There’s a window in my room that opens out to Wanhua District in Taipei. It’s late February 2021. From here I can see a crane game store, the construction of a building a few blocks away, and my favorite: a sliver of sidewalk which allows me to watch pedestrians come…

Milpitas, CA. Little known to most people outside of the Bay Area, Milpitas is a small city that spans the length of three freeway exits along 680 and is the place I proudly call my hometown. …

During quarantine, there are those who have used the stay at home orders as an excuse to put on the “quarantine pounds.” Gyms are closed or they only offer limited outdoor training options and many people are wary about working out near other people, even outdoors For myself, the pandemic…

A major hole in our education system is financial literacy, particularly in the stock market. With the current ease and prevalence of investing options, it’s important now more than ever that we start teaching our youth financial terminology and concepts. My interest in the stock market started in high school…

Having lived in the Northridge area of the San Fernando Valley for over five years, I’ve been able to explore and patronize the various shops around the area. …

“Where are you from?” The San Francisco Bay Area. “Ok, but I mean…where are your parents from?” Taiwan. “Awesome! I love pad Thai.” This exchange above has happened frequently to me since I was a child and still happens from time to time as an adult. Taiwan has a little…

Over a year ago Wuhan, China–the most populous city in Hubei province with 11 million people–was completely locked down to stop the spread of the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 (COVID-19). …

The blues. Feeling down. Depression. For the longest time, I didn’t understand what to call this feeling that would pop up and burrow itself into me. Today before writing this, I had a blue spell and it’s only now slipping away. …

Recently there has been some online controversy between TikTok-ers Eileen Huang (@bobacommie) and Nina Lin (@n.nina666) …