It was a throwaway remark our host in New York made, something to the effect of how growing up in Vancouver, there wasn’t any question about being Asian, the Asian population being as large as it is here; but having relocated to the States, she’s encountered markedly more of the Asian identity crisis or overt Asian-ness.
I wanted to turn that into a discussion because I think I can agree having lived in Vancouver, Toronto, and Halifax – high, medium, and low in Asian content – run with all sorts of …

I’ve decided I need more culture (and excitement) in my life….!
For starters, next month, NPY will be taking our biggest trip together to date: four days in Halifax and four days in New York City. NPY has never been to either of those cities so I’m super-excited about him going and me getting to be with him for such an experience.
I think I’m suffering from burnout (or boredom) regarding running. When you do nothing but running like I do, each run completed  is just to be better at the next …

During years of cultural identity crisis – “What does it mean to be CBC*?” – I read many Asian-American and Asian-Canadian titles. A profoundly moving novel that spoke to me and most assuaged my anxiety over having divergent thoughts from the rest of the population was Terry Woo’s Banana Boys.
Though it is a bit of a guys’ novel with an ensemble cast of five guys, it resonated so well because it was set in Toronto and Waterloo the same years I was there. Their banana**/CBC set was much like the …