The very first interview I wrote was something like this:
2 egg rolls
Dry spare ribs
Chicken chow mein
Plain fried rice
It would have been with a customer who had called our family’s restaurant for a delivery order. Questioning customers about what they wanted to eat wasn’t on par with investigative journalism, but it sparked my then ten-year-old mind with an interest in what people want and why.
Fast forward to the present. My interviews now last longer than a minute and I’m curious about more than what people want for supper.
Following the well-known adage, "Write what you know," my personal essays take a light-hearted look at growing up Chinese in a North American culture. My fiction explores the same theme, but in a more serious vein.
Two of my main interests are traveling and reading. Unfortunately, all the years I spent in our family's restaurant did not endow me with a talent for Chinese cooking, but I'm "wok-ing" on it.
Professional Affiliations
- The Quebec Writers' Federation
- The Writers' Union of Canada
- CANSCAIP
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