September 11, 2017
9/11 On My Mind
Sixteen years ago today, I almost didn’t get up. I was smelling the dust at…
September 5, 2017
Why Labor?
On this Labor Day, I find myself meditating over the meaning of labor. Do we…
August 25, 2017
Free Speech*
Last Friday, there was a counter-protest against the “Free Speech” rally (which accepted white supremacists)…
August 22, 2017
Season 2 – Episode 02: “Free to Speak?”
Free to Speak? In America, freedom of speech is a First Amendment right enshrined in…
July 31, 2017
Rock & Role
Last week, I talked with two friends considering big moves. One lives in San Francisco,…
July 7, 2017
Walk, Wander and Wonder
Are you a walker? Do you find yourself talking a walk in the woods, in…
June 18, 2017
A letter to Baba
Dear Baba 爸爸， Father’s Day always falls as summer begins to swell. This time of…
June 10, 2017
What travel means to me?
After I decided to stay at Toronto for two more nights after my business trip,…
June 5, 2017
Take 2
Listening to Mark Zuckerberg's speech to Harvard's graduating class of 2017, I was struck by…
May 29, 2017
If you don’t speak Chinese, you’re not my daughter
I remember the first time I saw Ma cry—because I made her. I was eight…
May 14, 2017
My Mother’s Choice
I’ve never really put much thought into Mother’s Day. My observation of this day usually…