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'Good Little Asian Girls'

Friday, May 29, 2015 / 8:59 PM
It was recently told to me that "good little Asian girls" never rebel. That "good little Asian girls" are happy doing what their parents tell them, and that there's nothing wrong with that because that's just how they are. That's just how, the speaker assumed, I am. "That's an offensive stereotype," I protested, but was silenced by the man's reassurance that it was...

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Fill-in-the-Blank (Non) Friday: Lasts

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 / 9:14 PM
This is an old "Fill-in-the-Blank Friday" I've done before that isn't even happening on a Friday, but I'm watching David Letterman's last Late Show, and it feels fitting to blog a bit about "lasts"... The last thing I ate was  chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.  The last time I went to the beach was  ...it' s been awhile. Last time I filled this out, I...

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What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 / 8:32 PM
I used to think I was the kind of person who would literally remove selected memories if she could. There were always moments attached to broken relationships, whether they were good or bad ones, that I found myself wishing I could forget. It was a reminder, in the moment, of how easy it was to tie your happiness to another person, and how...

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Leftovers: April 2015

Saturday, May 2, 2015 / 7:04 AM
I didn't even realize April was over until I was encoding videos yesterday at work and realized April 31st wasn't an actual thing. Happy May! One of the best things about April was that the weather was clearly changing and we had our first truly "nice" days of the year. I love when the seasons change because it feels like an opportunity for...

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