Local Queens flavor
I used to write for Give Me Astoria Magazine, the print version of a local blog covering my corner of northeastern Queens. I’m always interested in writing about cool local characters, projects undertaken by neighborhood businesses, and whatever else can’t be found in any other part of New York City.
Being Asian and American during coronavirus: Andrew Yang gets something big wrong
I wrote an op-ed for the New York Daily News in response to Andrew Yang’s statement that Asian Americans should “wear red white and blue” and “show without a shadow of a doubt that we are Americans who will do our part for our country in this time of need” during the COVID-19 pandemic. I disagree; I believe the best way for Asian Americans to save lives during the pandemic is to embrace our Asian-ness.
It doesn’t stand for “television”
I spoke to the government of Tuvalu to learn more about the island nation’s licensing of the .tv top-level domain—and to discuss its plans to renegotiate its deal with domain operator Verisign in 2021. See my report in the Washington Post.
Harvard, Asian Americans, and me
I wrote an op-ed for the New York Daily News meditating on the outcome of the lawsuit between Harvard University and Students for Fair Admissions.
Queens does addresses right
I wrote an op-ed for What Should We Do about the strengths of Queens’ unique address system—and its advantages over the flawed system used across the East River in Manhattan.
The One Game to Rule Them All
I wrote about the history of New York City’s Chinatown Fair arcade—and its most fascinating game, the SOUND VOLTEX—for What Should We Do.
Asians at Harvard, and in America
I wrote an op-ed for the New York Daily News opposing the lawsuit leveled against Harvard University by Students for Fair Admissions, an organization suing the university for discriminating against Asian Americans in its admissions process.