“You become strong by doing the things you need to be strong for.” – Audre Lorde What are the stories we tell ourselves? “I’m not athletic.” Since elementary school – when I cheated on my Presidential Physical Fitness test (by skipping one of the laps I was supposed to do during the…
What Happens in Vegas
… stays (mostly) in Vegas (because I didn’t take as many pictures this time). I brought my boyfriend there this past weekend to celebrate his 40th birthday, and it was nice to disconnect a bit/not worry about documenting the entire trip. We stayed at Vdara Hotel & Spa (a smoke-free resort without…
Abiquiu, New Mexico: Fuji X100V
On a recent trip to Abiquiu, New Mexico, I decided to leave my heavy DSLR at home and get back to the basics. I’ve loved Fuji’s X series digital cameras since their first X100 through the most recent X100V. I’ve always chosen to shoot in RAW and use Adobe Lightroom presets to…
A Brief History of Racism in Southlake
A brief history of racism in #Southlake @Carrollisd ? #flashbackfriday #texashistory #HB3979 “By the 1860s, there were lots of things around here for settlers to fight- illness, insects, hardship, Comanche Indians, and starting in 1861, the Yankees.” (Images of America: Southlake by Connie Cooley and the Southlake Historical Society) Early Southlake settler…
Why I Can’t Support Justin Chon’s Film “Blue Bayou”
As someone who has advocated strongly for Asian American representation in media as well as passage of the Adoptee Citizenship Act, I wanted to support Justin Chon’s Blue Bayou film. Although skeptical about a non-adoptee leading this project, I hoped they had done the proper legwork and community outreach to tell this critical story…
J.L. Chow Was Here
J.In 1874, J.L. Chow opened Chow Chow Laundry at 904 Elm Street. He was the first person of Asian descent to be listed in the city directories. By 1891, 41/49 laundries in Dallas were Chinese-owned. Fueled by decades of bigotry, a propaganda campaign was initiated against Chinese laundries by White competitors. The…