Finding My Birth MotherThis December, my life changed forever. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that I would one day find my Vietnamese birth mothe
American DaughterAmerican Son's Chef Ma has taken classic American comfort food and infused it with Asian ingredients. It isn't Asian fusion. It is A
Crazy Rich Asians and the Story of the Asian DiasporaCrazy Rich Asians tells a story about a first generation Asian American who is confronted with the age-old question of "Are you Asian
Yellow Peril Against White SupremacyNow more than ever, we need to show up to defend ourselves and our fellow people of color, because injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
Shame is a Five Letter WordShame is how they look at you when you tell them you can’t speak the language. Their eyes ask, how can you be Vietnamese if you can’t speak
That's Not My NameWhen people say my American name, it feels like they’re referring to a stranger. But at least I’m more likely to get a job.
Do You Recognize Me Now?I once bought into what was whispered into my brain: my Filipino culture was backwards and inferior to western, white culture.
Fighting for Cultural Hybridity“Make sure you raise your kids to be Singaporean/Filipino," people seemed to say. "Don’t let them forget who they are.”