Written for Us Two Tea I am incredibly proud of my heritage. I am beyond grateful that I can communicate well in both English and Mandarin. But I did not always feel this way. Born into a very traditional Taiwanese immigrant family yet raised in an American setting with exposure to American ...
Freedom Of Speech Is Not Your Excuse For Cyber Harassment
As published on Thought Catalog “You’re the worst, Josephine. Your mom should have done us all a favor and had an abortion.” It all started out as random hateful private messages on Instagram sent by one person from different anonymous accounts. I simply ignored them all, but by the ...
Slow down. Breathe. Look around. This is Life.
Right now, somewhere in the world, she is stepping out into the early morning spring chill with a black coffee in hand, thinking about how at that exact moment, he is arriving home exhausted after a long overnight shift. Somewhere else, someone else is sitting on a train wedged among strangers, ...
This is the Art of Letting Go
As published on ThoughtCatalog It was a grey day, the air damp with drizzling rain. Head overflowing with thoughts that couldn't be drowned out by the rain, I stopped by the coffee shop to work and found a spot facing out the window. I don't know what made me glance up in that particular moment, ...
Photo Journal: Stockholm on 35mm Film
At the end of the day, I think all that matters is that you live for the small things. Whether it's a smile from a stranger, the train arriving right on time, a good morning text, or even just the crease of a shadow striking in the perfect corner... fall in love with the small things and you'll fall ...
