How much for this one?

I was in a convenience store in Phuket one evening, looking for band-aids with my friend, when this European tourist walked in and made a bee-line for me. At least, I think he was a tourist. (He dressed like a homeless person so I couldn't be sure.) The first words out of his mouth were, …

Violence is intergenerational

I follow a couple of online media outlets to keep up with Asian American-specific news. This year, I noticed a strange pattern. At the very beginning of 2017, I was surprised to see violence against an 83-year-old Asian woman on my newsfeed. Strange that anyone would hurt an elderly woman, and an Asian/Asian American one at that. …

to love a self

Whether you immigrated when you were 12, were born in the U.S., or came over so early you barely remember your birth country, none of that matters. We all know the drill, the "ching chong, chink" slurs thrown at you in the school hallways, the assumption that you're from China, the guessing game that follows if …