At the age of five, I was taught by my Great Auntie how to slaughter chicken. Earlier in the day, Great Auntie went to the open market and bought a …
Trigger warning: eating-disorder behaviours – continued from Part One *** When I was four, my parents had to install a fence in the kitchen to keep me contained from my …
There was something silent, Splendid, About the way night descended, Intent and inevitable, it Fell upon me- Stone monkey, once equal to heaven, Banished years ago, Today freed. But the …
Nobody Chinese—well, hardly anyone Cantonese—says “bak yren” to identify a Caucasian. “White person” is too descriptive, obvious, and bland. In Cantonese, the idiomatic expression “fan gwei lo” is given to …
Dream of redesigning Interior space I just need a Little refresh Something to lift my spirits. To Cover up this Matte, non-colour It’s Sucking the life out of me Swirl …
“Vimla, quick! Bring the tray here!” Ashi madam screeched from across the dining room as Vimla ran helter-skelter all over the unvarnished kitchen floor trying to fix breakfast. It was …
There are times I am convinced Anna’s mere presence activates my gout. Other times I wish to hug her. She is taking over my kitchen – my Indian restaurant. She …
Holding The Holy Bible in his hands, Hardy Ko feels overwhelmingly flattered. All afternoon, he could not help but read again and again the inscription: To Hardy Ko May this …
Lenora Chu, a renowned Chinese-American journalist, is a daughter of Taiwanese immigrants who moved to America. In contrast, Chu decided to move to Shanghai to raise her three-year-old son using …
Eileen Li is an up and coming Asian-Canadian actress who currently lives in Toronto. While she initially attended the University of Waterloo for kinesiology, she finished school with a professional …
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