Archive - Way Too Complicated

What has happened to my home? To me?

some thoughts on my seventh drive across the U.S.

Jul 1 •

November 2024

A life update + a (new) Food Politics 101 lecture

From my birthday lecture at the National University of Singapore

Nov 30, 2024 •

May 2024

Representation is not social justice

on Asian American as a political identity in a time of genocide

May 15, 2024 •

March 2024

Reflections on achieving Bestseller status

on the fears of being perceived and "perfect" accomplishments

Mar 27, 2024 •

I didn't want this tattoo

on empty consent, part two

Mar 6, 2024 •

February 2024

I didn’t consent to eating that ice cream

on implied consent, part one

Feb 27, 2024 •

January 2024

Happiness is just one meal away

on illusory enemies in the quest for peace

Jan 19, 2024 •

December 2023

A life update, and 8 minutes of Food Politics 101

From my April mini-lecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Education

Dec 8, 2023 •

August 2023

Sharing my National Geographic Explorer Application Essay

I'm off to Singapore this November!

Aug 31, 2023 •

June 2023

A (WIP) Guide to Conflict Transformation

"Conflict is the spirit of the relationship asking itself to deepen." - Malidoma Somé

Jun 8, 2023 •

🥹 5 Lessons From 5 Years of Growing With Studio ATAO

Don't mind me crying over here

Jun 5, 2023 •

April 2023

"Unskilled" labor is a myth

Even the origins of the term are steeped in racism & sexism

Apr 25, 2023 •

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