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March 2012

March 22, 2012

Some Reflections on Raising Hapa-Haole Kids

Under this portrait in the book "Part Asian, 100% Hapa" is handwritten "Who am I? I am...

March 15, 2012

Who Owns This House?

I lied.I said I finished my series on race, but I’m not done—and I worry...

March 08, 2012

5 Reasons Cruisin’ Made me Feel a Little Queasy

Even though we had a great time on Tuanapalooza 2012, there’s something about being catered...

March 06, 2012

12 Tips for Thriving on a Disney Cruise

A week back from Tuanapalooza 2012 on the Disney Wonder, I'm back to my normal...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Risking Foot In the Mouth Disease

This is the last in my series of blogs on race. The previous ones are Why...

February 18, 2012

Fellow Spawn of Tuan, Here We Come!

In several hours, the kids and I fly to LA for Tuanapalooza 2012--a Disney cruise...

February 16, 2012

Why Louisiana Hot Sauce didn’t Go with Chinese Stir Fry

During graduate school, I spent summers doing inner city urban ministry with a multi-racial bunch...

February 15, 2012

The Fun Side of Jeremy Lin

Even I, almost the least sports-inclined person in the world, am swept up by the...

February 13, 2012

How did I Miss Training on Barf-Cleaning?

Long ago, when my sister threw up on our nubbly green carpet, I remember being...

February 10, 2012

Why it’s Sometimes Better to Work Alone

Those who follow this blog know that we've struggled as a family around work, especially...

February 09, 2012

Do You Think Chinese Girls are Pretty?

Last week I joined the challenge to talk about race by wondering Why Aren’t People Talking...

February 02, 2012

Why Aren’t People Talking to Me?

Today I'm responding to Rebecca Cusey's blog Let's Talk about Race Baby: A White Girl...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Why I had a Hissy Fit over King Ranch Casserole

Last week was a hard week. Work and life were crammed. I caught a cold....

January 27, 2012

Computer Woes. . . Again

Please forgive me as I whine.Last week Monday, I noticed my 9 month Apple Macbook...

January 26, 2012

Who Works the Hardest Around here?

“Oh RIGHT,” said a kid when asked to finish cleaning up the kitchen. With a...

January 22, 2012

How We Almost Forgot Chinese New Year

"When's Chinese New Year this year?" I asked the kids this past Wednesday night."I think...

January 19, 2012

Midterms and Catastrophic Thinking

A couple days ago, I read a great blog by Adele Calhoun, An Invitation from God: ...

January 12, 2012

Am I my Greatest Love of All?

Last night, along with the parents of 400 other students, we attended the middle school...

January 10, 2012

Thai Squash Soup

As always, not a short of my soup, but this is what it lookslike--this cook...

January 09, 2012

Just Dance!

For our first Christmas, I bought Scott a quilt and 2 quilt shams. He opened...

January 06, 2012

Recipe Index And Portuguese Bean Soup

For months now, ever since I used Word Press to publish the Boston Faculty Fellowship...

January 05, 2012

Reflections on Tiger Moms, a year later

Years ago, my Indian-American friend, the mother of a toddler, said she wanted her daughter...

January 04, 2012

Binging

Happy New Year! I haven't blogged much because 1) I've been on vacation and 2) I've...

December 2011

December 29, 2011

New Year’s Transformations instead of Resolutions

With trepidation I stepped on the scale this morning and sure enough, learned that I’ve...

December 22, 2011

Why Santa Comes to our Home and Brings my Kids Crap

Back in 2004, my first-grade daughter had to write a “book” on famous people for...

December 20, 2011

Tricks to Slow Me down, even as I need to Step it Up

"Slow down!" Ren whined as we walked the mile downtown."Nope, I got to walk fast--this...

December 16, 2011

Almond Macaroons and the Curse of a Tradition

Someone else's macaroons, butthis is what the plain ones look likeI have a special cookie--do...

December 15, 2011

Singing the Down on Myself Blues

“I’m feeling sad,” I said to my 13 year old daughter when she asked why...

December 08, 2011

Why I Got Soap in my Mouth Yesterday

Yesterday I got soap in my mouth.It’s been rough around here lately. Between too many...

December 07, 2011

God in the Disguises

Today in my Richard Rohr Daily Reading that comes via email, Rohr quotes Paula D’Arcy God...