Hong Kong
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The Old Woman
CONTENT WARNING: This blog post contains graphic descriptions about suspected suicide. This may be disturbing or triggering for some individuals. Proceed with caution or refrain from reading if there is sensitivity to this type of content. For about a year after my initial inpatient stay in the hospital Māmā and I would travel to the hospital Continue reading
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Well Done
CONTENT WARNING: This blog post contains graphic descriptions of burn injuries, including details about skin damage, blistering, charring, and pain. This may be disturbing or triggering for some individuals. Proceed with caution or refrain from reading if there is sensitivity to this type of content. Bàbà’s wailing haunted the dimly lit stairwell like a shadow, Continue reading
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Same but Different
ASSIGNMENT: One of the first assignment in the masters writing program was to write about the same ‘thing’ but simultaneously completely different. I thought this would be a great opportunity to provide some insights to what being an immigrant is like even with something as simple as grocery shopping. Enjoy. *** Fleeting Memories Time, the Continue reading
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Fortunate Ones
For as long as I can remember, I knew that I would not grow old in Hong Kong. For as long as I can remember I knew that I would not even graduate from primary school in Hong Kong. The plan was always to vacate the tropical little island before it fell back into the Continue reading
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Becoming Independent
My relationship with Māmā has always been strained. Where other children may have been raised to be dependent on their parents, I never really developed such dependency passed the age of 8. We immigrated to New York in February 1978. I was 8 years old and knew only two English sentences telling anyone who had Continue reading
The Angry Typist 