Mother’s Day is this Sunday. For all who celebrate, Happy Mother’s Day! Whether you are a cis woman or trans woman, Happy Mother’s Day! If you nurture anyone or anything at all, be it persons or projects, Happy Mother’s Day! And if this holiday is hard for you, I see you.

This time around I've made my way to Hebrew, but not the Biblical variety; modern Hebrew. The word firgun describes a concept that does not have a one-word translation in English; it's the pleasure/happiness/joy you feel at knowing that something good has happened or will happen to someone else.

 This Sunday will be the first Sunday of May and the beginning of Asian Heritage Month. Asia is a huge continent with many countries and cultures- reflecting also in the 22 million people that identify as Asian American in the United States. According to pew research, the people identified as Asian Americans in the US come from more than 20 countries in East and Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, each with unique histories, cultures, languages and other characteristics. A few facts about Asian Americans: