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…
Read MoreAll 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.
Read MoreNever 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.
Read MoreThere 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.
Read MoreI 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.
Read More“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.
Read MoreWhen it comes to everything from personal style to home decor, the pendulum swings from over-the-top maximalism to the simple lines of minimalism.
Read MoreTwo women take on one subject. This month: how introverts and extroverts take care of self-care.
Read MoreFeeling the worry and stress more than ever right now, I did what I often do when I’m trying to get a handle on something: I turned to books. And that’s when I found Kate Rope.
Read MoreWhen I was a kid, I used to play in a former graveyard. Back then, I thought the forest behind my neighbor’s house, with its mini ditches and adjacent mounds, was the perfect place for hide and seek with my friends.
Read MoreDespite its association with cutesy cards and over-reliance on heart-shaped chocolate, Valentine’s Day always has me ruminating on relationships and how we connect with each other. “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...” pondered poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. According to author Gary Chapman, there are exactly five... love languages, that is.
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