Imagine your Asian parents holding hands, hugging, kissing, making out on the couch. Cringe, shudder, gross. I grew up with the kind of parents that barely touched. How has that affected my views on physical affection and parenting? I’ve mentioned that I only speak Chinese to my daughter as I Read more…
So recently, my husband and I were able to get away and have a date night. Oh just one of those things couples should do every now and then especially when they’re busy AF as parents). The hype around Crazy Rich Asians got to me. As mentioned before, I’m not Read more…
Mary (Left); Me (Right…grinning like an idiot) Mary Ng is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Markham-Thornhill & Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion. She is a trailblazer as one of the first Chinese Canadian female cabinet ministers. **Click Below To Listen Now** And, she is a self-proclaimed fan Read more…
Tiny Eyes Comics A touching story of how my grandma’s death inspired my mom to take control of her health Here is the final part of my collaboration series with Tiny Eyes Comics. Hope you enjoy! **Click Below To Listen Now** Click here for part 1. Click here for part 2. My Read more…
Tiny Eyes Comics It’s hard to say ‘I Love You’ to my parents but my mom and I have figured out a way to make it work. Here is part 2 of Why I Love My Mom series **Click Below To Listen Now** Click here for Part 1 Click here for Read more…
Tiny Eyes Comics Even though it’s hard for Asian parents to say ‘I Love You,’ they show their love in many other ways like through cooking and food. One day when I was doing my zombie scroll down Instagram lane, I stumbled upon Tiny Eyes comics. **Click Below To Listen Now** Read more…
I had the opportunity to be a guest on Newstalk 1010’s NightSide show to talk about my latest HuffPost blog contribution. I chatted with Richard Crouse about my story of starting Sum On Sleeve and my perspective of stereotypical Asian parenting practices. Richard Crouse, Newstalk 1010 NEWSTALK 1010 is Toronto’s source for breaking news, traffic and weather. The segment aired Read more…
Although I hate being put in a box, stereotypes can sometimes be true for an individual. It’s this observed behaviour that is generalized about a group of people who share a cultural/ethnic background. It’s the generalizing part that annoys me. **Click Below To Listen** I am someone who was shaped by a Read more…
Asian parent stories bring a bittersweet memory to many of us. Getting hit, not crying and being compared as an Asian kid. A mom is changing the next generation by not following these stereotype Asian parenting practices When I read or hear about Asian stereotypes, I get this burning urge to Read more…
Faith, Founder of Yay Sunshine Faith is an Australian-Asian momma who started Yay Sunshine, an amazing company that specially designs Asian-fit sunglasses (or sunnies). I’ve always had trouble finding the right sunglasses for my face and I just accepted it. Then one day, I started seeing Asian models with beautiful sunglasses Read more…