Great news to share: I received a grant opportunity from Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to produce creative, culturally resonant communications about COVID-19 and vaccinations. It’s the perfect art opportunity fit considering the recent comic work I’ve been creating highlighting life during the pandemic and my interest in sharing as much vaccine information as I can. I’m super excited and […]
Celebrate Lunar New Year and usher in the year of the ox with this cute tray of togetherness platter of sweets traditionally used to welcome visiting guests around the new year. Each tray or box usually has six or eight compartments (the number six symbolizing luck, and eight, fortune). Most likely, there won’t be any […]
I ate too many pork rinds…and now I’m yeet hay AF. In Cantonese, 熱氣 “yeet hay” literally translates to “hot air” but refers more to your energy levels. In traditional Chinese culture, it is believed there is Yin (cold) and Yang (hot) energy in food. When your body has too much “yang,” it becomes imbalanced. […]
…or tang yuan (湯圓) eating time! It’s also a time for family to get together. A few years ago, I learned how to make black sesame-filled glutinous rice balls because I couldn’t find any locally sourced frozen ones. It’s actually pretty easy. You just need 5 ingredients: black sesame powder sugar sweet rice flour butter […]
Lantern Stories, a public art project in collaboration with the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy for Boston’s Chinatown by artist Yu-Wen Wu, was unveiled recently in Chin Park. And I’m excited that my Black Lives Matter piece was included on one of the lanterns. Back in June, Yi-Wen reached out to me and asked if she […]
In collaboration with Chinese American Family, Empty Bamboo Girl is releasing a set of kawaii good eats designs featuring dim sum, classic Chinese bakery sweets and fruits on baby apparel and greeting cards.
Back-to-back mass shootings. Still, nothing gets done because some of our politicians are bitchasses to the NRA.
The emoji council will be releasing new emojis! Among them is one for periods — a single drop of blood. love it but i want to share more options.
