Yes, this year has been hard but hard times are great catalyst for change. — Maybe we’re being optimistic but finally, it seems like there is a light at the end of this tunnel. If there is one thing we can all agree upon, it’s that it’s been the craziest year. This year has allowed us to take note of what parts of our daily…

Our application, weBelong, is receiving plenty of love by the users and the press. — Our founder and CEO Yoshua Kishi and CMO Su Tugcu were happy to sit down for a full 2-page interview with Startups Magazine last month. The teenage experience of 2021 is highly different than before. …

Let’s discuss and break this vicious cycle of exclusion from such an important industry for culture and our society. — Black representation in the entertainment industry overall has always been somewhat criticizable. Albeit TV industry not being, media is a driving force in imposing and reinforcing cultural roles. The role of entertainment in influencing masses’ self-perception is tremendous. You’d think in 2021, after the strong support that Black Lives Matter…

Asian hate has increased rapidly over the course of last year and the recent Atlanta terrorist shootings was the last drop. — Asian hate has risen 90% this year and 200 incidents were reported just last month. Not to mention so many incidents which go unreported. Albeit receiving recent spotlight, Asian community is not stranger to hate crimes. …

Transgender rights are being targeted across 20 American states in the wake of Transgender Visibility Day. — Transgender athletes are a hot subject of discussion for legislators. 50 different bills across states are pending in over 20 state legislatures. Just today, South Dakota’s governor issued an executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports. A few days ago, on March 26th, Tennessee governor signed transgender sports bill into law requiring students to prove their sex at birth.

Accept me as I am. — I feel like I’m always in the middle. When I tell people that I’m LGBTQ+ and a proud Muslim, they’re almost always confused. They can hardly imagine to be both. Both identities, to them, are such opposite in the spectrum. They ask me how do I combine these two identities. …

Princess tiaras are all cute, until it no longer is. — And you know what else is not cute? Institutional racism. The Crown tells the story of what a burden carrying that tiara can involve. And turns out Prince Harry and Meghan are also watching The Crown. I am glad to see that the royal family is finally taking the allegations…

Isn’t it time to understand these stereotypes can be hurtful? — This story is written by one of our users, Lorena. If you’d like to send us one of your stories to be featured on our blog, feel free to contact us at su@holoash.com In America, every ethnic group gets a *privilege* and right to having its own trope thrown at…

Being Muslim in a country which led a longtime war with your region is like constantly feeling alienated than others. — In this story featured by our user, Selim, he shares with us his experience of how it’s been like to grow up in the United States as a practicing Muslim. “Everybody wants to belong.” Everybody wants to feel like they can be themselves where they are. America, land of the…