JOURNEY TO FIFTY: MY ADVICE TO GEN Z
I wish someone had told me these things. Not in passing, not through social media. But sit me down, eyeball-to-eyeball, telling me what I am …
Chinese-American Experience
Blaming it All on the Himalayas: A Provocative Analysis of Race Relations
The mob erupted, clanged, and pealed under #BlackLivesMatter and #StopAsianHate in a cacophonous harmony. There I was, letting out a breathless squeak. My voice didn’t …
My Clutter Story II
I have heard enough. Many women say they are a horror when it comes to household management. While tips for good housekeeping abound, most notably …
How We Survived Five Days Without Power
Fast and furious would be the words to describe an unlikely wind storm named Isaias. (It’s not pronounced “Isaiah-s” like the prophetic book of the …
An Idiot’s Rant about American Politics and Hope for both Trump Supporters and Haters
I did not want to write about politics. Political analysis is not my strength. My strength is in storytelling – this is what people tell …
Boys Don’t Cry, But Fathers Do
I was 21, not even dating, but I was already thinking about my big day. I would use it as an arsenal against my father. …
An America-Loving Chinese Mom
“Mom, we don’t seem patriotic,” my younger daughter said, “I don’t see that we wave the American flag on the 4th of July. We just …
Big Two
“How did your trip to Houston go?” A friend asked at a luncheon following the Easter service. I paused for a second and decided that I …
Live the Same Day Over and Over Again
I love the movie 50 First Dates so much that I watched it twice. The vivacious Lucy played by Drew Barrymore suffers short-term memory loss …
Hypocrisy
hy·poc·ri·sy həˈpäkrəsē noun the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense. It was Wednesday …
My Son Graduated Kindergarten
My son is eleven, and he’s in sixth grade. Without any hint of shame and a thumbs up, he proudly posed for a picture with his …