Posts tagged The Atlantic
tiger kings and tiger mothers
tiger kings and tiger mothers

I’m finally ready to talk about Atlanta

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culturejayemseyAtlanta, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Crazy Rich Asians, Isla Vista, school shootings, mass shootings, gun control, gun violence, Black Lives Matter, racism, sexism, misogyny, fetishization, grief, Gummo, Harmony Korine, Jacob Reynolds, Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Chloë Sevigny, Minari, America, American Dream, Americans, The Joy Luck Club, stories, Oriental, Dragon Lady, tiger mom, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, history, perpetual foreigner, Maggie Q, Nikita, Tiger King, Steven Yeun, The New York Times, Byrdie, sexual assault, sex trafficking, catcalling, The Onion, empathy, The Atlantic, Anne Anlin Cheng, Faith Xue, Chinese, Chinese-American, Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese food, Museum of Chinese in America, #StopAsianHate, TikTok, Chinatown, This Land Is Your Land, Asian AmericanComment
minute thoughts 12.15.19
minute thoughts 12.15.19

On the psychological implications of microcopy and the usefulness of holiday gift guides

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minute thoughtsjayemseyholiday, gifting, Deadspin, Drew Magary, Williams-Sonoma, Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, For Him, For Her, curation, The Cut, New York, New York City, Humans of New York, Guy Fieri, Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, Esquire, Q&A, Hot Ones, Food Network, cooking, Marie Kondo, celebrities, influencers, KonMari, VICE, racism, Gwyneth Paltrow, Goop, Google Calendar, friendship, breakups, Dear Data, data visualizations, data, microcopy, strategy, psychology, UX, purchasing behaviors, WIRED, Target, Mailchimp, Slack, tea, exoticism, Ronan Farrow, Tarana Burke, Megan Rapinoe, Sports Illustrated, politics, 5 Love Languages, Quality Time, Acts of Service, Words of Affirmation, Physical Touch, Receiving GiftsComment
pura vida (jayemsey x costa rica)
pura vida (jayemsey x costa rica)

Adventures in the jungle—sloths, secret beaches, and waterfall hikes

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traveljayemseyRekha, med school, Costa Rica, Alajuela, El Salvador, preservation, biodiversity, happiness, renewable energy, pura vida, Radio Shack, Google Translate, Parque Central, Mercado Central, casado, chicken rice, Musmanni, St. Patrick's Day, La Calle Beer & Street Food, Love Death & Robots, Black Mirror, La Fortuna, Fabio, La Paz, waterfall, hummingbirds, sloth, Sal y Pimienta, Arenal Volcano, toucan, Nirú Rainforest Suites, Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa, Leo, El Burio, pineapples, Annia's Epanadería, empanadas, Místico Hanging Bridges Park, eyelash viper, coati, La Fortuna Waterfall, Monteverde, Selina Monteverde, Stella's Bakery Art Coffee Shop, Café Choco Don Juan, latte, Soda La Amistad, Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Florida Man, sustainability, resplendent quetzal, Sabor Tico, sodas, chorreadas, tamàles, Jacó, crocodile bridge, Josue, Las Monas Rainforest, Casita del Sabor, Airbnb, Airbnb Experience, Manuel Antonio, Playa Beisanz, Girls' Night In, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, The Falls Resort at Manuel Antonio, Robert, Kevin, El Avion, Iran-Contra affair, Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, jet ski, white-faced capuchin, Marcel, Friends, Punta Catedral, Mar Luna, Isla Vista, ocean, Pacific Ocean, sunset, Selina Manuel Antonio, Emilio's Café, octopus, Google MapComment
25 goals for 25
25 goals for 25

Letters to my not-so-little sisters

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lifejayemseybirthday, Anna Akana, So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister, stories, birth control, sisters, Madwell, compassion, Death Café, death, grief, The Atlantic, dying, existence, existential, existentialism, travel, Jada Yuan, The New York Times, 52 Places Traveler, Baltic Sea, discipline, self-optimization, Mitski, Friday Night Chores, Girls' Night In, perspective, stress, mental health, self-care, skincare, Korean skincare, visibility, critical thinking, branding, personal branding, working holiday visa, Crazy Rich Asians, woke, cancellation culture, organicism, Happy New Year, New Year's resolutions, psychology, habits, non-zero days, consciousness, conscious consumerism, socially-conscious, reading, women authors, what am i going to do with my life??: a working framework for how to design the life you want, love, communication, commitment, Modern Love, Tumblr, Kristen Bell, emotional labor, exclamation points, Quartz Obsession, Twitter, Louis C.K., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, blog, blogging, passion projects, gratitude, simplicity, tea, Asian AmericanComment