ESSAYS
Asiatown Forever
Since taking root 40 years ago, the vibrant neighborhood remains a refuge for food and family. HOUSTONIA
Drum Head
But pain and pleasure intertwine in playing the drums, much as they do elsewhere in life. CATAPULT
The Meaning of a Dish: Honey Walnut Shrimp
The Chinese American dish that isn’t, really. RESY
Longing for the Water
Swimming has saved me over and over again. But this time it cannot. CATAPULT
Pain in the Brain
A column on life with a chronic headache. CATAPULT
When Authenticity Means a Heaping Plate of Tex-Mex
What does authentic mean, anyway, when cuisines migrates and adapt with people? SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Towards Chinatown
On the possibility of losing of my mother — and the loss of my mother tongue. LONGREADS
Stress Purchase of the Week: The Perfect Muji Sleepwear
How one fresh pair of PJs upgraded this writer’s sleep aesthetic. SHONDALAND
Counter Revolution
My grandparents from China risked everything to start a humble grocery store in an unlikely place — and changed my family forever. SOUTHWEST: THE MAGAZINE
Houston, a Love Letter
I write this from California, 1,900 miles away from my hometown, as I watch the devastation of Hurricane Harvey unfold. VOGUE
Filet-O-Comfort
My immigrant family made an American fast-food staple their own. SHONDALAND
Walking In Their Footsteps at a Former Japanese Internment Camp
I wanted to see Manzanar with my own eyes, so that my understanding of history might feel deeper through the experience of place. NPR
To Swim is to Endure
If I don’t swim, the pain grows. If I’m in more pain, what will become of my life? CATAPULT
FLASH NONFICTION
How to Check the Burners
In February, the burners finally fail on the 1960s Wedgewood stove, flickering empty like ghosts. WILDNESS
The Aunties at the YMCA
The aunties at the YMCA DGAF. JELLYFISH REVIEW