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Here’s my cover story in this week’s East Bay Express about new Burmese refugees — the Karenni people — and their struggles after arriving in the U.S. “Still Seeking Refuge: The East Bay’s new Burmese immigrants left their homes in Thai refugee camps only to find themselves in an even tougher spot — inner-city Oakland [...]

I’m excited to let you know that I have an article in the current (Jan-Feb) issue of the Utne Reader. The title of the piece is “Ecofriendly Nail Salons: Color Me Nontoxic” and is an excerpt from the Hyphen article I’d previously blogged about. Check out the Utne issue if you have a chance. It’s [...]

Here’s an article I wrote several months ago for Asian American Poetry and Writing, a literary arts project and online magazine based in LA, run by several writers and journalists who I greatly respect.
I got to spend some time with folks at VONA, a writers of color workshop. They are doing some important work there. [...]

I’m moderating a panel on Thursday, September 3rd in San Jose entitled “A Hidden Side of Beauty: Hazards Facing Nail Salon Workers.” I’ve written about Vietnamese and other Asian-owned and worked salons for the last few years, and have come across many people who are surprised to hear about the working conditions in nail salons, [...]

Here is an obituary I wrote on Richard Aoki, former Black Panther and activist. Richard died on Sunday, March 15 at his home in Berkeley. It was a difficult piece to write, especially talking to grieving friends and family members and people who were still in shock.
Aoki is best known for his role in the Black Panther [...]