Melissa Hung

Author: Melissa Hung

Lit Crawl San Francisco | Oct 20, 2018

October 8, 2018

Events

A program for Litquake 2018 next to a cup of coffee and a plate with a cookie. The cover of the guide has an illustration of 5 people, who appear to be women, with books

I’ll be reading inside a vintage clothing store at Lit Crawl San Francisco, the massive one-night literary crawl through the city’s Mission District. Lit Crawl is part of the weeklong Litquake festival, which starts on October 11. Stirring the Pot: Women writers of color reflect on food, migration, and culture. Saturday, October 20, 2018, 5 – 6 p.m. Wallflower, 1176 Valencia St, San Francisco Featuring: Melissa Hung, Grace Hwang Lynch, Sabina Khan-Ibarra, Shikha Saklani Malaviya, Michelle Villegas Threadgould, and […]

Hella Asian | Oakland | July 13, 2018

July 4, 2018

by Melissa Hung

Events

Flyer for HELLA ASIAN, A night of diversity in storytelling, Friday, July 13, 7-10 pm, Impact Hub Oakland, 2323 Broadway, Oakland"

I'm speaking at HELLA ASIAN, a storytelling event featuring Asian American and Pacific Islander media makers and creatives.

How My Family Ended Up in Texas

April 2, 2018

by Melissa Hung

Literary / News

A magazine open to a spread. There is an illustration of a man behind a counter and the text reads, "Counter Revolution. My grandparents from China risked everything to start a humble grocery store in an unlikely place and changed by family forever."

If you fly Southwest Airlines, check out the April 2018 issue of their magazine. I have an essay about my grandparents' grocery store.

Immigrant Love for the Filet-O-Fish

January 20, 2018

by Melissa Hung

Literary / News

A photo illustration of a Filet-O-Fish against a background of yellow, green, and blue.

Thrilled to share an essay on Shondaland about a very important topic: my love of the Filet-O-Fish.

What I Wrote in 2017

January 3, 2018

by Melissa Hung

News

A reconstructed guard tower at Manzanar. In the distance are snow-capped mountains.

As I look back on 2017, I wanted to share a few things that I wrote this year.

Southern Fried Asian

September 13, 2017

by Melissa Hung

News

I'm the guest this week on Southern Fried Asian, a podcast about Asian Americans from the South. I talk to host Keith Chow about Houston, hurricanes, and how to get your queso through TSA security.