Connie TsanginThe StartupHow to Survive a Web Development BootcampGasp. It’s my final week of web development bootcamp. I am shocked at how fast this whipped by. But I’m also thinking back on the weekend…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Connie TsangCareer-change and addressing the expectations of my 20-something self“I should probably travel and get it out of my system before I land a career and have everything together by the time I’m 26!” — my diary…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Connie TsangMy Mama’s Final YearMa left Bangalore in her 30s and came to Canada with her family, and despite not having much education, found work, a place to live, and…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
Connie TsangKids On RaceYesterday, I got caught in a sea of Chinese tourists getting off of a bus. As always in similar situations, my first instinct was to step…Jul 12, 2015Jul 12, 2015
Connie TsangBack to the old childhood haircutMy mom always cut me a set of bangs. I hated them, thinking they made me look like a typical Asian kid, which was the last thing I wanted.Apr 22, 2015Apr 22, 2015
Connie TsangRemembering SXSW, Granny-styleSXSW 2015 officially begins, and in reading the excited posts, I’m recalling that beautiful time when I wasn’t a curmudgeon and had a…Mar 13, 2015Mar 13, 2015
Connie TsangThe Nostalgia of Diaryland and Personal DocumentationA friend and I were recently chatting about Diaryland and our nostalgia for the Internet of the late ‘90s/early ‘00s — a time when a crazy…Dec 24, 2014Dec 24, 2014
Connie TsangLooking Beyond Family ObligationsMy parents have been together for nearly 45 years, and until recently, for almost all of that time, spent 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, in…Dec 20, 2014Dec 20, 2014
Connie TsangThe First Snowfall of the YearI pass a man on Bloor Street, gleefully squealing into his phone. He bends down to pick up a handful of the freshly fallen snow, shoving it…Dec 11, 2014Dec 11, 2014
Connie TsangA strong woman’s comments on speaking up without apologyEarlier this year, I summoned the courage to approach a female general manager of a local gym and reported her male employee for a string…Oct 30, 2014Oct 30, 2014