Published inZORADiscarded: Understanding an EstrangementPhoto by Andrey ZvyagintsevMar 16, 202332Mar 16, 202332
Published inHuman PartsDisowning My (Korean) Mother’s UnhappinessFor most of my life, I have carried my mother’s unhappiness, sloshing in an aged brown vat atop a rolled towel on my head, the way old…Apr 3, 202232Apr 3, 202232
Published in#StopAsianHateFrom the Other Side of ToleranceDuring the pandemic, people had to make decisions about who was worth risking spending time with. We rarely made the cut.Jul 20, 20216Jul 20, 20216
Published inThe ShadowThe Making of Asian-American IdentitiesJay Caspian Kang’s recent New York Times Magazine feature on Steven Yeun is not really a story about Steven Yeun. It is an exploration —…Feb 5, 2021Feb 5, 2021
The Idea of Racism Is a RuseEquality alone is a compromise. Justice was forsaken for safety, and America has failed to uphold its end of the bargain.Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020
Must Asian-Americans Cast Their Stones at Tou Thao?In the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests, Asian-American writers and activists have flocked to urge fellow Asian-Americans to speak…Jul 9, 2020Jul 9, 2020
