Selected Writing

You can find my Atlantic author page here.

Culture

• AI Astrology Is Getting a Little Too Personal, The Atlantic

• How to Thrive in a Dying World, The Atlantic (review of C Pam Zhang’s Land of Milk and Honey)

• Even Influencers Are Scared of the Internet, The Atlantic

• The Influencer Economy Is Warping the American Dream, The Atlantic (written for The Atlantic’s flagship newsletter)

• Fiction Q&A: Ben Okri on Manipulating Reality, The Atlantic

• Fiction Q&A: Elaine Hsieh Chou on the Ethics of ‘Trauma Porn,’ The Atlantic

Essays

• I Went to Taiwan to Say Goodbye, The Atlantic (Jan/Feb 2023 print issue)

• An Asian American Grief, The Atlantic

• I Just Don’t Think We Have the Luxury to Have Dreams Anymore, The New York Times

Opinion

• My generation isn’t looking to make friends at work, Boston Globe [5th most read Globe Ideas piece of 2022]

• The real affirmative action dominating admission to elite colleges benefits privileged white kids, Los Angeles Times

• ‘Go Back’ denies the sacrifice my parents made to be Americans, Los Angeles Times

• Classical Opera Has a Racism Problem, The New York Times