DoDW – Departure Day
Departure Day – 2/25/2015 My mom and dad woke me up early in the morning in order for us to arrive at the airport in time. I’m not sure if […]
Speak Up for #CitizenshipForAllAdoptees
Today, April 19th, is the first Adoptee Citizenship Act Day of Action (ACA). Adoptees and allies from across the country will be meeting with representatives to support the bill’s passage […]
On Asian American Pacific Islander Representation
I can’t recall how many times someone of non-Chinese ethnicity has come up and greeted me with a quick “nihao.” While I am Chinese American, these experiences don’t give me […]
Diary of a Diasporic Woman – Part 1
I was recently asked to write about my time abroad. Since coming back to relationships and cities that seem relatively unaltered, it has been easy to pocket my experiences […]
Nanjing Massacre Museum
I have many stories from my time in Nanjing, China that I have yet to write on publicly. It’s taken me a while to settle back in and get into a […]
What’s Wrong with Nihao
It was about quarter to noon when my stomach began rumbling, signaling to me that it was time to have an early lunch. Lost in my own thoughts, I casually […]
An Exploration of Orientalism & Asian Cultural Appropriation as Found in American Music
Ripped From My Roots
I remember being asked on multiple occasions to make a family tree as a school assignment. This subject is broached somewhat in the book, Star of the Week, by Darlene Friedman […]
15 Times My Educators Failed Me as a Transracial Adoptee
I’ve written a lot about racism I received when I was young from my peers, but I think it’s important to talk about racism and bias from teachers and other adults […]
Adoptee Citizenship Act (S. 2275)
The Child Citizen Act of 2000 granted international adoptees coming into the United States immediate citizenship. This act, however, did not provide retroactive citizenship for adoptees adopted before that date. […]
Red Thread Broken 