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May 2020

May 18, 2020

Understanding Your Power and Privilege and Taking Responsibility

Do you ever feel marginalized and dismissed simply for your age, the color of your...

April 2019

April 17, 2019

Seven Tips To Stop Marginalizing or Dehumanizing People

Social workers generally use the term marginalization to refer to the discriminatory treatment of an...

February 2019

February 14, 2019

Love Is Not Blind, It Sees More, Not Less

Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th every year. You don't have to be religious...

November 2018

November 15, 2018

7 Step Guide for Christians to Overcome Shame and Find Freedom

Shame is a huge topic that cuts to the core of our common humanity. Shame...

August 2018

August 28, 2018

Crazy Rich Asians–A NonReview and Why You Should Go See It

You might have heard of the latest Hollywood movie sensation called Crazy Rich Asians. If...

August 10, 2018

What’s the Big Deal About Crazy Rich Asians?

If you haven't heard, history is in the making with the premier of Crazy Rich...

July 2018

July 19, 2018

Reflections on “You Are Your Own Worst Enemy”–Part 1/2

America has been in contentious times. People seem more divided than ever before on social...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

The American Flag, National Anthem, Football Player Kneelers, and Me

The American flag and national anthem have been in the news a lot in the...

May 11, 2018

Decoding Social Justice Warrior Language

**This blog was originally titled Social Justice Warrior Language: Translated for White People, but was...

April 2018

April 18, 2018

Starbucks Racial Profiling Incident: 7 Tips To Respond to Racial Controversies

The last few days, I’ve been reading and hearing about two young, black men getting...

April 03, 2018

A Different Kind Of Intersectional Jesus: Christian feminism from an immigrant’s perspective

Christians who climb on the progressive bandwagon often talk about a Jesus that is “intersectional”...

March 2018

March 20, 2018

Learning Politics From My Refugee Parents: A Lesson into World History

My parents came to visit me, my husband, and the grandkids for Spring Break and...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

The Black Panther Review: A Social Worker’s Dream Case Study

You might have already read many reviews of the latest movie sensation, the Black Panther....

January 2018

January 22, 2018

Code Switching–Do Asian Americans Do It?

Code switching means that people tend to use different language, mannerisms, and behaviors depending on...

December 2017

December 02, 2017

Got Teens?!

When my boys were still in elementary school, I remember hearing older parents say that...

November 2017

November 17, 2017

We Are Worlds Apart

We are worlds apart, my fellow human being, though we share the same nationality. We...

October 2017

October 27, 2017

Want To Be A Bridge?

If you want to be a bridge, be prepared to be stepped on by people...

October 20, 2017

East Meets West in the Classroom

I recently had a chance to reconnect with my high school English and History teachers....

August 2017

August 18, 2017

Raising Up Kids in a Controversial World

As soon as the title of this blog came to me, I sadly thought, when...

July 2017

July 29, 2017

The Yin Yang of Marriage & Parenting

This morning, while my husband went for his daily walk, accompanied by our middle son,...

June 2017

June 17, 2017

Let’s Dialogue, Not Debate

"The most dangerous ideas in society are not the ones being argued, but the ones...

June 02, 2017

East Meets West at the Altar

As a young Chinese-Vietnamese girl of seven in 1979, I did not know that I...

May 2017

May 19, 2017

Picture Perfect Day? Not!

Is a picture really worth a thousand words? If you ask me, it's more like 70-79 words. A...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Being a Broken Parent

Christians have a saying that as humans, we are "broken" people. We are "fallen" creatures....

April 12, 2017

Asian American & Shame

By now, you probably have seen the viral video clips of the United airplane passenger...

April 01, 2017

Help Me Be A Good Wife

Dear Readers, If you are a married woman of a number of years, chances are...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

7 Ways to Make America Great

Want to make America great again? Start with you. Whether you consider yourself Democrat/Republican, Liberal

January 13, 2017

The Many Gifts in Your Life

Every relationship in your life can bring a gift, including a parent's undying sacrifice, a spouse's unconditional...

January 06, 2017

Are You My Mother?

I have a few books that are my favorite to read with children in bibliotherapy (a form...

December 2016

December 30, 2016

Coming Out of the Big Closet

where practically everyone is hiding, except for celebrities. When people talk about coming out of...

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