Balancing Two Worlds: Creating A Unified Identity
Walking down a crowded street, surrounded by a sea of other Chinese faces and bodies leaves me with this sense of anonymity I am unable to find at home. There […]
Tag Archives: Asian American
From One Generation to the Next: A Movement Spreads
When I first began receiving recognition for this blog, my mother asked me how long I would continue writing. I responded, “As long as it makes me happy.” This answer seemed […]
Why Ferguson Should Matter to Asian-Americans
It’s time to stop pitting Asian Americans against African Americans to strengthen the center of whiteness in the United States. This is a great article explaining why Ferguson should matter […]
5 Reasons Men Love Asian Girls
If this doesn’t scream Asian fetish, I don’t know what does. “For those who have yet to appreciate their exotic qualities” – exotic is not a personality trait. I am […]
Half-Asian sublimation: My unexpected, internalized racism
This article struck me as I am learning (or at least trying) to find balance between my Asian and American identities. I am incredibly proud of my Chinese roots, but […]
“Someone complimented me on my English last summer. This was my response.”
Originally posted on Vocal Context:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOd6wLOUiPU This is a new performance piece I wrote for the VASTA Cabaret in London this summer at my alma mater, the Royal Central School…
Miss Saigon Comes to My Hometown
A modified version of a letter I sent to my city’s local theatre company ———————————————————————————————- To Whom it May Concern, I recently enjoyed a wonderful production of A Chorus Line, performed […]
One Year Blogiversary
Dear all, My one year blogiversary is coming up this July 31st. I won’t have access to my computer then, so I figured I’d write this celebratory piece now. I […]
Chinese-ness
Is Chinese identity personal, national, cultural, political? Does it migrate, become malleable or transmuted? When is it authentic, sacred, exotic, kitsch? Wing’s latest project employs various documentary and conceptual photographic […]
AMERICAN GIRL®: WE WANT AN ASIAN DOLL
If you agreed at all with my last blog post (To Girls, From Consumer Culture: White is Beautiful) on the disconcerting effects of the lack of diversity in our children’s […]
Red Thread Broken 