THIS IS FOR MẸ: Measuring the Present Past
Anna Nguyen generously shares a recipe for đồ chua, straight from her mother's mouth, then lovingly prepared by her hands, before the flavours and...
THIS IS FOR MẸ: Dear Mom
But there was a story there—one I didn’t know, and one that others didn’t want to talk about.
A letter to my sons
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Will you ever hear tiếng Việt and feel like it welcomes you in a soft embrace, a home entering your heart through your ears?
Goodbye is Never the Last Word
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Mothering, especially in multiple tongues, is a slow process requiring patience and flexibility; a realization that came to me only after years of raising children.
Technically, Not Tenderly
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Just as the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean come together and become undistinguishable at some point, I am equally immersed in both Vietnamese and English.
THIS IS FOR MẸ: Revisionist History
In this searing reflection, Jennifer Ly reflects on the simultaneous release and reconnection with her grandmother, her bà ngoại. As they scatter her ngoại's ashes...