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I launched this blog in 2008. My mini-me.
My money story on NPR: Chinese family vs. personal happiness
March 15, 2015
As a huge fan of National Public Radio, I’m THRILLED to be featured on Marketplace. The NPR show, which is about personal finance and business, wanted to know how my immigrant […]
New study on Asian Americans & their $ issues: Making America Work
February 27, 2015
What are the economic realities of being Asian American? For the many answers to that question, a new report was released today. It’s filled with interesting details, including comparison numbers […]
Starting a new year without my sweet, old cat
February 22, 2015
I began the Year of the Sheep by making a painful decision about Lucky, our ancient cat. My first act of the new year was to put him to sleep. […]
The end of the spring semester & what’s ahead
May 5, 2014
Well, we did it — we’ve made it through Spring 2014. After an endless winter that left everyone exhausted, another college semester is about to end. Yay! I love this […]
Off-Broadway: 10 reasons to see “Kung Fu”
February 21, 2014
Hurry — don’t miss “Kung Fu,” a new play about the late, great superstar Bruce Lee. This colorful Off-Broadway production has actors and sets that are constantly in motion. In […]
Don’t be a perfectionist: 5 steps to recovery
December 22, 2013
I just rewrote my book manuscript for the third time — and it was total agony. The final, two-day push was a marathon effort involving very little sleep, six slices […]
Asian Americans & therapy: Chat with Dr. Michi Fu
December 10, 2013
As you all know, I’ve been in therapy for years and it’s been great. This post airs some of the general — as well as ethnicity-specific — issues that I’ve […]