An Interview with Victor Kannan. Part I
2017. My, how time flies! In 2010 in the office of an amazing human being, I read a sign that said: ‘Time flies like arrows; fruit flies like bananas’. I didn’t get it when I read it, but when I did...
View ArticleUSA: Seasons of Friendship
I have relationships on the brain. I think many Americans do. In the aftermath of a highly contentious election, I observe people from all sides publicly and privately sorting through the complex ways...
View ArticleMilofy: Using Technology To Create Real Life Relationships
As a mom, and as a person who is not entirely into downloading apps (albeit being technologically savvy), I am quite excited when I find a useful app. I mean, I use Snapchat because I have a teenage...
View ArticleUAE: Parenting In Strange (Trumpish) Times
We are living in strange times. Here’s how strange they are: the other day I found myself nodding in agreement with something that Dick Cheney said. He is one of the few Republicans who spoke out...
View ArticleAn Interview with Victor Kannan. Part II
This is part II of the two-part interview with Victor Kannan. Part I is also on World Moms Network’s blog, and some of Mr. Kannan’s own written work can be found Here and Here. PART II: S: When you...
View ArticleUSA: Project Love: A Mother’s Journey from Homelessness to Humanitarianism
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Melissa Clark, an amazing woman who organized an initiative called Project Love around the holidays. Driving through the valley in which she lives, Melissa...
View ArticleUSA: How The Travel Ban Affected My Family
I was in Taipei with family for Chinese New Year when President Donald Trump first announced the travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. For days, concerned relatives and...
View ArticleWORLD VOICE: No Time for Silence About Hate Crime
It happened. Again. On February 26, for the second time in a week, a Jewish cemetery was desecrated by a hate crime in the United States…this time in Philadelphia, known as the “City of Brotherly...
View ArticleUSA: Hiking with Kids
We are approaching summer in my part of the world, which means prime hiking season! I hike with my two boys all year round, but I love this time of year when things are a bit less wet. We live along...
View ArticleUSA: Raising a Bilingual Child While Losing My Accent
I’ve served as a judge at some local children’s Chinese-language speech and recitation contests on several occasions. I still remember my first time. I saw a little boy in a suit and tie, speaking with...
View ArticleUSA: Parents As Seen Through The Eyes Of Children
My husband is a software engineer who specializes in smart phone application development. Our four-year-old son described his father’s job as “very challenging.” He said, “Dad is always fixing phones,...
View ArticleUSA: The Power of Hello
My oldest child just started middle school, which in the United States generally means sixth through eighth grade, or the years between elementary school and high school. Middle school has a tough...
View ArticleUSA: Today Is World Polio Day 2017
Last year I spoke at the United Nations Foundation Shot@Life Summit to a room of almost 200 advocates for global vaccines from all over the country. I had a story to tell, as many of us do, though you...
View ArticleBaby Doe: Why Can’t We Stop Child Homelessness?
Last October, I attended an Interfaith Memorial Service for the homeless at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in East Los Angeles. The service remembered the 472 homeless people who died on the streets in...
View ArticleAn Interview with Victor Kannan. Part II
This is part II of the two-part interview with Victor Kannan. Part I is also on World Moms Network’s blog, and some of Mr. Kannan’s own written work can be found Here and Here. PART II: S: When you...
View ArticleUSA: Project Love: A Mother’s Journey from Homelessness to Humanitarianism
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Melissa Clark, an amazing woman who organized an initiative called Project Love around the holidays. Driving through the valley in which she lives, Melissa...
View ArticleUSA: How The Travel Ban Affected My Family
I was in Taipei with family for Chinese New Year when President Donald Trump first announced the travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. For days, concerned relatives and...
View ArticleWORLD VOICE: No Time for Silence About Hate Crime
It happened. Again. On February 26, for the second time in a week, a Jewish cemetery was desecrated by a hate crime in the United States…this time in Philadelphia, known as the “City of Brotherly...
View ArticleUSA: Scissors, Gun Control, and My Suicidal Daughter
My teenager has had a rough few months. She came to me with the information that she felt suicidal and had a plan to end her own life. I brought her to our local emergency room, where my baby girl had...
View ArticleAmerica Marches On
We are compelled to action. One year after President Donald Trump took office in 2017, the women who protested his inauguration in the United States still hadn’t forgotten a thing. In January of 2018...
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