I launched this blog in 2008. My mini-me.
Top 10 issues for Asian Americans in the workplace
June 6, 2017
There’s a new survey out about being of Asian or Pacific heritage in the American workplace. And people, it’s stressful. But the good news is that we’re talking more about […]
Why I’m becoming a professional coach
May 19, 2017
This weekend, I’m in Arlington, Va. for life coach training, yay! Taking on this new role pulls together all the skills from my life journey. I only realized I was looking […]
How childhood shapes our relationship with money
May 6, 2017
The homework was to bring in a dollar. Now, my creative writing students sat around the big classroom table. Each of them held a George Washington in their hands. “Okay, […]
My 1st time on a big boat: Sheila E. cruise
February 19, 2017
One more item crossed off the bucket list! I’m just back from a Sheila E. cruise — yup, that Sheila E., who was Prince’s drummer and Latina lover. The trip […]
August 6, 2016
I survived turning 60! And I’m here to report that tipping past the half-century decade offers new options for fabulousness. To enjoy it, I just need to get out of […]
Publishing: Great advice & ideas from Asian American Writers Workshop
June 26, 2016
Picture a century-old, Renaissance-revival style meeting hall in downtown Brooklyn, with stately Corinthian columns and vaulted, 40-foot ceilings. Fill it with a youngish, multiracial, multi-gendered crowd. They are novelists, poets and […]
Creativity secret from the masters: dare to be unremarkable
May 14, 2016
Until recently, I looked for inspiration in great work by great writers and artists. Do my best! Unleash my uniqueness! Be a star! But creativity’s flip side might be even […]