Living up to my name
I have a Chinese first name that sounds like an English name and means comfort. Ten years ago,…
Korean mums in fact and fiction
The last thing I expected was to confuse a real life person in the memoir Tell Me The…
What I found curious about Japan
In my uni days, I took a course called Japanese Law & Society, of which I remember only…
Books I read in 2023
I got back into audiobooks in a big way in 2023, after a total break from them last…
Green martyrs and holistic faith
A little English church in Madrid When I lived in Madrid as a university exchange student, I attended…
Asian pride, or lack thereof
If I’m honest, I’m probably more proud of my parents’ law degrees than they are of mine. I’m…
Babel, or how not to write yourself into your novel
In many ways, R.F. Kuang’s Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History seemed a novel written…
Books I read in 2022
The best of what I read in 2022, in the order in which I read them. Gilead –…
Three transformative perspectives on hospitality
I’ve always admired people who can host a good dinner party. I’m in awe of their ability to…
Rediscovering Ethan Hawke
I had a dream recently that I was hanging out with Ethan Hawke. We were sitting on either…