My Writings

I wear a lot of hats as an activist-writer. Sometimes I write as a book author, sometimes as a blogger, sometimes as a journalist, essayist, editorialist, etc... I write where I see holes whenever I can. Why? Because I don't believe we will achieve a truly egalitarian society if we can't bring everyone to the table and I don't believe we can change the master narratives through single methods and approaches. So in addition to being author of Raising Mixed Race and blogger here, I also write about social justice issues (often the Asian/American diaspora and folks of mixed-race descent) on various platforms that are friendly, supportive, and allied/unified to the cause. Following is a select list of those pieces...

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AAPI VOICES

Say Hapa, With Care **  

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BUZZFEED

This Mocha-Caramel-Honey Post-Racial Fantasy Is Making Me Sick **

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HYPHEN MAGAZINE

 

Why Mixed With White Isn't White **

 
Talking Mixed-Race Identity With Young Children

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INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER

Closure of POC Yoga Due to Hate, Death Threats a Tragedy For All People of Color **

Beloved Filipino American Teacher Pushed Out By Seattle Schools

Gabriela Seattle Represents Women and Families of Color Contingent On Worker's Day 2015

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PARENTMAP MAGAZINE

Rethinking Thanksgiving Indians: Children's Books That Share the True Stories of Native Peoples in America

Marching With My Family At Seattle's Annual MLK Day Celebration

 
Can't Have One Without the Other: Two Seattle Exhibits About Race 

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RACISM REVIEW


My 3-Year-Old Has Experienced Racism (and yours probably has too) **

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SEATTLE GLOBALIST

Why We Need to Save Social Justice Teaching **

Seattle High Fives to Celebrate Black Lives

Confronting 'The G Word' in Columbia City

Time to Shed the 'Progressive Mystique' and Confront Racism In Seattle **

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SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD

Georgia McDade: A Life Mightier Than Obstacles

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THINK PROGRESS

The Growing Poverty Crisis That Everyone Is Ignoring

How Asian American Women Are Forgotten In the Tech Diversity Debate

What It's Like To Be Black And Homeless In Seattle

Domestic Violence Survivor Found Guilty of Child Abduction For Fleeing With Daughter, May Be Deported