July 7, 2017
Walk, Wander and Wonder
Are you a walker? Do you find yourself talking a walk in the woods, in…
June 24, 2017
Do You Still Stay in Touch with Former Colleagues?
Last week, I visited Tokyo with two of my former colleagues whom I worked with…
June 19, 2017
Looking Foreign
For Memorial Day weekend, my boyfriend Brian and I went up to Maine to hike…
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…
June 1, 2017
Yes She Can. But How Far is Too Far?
Last week, a Facebook post showing a photo of a smiling Chinese student in cap…
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 24, 2017
A father’s love — like mountain, like water.
Going abroad might be a carefree vacation for you, but to my family, it is…
May 22, 2017
Sorry…Women only
I first encountered the women-only subway section in Tokyo. Before going to Tokyo, I have…
April 17, 2017
Lessons about my “Chineseness” from a Cleaning Lady
I never thought I would discover a part of me that is deeply authoritarian and…