From Khmer to Krispy Kreme: How a Donut Shop Brought My Family Together
Growing up, I never questioned my parents’ silence about their past or how our family came to America. I never asked them what it was like to work under the hot sun in the killing fields of the Khmer...
View ArticleEn Garde: Lessons from the Fencing Strip
Google the word “fencing” and anything from Home Depot ads to garden installation will most likely pop up. So it’s easy to forgive someone for thinking that the only workout involved in fencing is the...
View ArticleThe Scales of the Dragon: How I Knew My Father
My father has always been an intimidating figure in the vague recollections of my childhood. Because he worked the overnight shift in the donut shop my family ran, some of my earliest memories...
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