Lessons from KAAN 2017
As the plane landed, my friend and I grabbed our bags and quickly boarded the car waiting for us at the Pittsburgh airport. We maneuvered through the city traffic and […]
Category Archives: Reflections
Remembering with No Memories
My fingers glazed over little ceramic bowls, colorful vases, beautiful hand-carved wood boxes, and other products deemed mother-worthy by the store in celebration of Mother’s Day. I walked over to […]
The Yearning
This piece was originally published in an anthology titled Home. … It was late February, and I stood perched at my kitchen window, welcoming the sun-streaked curtains, the slightly rising temperatures, […]
Within My Skin
Originally published in Gazillion Voices Magazine, 2014 […]
Asian Fail
As the leaves on the trees begin to drop, signifying the change of seasons, I am reminded of the joy and learning that comes with autumn and the beginning of […]
Finding Dory As An Adoption Story
In this mid-July heat, one of the most classic summer activities is going to the dark, highly air-conditioned movie theater to sit down and relax for a while. I went […]
On Asian American Pacific Islander Representation
I can’t recall how many times someone of non-Chinese ethnicity has come up and greeted me with a quick “nihao.” While I am Chinese American, these experiences don’t give me […]
Diary of a Diasporic Woman – Part 1
I was recently asked to write about my time abroad. Since coming back to relationships and cities that seem relatively unaltered, it has been easy to pocket my experiences […]
Nanjing Massacre Museum
I have many stories from my time in Nanjing, China that I have yet to write on publicly. It’s taken me a while to settle back in and get into a […]
What’s Wrong with Nihao
It was about quarter to noon when my stomach began rumbling, signaling to me that it was time to have an early lunch. Lost in my own thoughts, I casually […]
