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Exporting Used Garments to Poor Countries

Exporting Used Garments to Poor Countries

Last year, I went to see the Africa Fashion exhibit at Brooklyn Museum. Seeing the beautiful traditional fabrics from all over Africa and works of contemporary African fashion and textile designers...

Exporting Used Garments to Poor Countries

Last year, I went to see the Africa Fashion exhibit at Brooklyn Museum. Seeing the beautiful traditional fabrics from all over Africa and works of contemporary African fashion and textile designers...

Anti Trend

Anti Trend

I am angry about Shein and similar cheap (both in price and quality wise) brands. They sell ridiculously cheap clothings, such as $2 shirts online. Customers order $150 worth of such items,...

Anti Trend

I am angry about Shein and similar cheap (both in price and quality wise) brands. They sell ridiculously cheap clothings, such as $2 shirts online. Customers order $150 worth of such items,...

Life On Its Own

Life On Its Own

During the Covid, I volunteered at a food pantry run by a non-profit organization called Hour Children, in the midst of big housing projects in Long Island City, Queens, New...

Life On Its Own

During the Covid, I volunteered at a food pantry run by a non-profit organization called Hour Children, in the midst of big housing projects in Long Island City, Queens, New...

eyes of teddy bears

Thing About Eyes

At first, I didn't attach eyes to the teddy bears. I considered them to be interior objects rather than plush toys. I also thought the eyes were rather distracting, as the...

Thing About Eyes

At first, I didn't attach eyes to the teddy bears. I considered them to be interior objects rather than plush toys. I also thought the eyes were rather distracting, as the...

Why Do I Recycle?

Why Do I Recycle?

When I was working at a thrift shop in 2022 in a poor neighborhood in NYC, donations came daily. The quality of which ranged from perfectly usable to complete trash....

Why Do I Recycle?

When I was working at a thrift shop in 2022 in a poor neighborhood in NYC, donations came daily. The quality of which ranged from perfectly usable to complete trash....

Tree of Life

Tree of Life

I was urged to make a statement last year and I did. We tend to forget swayed by daily chores, but time is running out. Yes, I am talking about environmental...

Tree of Life

I was urged to make a statement last year and I did. We tend to forget swayed by daily chores, but time is running out. Yes, I am talking about environmental...