Welcome to my journey! I’m a budget-minded divorced mom, journalist, teacher, painter, student of green/holistic solutions and a pet lady. Home is a cozy house in the ‘burbs (Westchester County, N.Y.). Family consists of my teen daughter, plus our three cats and a dog. Yeah, that’s basically the whole bio. So you can stop reading right here.  ~_~

But just in case you want more information…

Current employment: digital reporter for Newsday. The job started Jan. 1, 2012. To get back in action, I quit a slew of part-time teaching gigs where the students came in all ages, shapes and backgrounds — such fun! I taught at NYU, The New School, St. John’s University, Sarah Lawrence College’s Writing Institute, Baruch and Mediabistro.

Before hitting the academic scene, life revolved around a 15-year journalism career that included an eight-year stint at The New York Daily News. My last assignment there was as a nationally syndicated columnist writing about diversity and the immigrant experience. Before the News, I worked at other papers: Crain’s New York Business, The Newark Star-Ledger and The Hudson-Dispatch. At every publication, I was the first Asian-American staffer ever hired. Being a historic artifact is kinda cool. But it feels even better to get back in the game as a 21st century online reporter for Newsday.

In terms of professional affiliations:

• Asian American Journalists Association (founder member, NY chapter)
• South Asian Journalists Association (member)
• Online News Association (member)
• Museum of Chinese in America (trustee, 1998-2007)
• New York State Board for Acupuncture (board member, 2002-2007).

Let’s see, what else….

On the personal front:

A proud product of NYC’s educational system, I’m a graduate of P.S. 1, J.H.S. 65, Stuyvesant H.S., Baruch College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

In 2000, my 18-year marriage ended in divorce. That was tough. But, thankfully, my ex- and I remain devoted partners in raising our daughter.

These days, I’m wondering if there’s such a thing as true love. Dating during the millenium has been….hmmm, how much time do you have to listen? Haha. Oh well. At the moment, I’m wedded to my work. But I confess to messing around with other passions, like painting and blogging — two essentials for my mental/emotional/spiritual health.

Life is strange, wonderful, unpredictable.

And I’m totally rolling with it. xoxoxoxo

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