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An Asian Woman’s Guide to Advocacy April 4, 2023 My intermediate-level classes are in the last stretch of deep learning about Japanese incarceration during WWII. Over the past six weeks,
February 8, 2023 I was in a local bookstore’s business section and hoping to find a book on stock investment by Warren Buffett. I was pacing up and down the
December 22, 2022 In 2020, the National Asian American Voter survey found that 70% of Asian Americans supported Affirmative Action, while only 16% of them opposed it. Despite this, some
October 6, 2022 It was on a cold April morning, I received an email from my niece’s school informing me that she was on the verge of failing her English
July 5, 2022 The first time I learned about proms in America was during the movie, “American Pie.” My newly arrived Chinese brain couldn’t comprehend what I was watching. My
June 16, 2022 Very often, the media portrays Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) with stereotypes and biases, so it is not surprising that audiences have all been plagued by
May 19, 2022 I haven’t seen my mom since COVID-19 launched its invasion of the world. Three years ago on a hot summer afternoon and 3 hours before I flew
Feb. 17, 2022 My mom always told me that regardless of how far and how long one travels, no matter how many new customs, lifestyles, and even ways of thinking
Jan. 20, 2022 In Charles Yu’s book, Interior Chinatown: A Novel, Yu explores the painful experiences of Asian Americans on screen: often, they are expected to speak with a fake
Dec. 23, 2022 This is part three in Haiyun Lu’s Little Things Matter Series. Just a few weeks ago, Licorice Pizza began showing in selective theaters. While the movie has