Essays
On names and cultural identity - Zora
On ritual, religion, and anxiety - Exposition Review (Longreads Editors' Pick, Pushcart Prize 2021 Nominee)
On comfort food - Shondaland (Included in the 2020 anthology Accolades)
On 'Crazy Rich Asians' and community - The Blend
On watching Japanese reality show 'Terrace House' as a Japanese American - BuzzFeed
On 'The Mindy Project,' and 'wrong' ways of expressing ethnic identity - Bitch Media
On cultural appropriation and wearing kimono while mixed-race - The Boston Globe
On making clothes by hand - HelloGiggles
On meeting my long-lost uncle - HelloGiggles
On disclosure - Discover Nikkei
I also share essays on my newsletter, Following the Thread. Topics so far include writing, identity, and working through anxiety and depression.
On ritual, religion, and anxiety - Exposition Review (Longreads Editors' Pick, Pushcart Prize 2021 Nominee)
On comfort food - Shondaland (Included in the 2020 anthology Accolades)
On 'Crazy Rich Asians' and community - The Blend
On watching Japanese reality show 'Terrace House' as a Japanese American - BuzzFeed
On 'The Mindy Project,' and 'wrong' ways of expressing ethnic identity - Bitch Media
On cultural appropriation and wearing kimono while mixed-race - The Boston Globe
On making clothes by hand - HelloGiggles
On meeting my long-lost uncle - HelloGiggles
On disclosure - Discover Nikkei
I also share essays on my newsletter, Following the Thread. Topics so far include writing, identity, and working through anxiety and depression.
Interviews
In-depth interviews with artists and makers—from novelists to cartoonists to a forager and the queen of punch-needle embroidery.
More
Reporting, cultural criticism, Los Angeles city guides, and more.
