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What My Dad Carried to America

A daughter takes inventory of her father’s luggage — unpacking what the objects he brought (in an aluminum suitcase made in Taiwan) say…

May 9, 2023

Black and white photo of a Chinese man in a blazer and dark hair standing next to a Chinese woman with a white blouse and dark short hair in the forefront and a wood structure and tree in background.

May 9, 2023

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Gay Mag

My Father, Bàba, in Proverbs

Remembering our roots

Mar 30, 2020

My Father, Bàba, in Proverbs

Mar 30, 2020

Published in
Gay Mag

Mother: A Dictionary

I look at my reflection in the mirror and repeat a mantra: “I am not my mother. I am not my mother.”

Jul 2, 2019

Mother: A Dictionary

Jul 2, 2019

Flying High

How my father’s love of kites followed him from China to America.

Mar 31, 2017

Flying High

Mar 31, 2017

I AM AMERICA

I am America.

Nov 8, 2016

I AM AMERICA

Nov 8, 2016

BFF Revisited

A trip down memory lane triggered by notes from my childhood bestie.

Oct 6, 2016

BFF Revisited

Oct 6, 2016

hourglass

territorial squawks warnings, perhaps jet-black raven clutching a juicy fruit wrapper in his beak.

Mar 10, 2016

hourglass

Mar 10, 2016

Chasing a Tiny Dream

Dream big. Or in this case, dream tiny.

Nov 17, 2015

Chasing a Tiny Dream

Nov 17, 2015

Find Your Tribe

Making friends, stepping out of your comfort zone and connecting again.

Oct 19, 2015

Find Your Tribe

Oct 19, 2015

Taking a 7-Day Sabbatical

Sometimes when you’re trying to carve out alone time, you find room for unexpected encounters.

Aug 16, 2015

Taking a 7-Day Sabbatical

Aug 16, 2015

Jen Soong

Jen Soong

NorCal writer. Tin House and VONA alum. Published in WaPo, The Audacity, Witness. Memoir-in-progress reckoning with migration and myth. www.jensoong.com

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