February 28, 2020
The Art of the Audition
Seven months ago, I took the leap and moved to Los Angeles to continue pursuing…
January 31, 2020
Facing the New Year with a Mask
For various reasons, we are staying in Shanghai during this Chinese New Year. With the…
January 18, 2020
Same Bed, Different Dreams
Bed is holy. It is where we have come to Earth and where we may…
January 3, 2020
Trust the Dots Will Connect
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So…
December 27, 2019
The Farewell
My grandmother's dining table is never empty. You will always find a canister of chopsticks,…
December 13, 2019
Starting Over in Shanghai
I have been living in Shanghai since the end of July. Each day I try…
December 6, 2019
New York State of Mind
The word “new” used to excite me as a glimpse of another world. I yearned…
November 29, 2019
Saigon Chronicle – Week 5: Learning Vietnamese
After stumbling around on non-existent Vietnamese skills for the past month, we finally set up…
October 25, 2019
Saigon Chronicle – Week 4: Living Abroad in 2019
The first time I moved abroad was in 1998, from Taiwan to the United States.…
October 11, 2019
“How do you manage ambition with reality?
Last month, I was confronted by a young woman with this big question - “How…
September 6, 2019
Are Elite Colleges Bad for The Soul?
Whether an elite college is bad for the soul or not is a very personal…