No Name Woman by Maxine Hong Kingston

Reading this short story actually made me sad. I find it so sad how a village finds it okay to torment someone the way they did to the author's aunt. Sure, back then if a woman were to get pregnant from someone other than husband or without having a husband, it would be looked down on. However, it is entirely their own choice what they do with their body and their lives. A baby should be seen as a blessing and not some evil abomination. The fact that they all came to her house and started going completely ballistic, acting as animals is just plain sad. How could those people live with themselves especially after knowing they were the cause of someone's suicide? People seriously judge way too much, especially things that are none of their business.

When Eating Organic was Totally Uncool

After reading this article, I thought it was rather funny and sort of ironic how at first, eating organically was considered something of the less fortunate. Back then they had to grow their food in secrecy and they were ashamed to do it. They hated the fact that the food they ate was produced differently then everyone else's. Now in modern day, it turns out that eating organically is a luxury. You can only get your hands on organic food if you have the money to pay for it. People consider it to be fancy when you're eating organically. However, people never really give credit or remember where it all came from. Organic food turned out to actually be way healthier than what every one else was eating. I personally believe organic food should be available to everyone, but we all know money is such an issue. I wonder how the Hmong feel about starting a new trend.