“Dad, I want to be an actor. No son, it’s pronounced doctor!”. This phrase coupled with a picture of a stern-looking Asian man is a meme I’ve seen circulating the internet ever since I was in middle school. It’s definitely humorous and may even seem like an exaggeration…

I was a chubby child. My weight problem could have been exacerbated by thoughtlessness or laziness, but it was still bad enough in its own right to force my Asian parents into regulating my diet, monitoring my workouts, and instilling in me a sense of shame (which I…

Dear My Immigrant Parents, I want to start by asking you both a question. What was it like moving to a country where you would start off with a clean slate, from your social circles to your education, and even the way that you would assimilate into society…