by Nithin Coca | Jul 11, 2014 | Book Reviews, Features, NithinCoca, Writing
Stories have incredible power. Even before there was a written word, tales passed orally, from person to person, generation to generation, connecting people through the long eons of human history. It is narratives, whether it be narratives about lives, or stories... 
by Nithin Coca | Oct 27, 2013 | Features, NithinCoca, Society
This piece is the second in a series of articles on Asian culture and identity – starting with my experiences growing in America. Originally appeared in 8Asians. As a incoming Freshmen at UC-Irvine, I was amazed to see that more than half the tables at the... 
by Nithin Coca | Oct 12, 2013 | Features, NithinCoca, Society
Let me start on a lighter note – an anecdote from my Freshman year of College, more than 10 years ago. I was at the In-N-Out across the street from the dorms, in bar-seating facing a window towards the campus, with two Asian-Americans dorm-mates I’d just... by Nithin Coca | Aug 26, 2013 | Features, NithinCoca
A genuine choice never feels like a sacrifice. If you act from your heart, instead of feeling constrained, following your values is liberating. When your actions match your morals, the strength you gain inside is, I believe, the most powerful force in the world. That... by Nithin Coca | Apr 9, 2013 | Features, NithinCoca
One day, when I was in high school, I returned home from school to find my grandma, Amama in Telugu, laying on the sofa, still. I walked over, slowly. This was strange, I thought. She was usually out and about, or, would have woken upon hearing me enter. I looked at... 
by Nithin Coca | Jan 7, 2013 | International, Photos
When dreams come true, they no longer seem like dreams. For me to imagine that, when I first took an airplane abroad alone, to Paris, that I had no friends anywhere in Europe or Asia. Now, years later, many, if not most, of my friends are abroad. Which means I’m...
