Walls Break Down, the Sun Comes In
In this moment, I find myself looking back on a road that almost broke me and amazed that I’m still standing...
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Dec 5, 20198 min read
The Gift of a Second Chance
With many, many patients coming his way, my father was highly esteemed—a venerated figure like a god, in fact...
Aug 2, 20198 min read
Strength in the Journey
My parents were both originally from the northern region of Vietnam but fled south to escape communist rule...
Jun 5, 20197 min read
As Crazy as It Was
I can’t remember a time my parents got along. I don’t remember laughing around a kitchen table or a single family-film night...
May 30, 20196 min read
A Life Not Lost
My father was registered as a sex offender. Over time, my father lost all rights to see me, while my mother’s supervised visits were...
May 10, 20198 min read
A Shadow of Myself
A life without its own identity is nothing but a shadow. It clings to another and hides from the sun...
May 2, 20195 min read
A Freedom Worth Sharing
Emotions—my mother’s, specifically—ran our household. If Mom was upset, everyone’s emotional state shifted. My sisters and I walked on...
Apr 12, 20197 min read
Until the End
I grew up making mud pies and racing as fast as my little legs could take me on my metal-footed pedal car. That’s what my early life...
Jan 15, 20197 min read
No Longer Yours
I grew up in Arkansas in the 1970s, always searching for someone to love me like a father. My own passed away when I was just six months...
Oct 3, 20186 min read
The Courage to Leave
After trying to have a child for fifteen years with no success, my parents had grown desperate and immigrated from Britain to the state...
Jun 12, 20189 min read
Not Broken Yet
My parents fought throughout my whole childhood. The very first memory I have is sitting in a car seat by the front door while my parents...
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