Wendy Gao
Wendy Gao
Wendy Gao
Editor-in-Chief, she/they
Wendy Gao is a fourth year studying American Studies and Political & Social Thought with a minor in Economics. They love matcha, shopping on Etsy, and will most definitely stop to pet dogs or take pictures of the sunset if you’re with her at golden hour!
See Wendy’s Work!
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Volume II, Issue IV: Letter from the Editors on Patchwork
Words by Wendy Gao, Jasmine Wang, Shaleah Tolliver, Aeyna Loughran-Pierce, Art by Jasmine Wang
Dear Beloved Reader,
In this sprawling earth, two small seeds were sown.
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Volume II, Issue III: Letters for Evelyn
Words by Wendy Gao
There are few instances when my faith and trust in words genuinely fail, but I have always doubted my ability to use them to encapsulate the breathing, laughing, crying, living-ness of someone I love, admire, and care deeply for.
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Volume II, Issue II: Letter from the Editors on Binaries
Words by Wendy Gao & Jasmine Wang, Art by Mariam Seshan
Dear Reader,
Many societies have creation or origin stories about the beginnings of this world. Listen—can you hear them?
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Volume II, Issue II: in death, for life
Words by Wendy Gao, Art by Angeline Phan
I looked over my shoulder
on the way home
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Volume II, Issue I: Letter from the Editors on Navigation
Words by Wendy Gao & Jasmine Wang, Art by Jenna Clare Trinidad
Dearest reader,
In this first issue of our second volume, Navigation, we’ve strapped on rucksacks heavy with the contradictions of desires and disillusionment, turning our faces toward the sun to set off to futures and destinations unknown.
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Volume II, Issue I: inhale / exhale me home
Words by Wendy Gao, Art by Sana F.
breathe in
the steam from
white rice,
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Volume II, Summer Issue: Letter from the Editors on Return
Words by Wendy Gao & Jasmine Wang, Art by Katie Vuong
Dear beloved reader,
Welcome back to Grounds, and welcome back to {in}Visible Magazine!
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Volume II, Summer Issue: Lessons from Returns
Words by Wendy Gao, Art by Mariam Seshan
“Arrival home” is a synonym for “return.”
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'23-24 Print Edition
Wendy’s Page Designs on pg 4, 10, 14, 21, 26
Find Jasmine’s writing on pg 1, 7-8, 29
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Volume I, Issue II: Letter from the Editors on Utopia & Dystopia
Words by Wendy Gao & Jasmine Wang, Art by Mariam Seshan
Dear reader,
Happy Asian Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month (ANHPIHM) from {in}Visible Magazine! This May marks the 31st year of celebrating ANHPI communities in the United States.
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Volume I, Issue I: Letter from the Editors on Memory
Words by Wendy Gao & Jasmine Wang, Art by Mariam Seshan
Dear reader,
In the beginning, there were memories. Memories of homelands, families, comfort food, languages, and religions.
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Volume I, Issue I: Inheritance
Words by Wendy Gao, Art by Tori Ochave
there is a gap
in language
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Volume I, Issue II: ghost from the machine
Words by Wendy Gao, Art by Mariam Seshan
when we came, we came with nothing but our bodies
the bodies we gave to labor and prostitution
