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Feb 24

Coming of Age Through Three Bowls of Soup

A Collection of Palatable Stories of Growing Up — There is something about a sizzling bowl of soup that awakens our senses and unlocks the brain’s hippocampus. In fact, evolution has wired humans in such a way so that food often taps into our memory reservoir. Three soups come to mind when I reflect on the road of my…

Life

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Coming of Age Through Three Bowls of Soup
Coming of Age Through Three Bowls of Soup
Life

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Jan 7

The Big Bad Wolf Who Ate a Rainbow

And other bedtime tales from my son’s lair — “Mommy can you tell me a story of the Big Bad Wolf?” “Sure, honey — the one about the Three Little Pigs?” “No no…not that one. I want a new one.” “A new one? I don’t think I know any new Big Bad Wolf stories.” “Can you make up one…

Culture

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The Big Bad Wolf Who Ate a Rainbow
The Big Bad Wolf Who Ate a Rainbow
Culture

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Dec 27, 2022

The Mighty Bean That Unites the World

Lessons from a Costa Rican Coffee Farm — “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it is attached to the rest of the world.” — John Muir, co-founder of the Sierra Club and Father of the National Park System A pickup truck rumbled over the road as a small ball of light illuminated the…

Life

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The Mighty Bean That Unites the World
The Mighty Bean That Unites the World
Life

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Published in ZORA

·Nov 4, 2022

I had him at “Ni Hao!”

Taking the aggression out of microaggressions “Sometimes people just want to not feel as if they are walking on eggshells, and they want some acknowledgment that life is messy and that all of us, at any given moment, can say things the wrong way, make mistakes.” — President Obama Chug…

Culture

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I had him at “Ni Hao!”
I had him at “Ni Hao!”
Culture

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Published in The Shadow

·Oct 9, 2022

My Acquaintance with Ghosts

And why I choose the supernatural over the rational mind — It was another sweltering day in Guangzhou, China. My brother and I stayed in while my mom and aunt, with whom we were living, went to the market. …

Life

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My Acquaintance with Ghosts
My Acquaintance with Ghosts
Life

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Published in The Shadow

·Sep 17, 2022

A Chronicle of A Chinese Restaurant in Brooklyn

Making it in the Land of Opportunity — I heard a gong-like bang that shook the floor. Abandoning my homework, I hopped off my chair and sped around the hallway into the kitchen. My uncle, glimmering in sweat, waved at me and said in Cantonese: mo see mo see (冇事,冇事) — It’s nothing! It’s nothing! Apparently the cover…

Life

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A Chronicle of A Chinese Restaurant in Brooklyn
A Chronicle of A Chinese Restaurant in Brooklyn
Life

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Jul 7, 2022

I am an Atheist. I Wish I Believed in a God.

A reflection on finding spirituality — On a beautiful spring morning in May 2022, I called 911 to rush my husband to the emergency room. My son whimpered in his bedroom. I gently closed his door as I assured him that the commotion he was hearing was the doctor taking daddy to the doctor’s office. The…

Self Improvement

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I am an Atheist. I Wish I Believed in a God.
I am an Atheist. I Wish I Believed in a God.
Self Improvement

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Jun 9, 2022

What Confucius Said About Free Speech

An account of cultural misreading of a cherished American right — For the purpose of this article, “first-generation” specifically refers to Chinese immigrants who came to the United States during, or shortly after, the Chinese Cultural Revolution in the 1970s-80s; “second-generation” refers to the first-generation’s children who were born in the United States or arrived as children. “Do not suppress my…

Life

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What Confucius Said About Free Speech
What Confucius Said About Free Speech
Life

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May 5, 2022

In Celebration of Becoming Your Mother

A daughter’s reflection on this Mother’s Day — I hummed a tune while I sliced bananas into the blender to make a smoothie for my son. He cheerfully hopped onto his stepping stool to watch the action. After pouring his drink, I used a spoon to scrape off the banana peel and applied the paste onto my face…

Life

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In Celebration of Becoming Your Mother
In Celebration of Becoming Your Mother
Life

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Mar 17, 2022

The Spectacle on Grand Street

Accounts from inside a kaleidoscope — The blizzard propelled me along Grand Street that traverses Manhattan’s Lower East Side like a conveyor belt of people and goods. As snow progressively formed a carpet beneath my feet, the wind suddenly blew me into a tizzy. As if blasted into a kaleidoscope, I zipped past colorful Chinese storefronts…

New York City

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The Spectacle on Grand Street
The Spectacle on Grand Street
New York City

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