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…
December 3, 2019
Episode #12 This Asian American Life: Don’t Call Me Crazy
What drives you crazy? How about being called just that - crazy. If you are…
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…
November 22, 2019
Thanksgiving in America
This is not my first time in America, but is definitely my first time in…
November 15, 2019
Yoga Is a Full Contact Sport
Last Sunday morning inside a crowded and sweaty yoga studio, I was instructed to hold…
November 8, 2019
Are You Ready for Marriage?
Recently, a 24-year-old Chinese girlfriend of mine complained that her parents are setting up 相亲…
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 22, 2019
Season 4 Episode #9: This Asian American Life: Finding
What if your father called you after you two hadn’t talked for a year? What…
October 19, 2019
These Films Inspire me – Sketches from the Heart
Joined by love. Separated by fear. Redeemed by hope. -Atonement He stepped down, trying not…
October 11, 2019
“How do you manage ambition with reality?
Last month, I was confronted by a young woman with this big question - “How…