

Mourning and moving forward at Princeton.

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Telescoping Sleep

In the succeeding entries, we telescope our sleepy selves.

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