Introspection
Taking Off Your Shirt Means Something
With each question, the hookup gains stakes, a momentum of affirmation.
No More Sixteen Candles
These comedians and I are having a conversation, and we don’t need a big wooden table in a Harvard seminar to talk about diaspora, our parents, and Asianness in America. We don’t have to explain unbelonging to each other.
Whose Body Part Is It Anyway?
Over winter break, I watched the first season of “Botched” in three days.
Further Realms: 'Nipsey Hussle, Can You Hear Me?'
Perhaps this kind of conscious, selfless reflection brings us closer to the kind of existence that happens once our time on this plane is up.
Talking Out Loud When My Roommate's Gone
When I first started watching Korean dramas, I was too young to be cynical.
Looking Through Myself
When I was three my father came home from work one day with an enormous canvas, twice as big as me, featuring the photo. This canvas hung in our living room on a wall facing the front door, so any visitors to our home would be unexpectedly greeted by our smiles.
Spring Break Postcard: House Hunting with Yelp
As a Yelp Elite member, I was tasked with finding the restaurants, so we set out on a culinary tour of the South.
Spring Break Postcard: Spring Break In The 51st State
The more I explored San Juan, the more I noticed the frustrations lying beneath the vibrant surface.
Spring Break Postcard: Having to Be There
Instead of settling themselves through sharing, certain stories seemed to become tainted in the act of telling.
Spring Break Postcard: Unfamiliar Insider
As I temporarily assumed the role of Harvard tour guide, I realized the extent of my campus knowledge, and not just in a geographic sense.
Tern, Not Gull
Once a tern was caught, I’d come out of hiding and reach my hand into the trap, gently gripping the fluttering bird and slipping it into a cloth bag.
Tarot Column
Looking at the full spread of cards, the psychic tells me that the past two years have been a transition period in my life.
