Sprinkled amongst headlines about COVID-19 and politics, our news has recently featured an extraterrestrial topic: UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects). While alien visitors have been a staple of sci-fi in Hollywood and popular culture, Washington has now come to view UFOs as a security threat.

Do you ever feel like your life is as dramatic as a movie? This year, the Oscars concluded with some groundbreaking wins, particularly in the area of Asian American representation.

“Crisis, surge, migrants, immigrants” are buzzwords often thrown about. These words separate us from those actually affected by the crisis. This is more than a story of a nation and its immigrants.

There is a long history of attacks on Asian people in America. As the COVID-19 pandemic arose, violence against Asians in the US increased. This is something all people in America have to reckon with.

Again scenes of violence are cycling in the news. Seemingly familiar places are turning into crime scenes. It’s not hard to see our local grocery store becoming the same as the grocery store in the news.

As this pandemic continues, we may lose some friends due to new socializing, but we have all made a new friend…. our favorite mask.