Asian-American Archive

Since I married to a black man, I haven’t found a Vietnamese community in where I feel comfortable. Part of it is my personal worry that the community doesn’t approve of my marriage. The other part is the Vietnamese community’s view of …

I know many of my readers are either mixed race or part of an interracial/intercultural family. While each of our stories are unique to us, we share similar experiences. I hope that’s why you continue to read this blog. (Thanks for reading!) …

Maybe I should rephrase. I wonder if my kids are Vietnamese enough. Over the weekend, our family went to Eden Center, a very large Vietnamese shopping center in Northern Virginia. We don’t go there very often for a number of reasons, but …

I’m still recovering from Blogalicious 2012 (it was so fun!), but wanted to tell you about this really cool DC Asian American film festival. The 13th annual DC Asian Pacific American (APA) Film Festival begins this Thursday, October 4. Since we’ve moved …

Mark your calendars for this Sunday, Sept 30 for the full moon. It’s not just any ordinary full moon, but the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, or Têt Trung Thu in Vietnamese. Make sure you check out my post with resources and ways to celebrate …

Jen, me, and Sheila with Don Thompson, CEO of McDonald’s I’m waving to you all from Las Vegas! I left Chicago early yesterday to make my way to Vegas for Blogalicious. So before the excitement of Blogalicious starts, I wanted to share …