First Person

First Person

First-person essays and interviews with unique perspectives on complicated issues.

First Person

The helplessness of being an Afghanistan War vet

I helped Afghan women seek maternal care. I worry what will become of these mothers and children.

By Jackie Munn

My nemesis, the piano

By Doree Shafrir August 27

The complicated reality of doing what you love

By Marian Bull August 25

The White Lotus is as clueless about Native Hawaiians as its characters

By Mitchell Kuga August 15

The long road to a reckoning on racist team names

By Maria Givens July 28

The best four years of your life?

Dropping out helped me see the lies we’re sold about the college experience.

By Rainesford Stauffer July 27

“I can’t tell you how relieved I was”

By Tiffanie Drayton July 21

How American parents became obsessed with gender

By Amanda Montei July 11

Critical race theory hysteria overshadows the importance of teaching kids about racism

By Jania Hoover July 9

Sweating and grieving in Oregon

By M. Sabine Rear July 7

Criticism’s lack of diversity is hurting movies, TV, music, and more

By Carlos Aguilar July 1

I’m a gay ex-NFL player. I can’t wait until players like Carl Nassib don’t need to “come out.”

By Wade Davis June 26

The stigma of the lonely woman

By Kristen Radtke June 23

Reevaluating the gay bar

By Naveen Kumar June 23

In the Heights exemplified the ugly colorism I’ve experienced in Latinx communities

By Jasmine Haywood June 18

The Asian American wealth gap, explained in a comic

By Lok Siu and Jamie Noguchi June 14

The best $298 I ever spent: Oysters and a cocktail the night before I gave birth

By Gray Chapman June 10

American Jews are taught a very specific Israel narrative. Can that change?

By Abraham Riesman May 27

Seeing myself — and Asian American defiance — in Gilmore Girls’ Lane Kim

By Sanjena Sathian May 26

First-time activists on how last summer’s protests changed their lives

By Mary Retta May 25

Why the world must witness pictures of India’s mass Covid-19 cremations

By Kamayani Sharma May 21

Who pays?

As dating and marriage evolve, so is the way couples tackling the uncomfortable question.

By Melinda Fakuade and Kazimir Lee May 20

In many Asian American families, racism is rarely discussed

By Rachel Ramirez May 20

Mourning my grandmother — and India — from across the ocean

By Diksha Basu May 17

The many Asian Americas

By Karen Turner May 12

What does it mean to be Asian American?

By Vox First Person May 5

Teens can’t all get vaccinated yet. They’re still excited for summer.

By Maryam Gamar April 30

Ma’Khia Bryant didn’t have to die. Deescalation could have saved her.

By Merushka Bisetty April 29

I help people decide if they want to have kids. Here’s my advice.

By Ann Davidman April 26

Greek life is losing members. Here’s why.

By Maryam Gamar April 23

I could have been Ma’Khia Bryant

By Tiffanie Drayton April 22

Why do we care how smart animals are?

By Sigal Samuel April 22

We have enough proof

By Allissa V. Richardson April 21

Daunte Wright and the grim financial incentive behind traffic stops

By Alexes Harris April 15

The best €44 I ever spent: The first sweater I bought in years

By Alessio Perrone April 13

The next generation of Black farmers

By Anoa Changa April 13

From beans and rice to BBQ: Muslim Americans’ Ramadan cuisine reflects their diversity

By Maryam Gamar April 13

“Cancel culture” forgets most racism happens in private

By Karyn Lacy April 9

The claim that drugs killed George Floyd relies on a racist trope

By Carl L. Hart April 8

My violent assault, the bystanders who did nothing, and what it means to bear witness

By Kim Le April 2

After my mom died, her clothes got a new life

By Mariella Rudi April 1

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