JEANIE DIZON
Jeanie Dizon is a graduate of Brown University and the American Film Institute. Her documentary Death of a Cemetery has been distributed internationally. Although she specializes in film, she often thinks a thousand words is worth more than a single photo.
All BIPOC — and especially Asian — families dream of having their kids attend excellent colleges including the Ivy League schools. Though any Ivy makes the grade, for the Asian family, there is still a hierarchy within it.
Never underestimate the power of a woman behind the wheel — or the impact of a drive down the lane or across the country on her heart and mind.
There is no better educator in the world than a grandmother with some stories. There is an expectation for women across many cultures to be well-mannered, beautiful, a master of all things domestic, but in varying degrees, somewhat submissive to her husband.
I may be dating myself by admitting this, but I’m 100% an 80s kid. Fast forward to today, and I’m the one in charge. I even have my very own kid. But my, how times have changed.
“Where are you from?” It’s a common enough question from curious strangers making idle chit chat. However, for an Asian-American, it’s a rather loaded one.
When it comes to everything from personal style to home decor, the pendulum swings from over-the-top maximalism to the simple lines of minimalism.
Two women take on one subject. This month: how introverts and extroverts take care of self-care.
My family has a love affair with SPAM. There isn’t a single memory of a childhood meal that does not somehow involve it. No occasion was too casual — or too fancy — for a slab of that porky goodness. I remember popping open my vinyl Care Bear lunchbox to find room-temperature SPAM in between two slices of wilting white bread…