My parents visiting Washington, D.C. for the first time The Viet Nam War is considered to be a large part of American history. Many of its memories and the people involved are commemorated as memorials, artifacts, and exhibits at our nation’s capital. When my parents visited me in December 2018, I took them to theContinue reading “The Andersons, Part 3”
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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-EditorContinue 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”
CAT VO BAKES 