It seems like everyone has an opinion on Tiger Mom these days. Including me (I guess). I’ve been invited by The Today show (not that one), China Radio International’s flagship news magazine program to participate in a special panel discussion inspired by the Amy Chua’s controversial book, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” to speak on [...]

Contributor Anastasia Kim reviews East West Player’s reading of Udaya Kanthi Salgadu’s Letters From My Mother. As the first month of the new year comes to a close, I applaud the efforts of those who were, and still are, involved in the campaign to raise or heighten awareness of human trafficking and modern day slavery. [...]

I grew up eating everything from cow tongue and 1,000-year-old egg (don’t cringe) to some good ol’ American-style pork chow mein. Though how the foods are prepared are on opposite ends of the spectrum — from how your ancestors made it to more Americanized techniques — they all have one thing in common: the foods [...]

I remember when my two Norcal pledge sisters from culturally-based sorority Sigma Phi Omega called the florist to place flower orders to be delivered to their mothers for May 10, 2009. The concept was rather foreign to me because I live at home. I could easily create or hand my mother a gift in person. However, [...]

Patty Chang Anker and her immigrant family knew one path to success — the academic one. So when she discovered her adopted daughter had special needs, she learned to step back, let go and just breathe. ISSUE: Summer 2011 DEPT: My Story STORY: Patty Chang Anker “I’m not going to college,” G de- clares. She [...]