Statement of Purpose
A challenge that confronts Asian-Americans is that we often are viewed as “the other,” or “the perpetual foreigner” — that is, somehow fundamentally different than other Americans. Popular media tends …
Storyteller
I went to a comedy night, and on the seat there was a little flyer that said something like: ‘Storytelling: the art and craft of narrative. Come to a workshop.’. …
Generational Learning
My father was trained as an engineer in Mainland China back in the 1940’s. He got caught up in the conflict between the Communists and Nationalists — both sides tried …
Drawing To Be Seen
As a child I was dyslexic and shy. Learning was hard and school was terrifying for me. Like, if I had to speak up, I became extremely nervous, because I …
The Gift of Opportunity
I learned something at school and came home to talk to my parents about it. I was about ten. My parents had no idea about what I was talking about …
Be The Change
“In 2006, I saw a film called ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and leaving the theater I remember thinking we don’t have 100 years to solve this climate change problem, maybe just …
Healing Care
“I was about 10, and I went to play soccer. I remember that day it was rainy and cold, during the late fall, and I got really sick. My parents …
Befriending Outsiders
“I grew up in a very well off family. My father was a movie producer in Hong Kong. I was a number two son, and my older brother as a …
Backpacking Father
“When my oldest son Nathaniel was in the seventh grade I said, ‘Hey, you know, before you start high school, I want to do something special just you and me …
Journaling as Prayer
“Over my 8th grade summer, I attended Interlochen, an arts camp in the woods of Northern Michigan. When I went there, I was so homesick. It’s embarrassing to say, but I would …