Selected Publications
Made in China Preview and Publishing Experience
Poets & WritersMade in China, a Memoir of Love and labor (Catapult, August), a debut memior about the meaning of work, the costs of immigration, and survival; the story of a young girl forced to work in a sweatshop in Queens, New York, that traces a Chinese immigrant's journey to an American future...
On the 26 Year Search for A Photo of My Father
LithubIn the lobby of Milan International Hotel, we fill up on a buffet style breakfast of congee, salted duck eggs, thousand-year-old eggs, picked vegetables, and youtiao, fried dough, before we begin our day...
What I Stole from my Sister
Kartika ReviewThe Crossroads Trading Co. in Flatiron, NYC opened early last year. The selection of used clothes was meager, eclectic and disappointing at first, but in just a matter of months, they’ve made strides to be more competitive...
A Small Mountain
Kweli JournalWe are the lucky ones, my mother reminds me after a freighter carrying 286 illegal immigrants from Fujian province crashed a quarter-mile off the coast of Rockaway, Queens. The Golden Venture ran aground in June 1993 after enduring a 112-day odyssey across 17,000 miles...
Suburban Vertigo
Vol.1 BrooklynI take a seat facing the direction the train will be moving. I love the feeling of going somewhere, the low lull of wheels on track, and the simple, visible progress of getting from point to point. The commute to Smithtown is over two hours so I’ve come prepared with my journal, a book and a bottle of water...
An Abortion Scandal
Jezebel"Yes," the nurse at the medical clinic nods, "you are pregnant." I'm in the stirrups, legs splayed open. The paper gown scrunches as I lift my head to look over at her. The last of my hopes fade as her lips settle to a firm line...
