Growing up as a daughter of resturant owners, I explore the shame of not having parents that could dedicate their time to me and the realization of the sacrifices they made for my happiness.
Li’s Kitchen
Memoir & Personal Essay
I Don’t Listen to BTS
This personal essay is a core memory of Summer 2019.
Conversations
I am shy. I don’t seem like the shy type with my friends because I’m the loud one. But when I talk to someone who doesn’t know how I tick, I act like I’m listening while I am melting inside.
Sunday, 04:17 PM
This piece is at heart a study of me, a view from inside my room and inside my mind.
Two Worlds, One Home
A reflection of cultural identity through the lens of a first-generation, Chinese-American girl.
Chinese Braised Beef Soup
This is what the process of making hong shao niu rou tang, or chinese braised beef soup, means to me.
I am an Elite Athlete
My piece is about the GWN + NBCU Train Your Brain: Think Like an Elite Athlete workshop. This piece is a personal work on how I applied the elite athlete mentality to my career.
Quarantine Wasn’t As Bad As I Thought
This personal essay is about my experience with quarantine and how it impacted my gender identity.
The White Envelope with the Green Card
I always took my citizenship status for granted. I never questioned my privilege until I saw someone around my age in the same situation my parents were once in.
Realizations
This feeling will stay with me for a while, but I am satisfied with where I am with it.
The vision of college in the present vs. in four years
As college application season came to an end, the Girls Write Now financial workshop helped me choose which college is best for me.
(Almost) Bananas
A letter of thanks meets an inner reflection of taught and inherited values in this short essay.
Sonder
Sonder is one of those weird feelings you experienced but couldn’t put a name too. Sonder is the realization that every random person is living a life as complex and vivid as your own.
Fangirl
Being a fangirl can be quite embarrassing. Has being a fangirl helped shape who you are?
three generations of women: side by side
We wanted to present our generational stories to look for connections across various women’s experiences throughout time. We compared the expectations our society imposed on women in our families, including traditions, female stereotypes, and norms.