A couple of months ago, my dear friend Lauren gave me a goody bag from the Package Free Shop for my birthday. After visiting the flagship store together in Brooklyn, we were elated to find a a place that served as a one-stop shop for so many of our needs, without any of the single-use plastic. … Continue reading Earth Day | Package Free
Month: April 2019
Hokkaido Milk Bread | Introduction
For this first blog post, I am going to share my Hokkaido milk bread story, how food shapes relationships, and why I'm starting this blog. During a hot and humid adventure in Japan last summer, I tasted Hokkaido milk bread for the first time. My best friend and I had just eaten Totoro cream puffs … Continue reading Hokkaido Milk Bread | Introduction
The Guilt of Happiness
This piece was published February 7, 2019 on the Women’s Wire blog titled as "My Heart Told Me To Explore And Learn: Growing Beyond Family Expectations & Finding Happiness." Women's Wire is a weekly digest for feminists of DC. I am forever grateful for the editing wisdom and talents of Founder and Co-Editor Devon and Co-Editor … Continue reading The Guilt of Happiness
USS Fox
My father, like many other Vietnamese people desperate to flee to safety, escaped via fishing boat in the middle of the night. Over a bowl of brown rice and thịt kho, he recalled: When I used the boat to escape to international water, we saw a lot of other boats, but nobody wanted to rescue us. … Continue reading USS Fox