How My Family Ended Up in Texas
If you fly Southwest Airlines, check out the April 2018 issue of their magazine. I have an essay about my grandparents' grocery store.
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Filet-O-Comfort
Thrilled to share an essay on Shondaland about a very important topic: my love of the Filet-O-Fish.
Things I Wrote in 2017
As I look back on 2017, I wanted to share a few things that I wrote this year.
Southern Fried Asian
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.
Houston, A Love Letter
It's hard to watch your hometown destroyed from afar. I wrote a love letter to Houston in Vogue.
To Swim is to Endure: On Living with Chronic Pain
I have a personal essay on Catapult about my relationship to swimming and how it helps me get through chronic headaches and writer's block.
Exploring the History of Chinatown Through Food
APEX Express on KPFA-FM aired a story of mine about an art exhibit in San Francisco Chinatown that explores the history of the neighborhood through food.
Resistance Rooster
How a Lunar New Year card turned into a fundraiser, and Resistance Rooster came to be.
Recent Stories for APEX Express on KPFA-FM
Here are a few stories I've contributed lately to APEX Express radio.
Growing Up the Child of Immigrants
I have a guest post on Angry Asian Man about Dansk cookie tins as storage, hoarding napkins, and other things that might be familiar to you if you were raised by immigrant parents.
