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“One of the things that young people need to know when they go into writing is that they ought to stop writing these stupid books that please people.”
Jamaica Kincaid is quoted as saying, “One of the things that young people need to know when they…

Author pre-publication notes on Anxiety and Reticence
Friends, we’re getting close! Invocation to Daughters is due for release November 14. It’s going to come fast. I’ve…

Processing through Alex Tizon’s story about “Lola” Eudocia Tomas Pulido
By now, everyone is talking about the late Alex Tizon’s story, “Our Family’s Slave,” which was just published…

For #APIAHeritageMonth, Drafting My Keynote Address for UC Berkeley Pilipinx Graduation
The theme for this coming Sunday’s UC Berkeley’s Pilipinx American commencement ceremony is, “araw,” which means both sun,…

For #APIAHeritageMonth, Considering my Fil Am Immigrant Family History
It feels more than appropriate to begin this #APIAHeritageMonth post by saying, “Yes, my parents were right.” Of…
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