PinnedWhen the American Dream Becomes the American NightmareIs it fair to sell the vision of a dream at the price of one’s survival?Jul 11, 2020Jul 11, 2020
If ‘Everything Everywhere’ Doesn’t Win, I’ll Jump to the Verse Where It DoesMy almost-annual, sometimes-scandalous Oscars Best Pictures review.Mar 12, 20231Mar 12, 20231
The One Word That Helped Me Survive 2020This positive word got me through a negative year.Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021
Why I Received Death Threats After The 2016 Election“If I see you on the street, I will shoot you.”Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
I Measure Time by Haircuts and Laundry CyclesI’ve lived in New York for 74 washing cycles. Not two of them were the same.Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020
Every Crisis Is a TestA crisis brings out the best and the worst in people. When we are forced out of our comfort zone, we have no armor, just ourselves.Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020
10 Lessons I’m Carrying Into 2020 as a Queer, Vietnamese ManI think the second most well-known song in Vietnam, behind our national anthem, is ABBA’s “Happy New Year.” People play it in every home…Jan 1, 2020Jan 1, 2020
