It’s been dead silent around here for the past couple of months; I’ve been working on a couple projects that have taken me further away from my messy blog. I’ve also gone through two bouts of illness this winter (remarkable for someone who doesn’t get sick often!), seen two babies born in my doula work, […]
I’ve just flown in from Aspen (and boy are my arms tired! #throwbackjokes). This week has been a flurry of activity – from getting a piece published on Refinery29 to speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, I and my words have taken me all over. So this week I’m giving you a recap so that […]
My name is Jordan Alam and I was formerly the panel coordinator for the Brooklyn Zine Fest. I had to quit my position because the main organizers chose to remove a panel on Black Lives Matter zines, which communicated to me that black and brown voices were not valued in the space. Below is my […]
It feels like it’s been eons since last Monday. Last Monday, I was attending a birth and still adjusting my sleep schedule from being a creature of the night back to being a creature of the day. I was also running around trying to respond to a subpoena from the Bronx juror system (more innocuous […]
I’ll be moderating three panels at the Brooklyn Zine Fest this weekend, and tabling on Sunday! Come through, check out the panels, and pick up a copy of one of my zines or my new business card, designed by the fabulous Jess X. Chen (who will have her art and prints for sale there […]
And now, for an announcement: This weekend is the NYC 2014 Feminist Zine Fest! I am a proud planner and schemer (the Pressure Cooker on our team), and I would love to see y’all out there. Come out to the James Room (4th Floor, Barnard Hall) at Barnard College on 116th and Broadway between 1-6pm […]
It’s been quite a long time in the making, but I’ve finally finally finished putting together my art zine: Loving Ghosts. The theme is on support networks – people in my life who have been invisible loving supports to me as I walk my journey. I wanted to do a lot of mixed media work, […]
I didn’t want to get out of bed in the morning. I read part of my poetry assignment from the confines of a comforter cave, waiting for the last possible moment before I had to rise, dress myself, and get on the train to the Feminist Zine Fest. It wasn’t out of lack of excitement, […]
This weekend, I will be all over the place. First, I am going to the Active Minds conference to present my preliminary research on Asian American women in college and their attitudes towards mental health and counseling. The conference is going to be in DC, so I’ll be getting up very early and coming back […]
In case you couldn’t make it to the Meet Me at the Race Riot zine event, here is a complete videocast of it for your enjoyment: And if you’re in a video-watching mood, make sure to also check out my tutorial on how to make a micro-mini zine.