I was today years old when I learned that Fort Worth had a Chinatown in the early 1900s ? (“Chinatown in Mourning” – @dallasnews, August 19, 1907) #TexasHistory #AsianAmericanHistory “… the Chinese residents of the Panther city” (@startelegram, March 6, 1906) “Fort Worth has a Chinese population of fifty persons.” (@startelegram, August…
Pole Dancing: A Love Story
“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…