Three bubble baths in four days... It's my way of affirming myself that "moving in a pandemic is hard work, so be kind to yourself."...

What solves many problems but also creates many others? What gets one to the top but also makes one hit rock bottom? Oh, money and power....

Sooooo it's been 2021 for four days. The long weekend has officially come to an end. For many of us, that means putting aside what we...

Dear 2020, You had many labels this year: horrible, confusing, bizarre, ‘not recommended.’ Your ratings were all-time low in modern days...

6:30 AM. Your alarm goes off. You hit the snooze button like always and turn to the other side of the bed trying to get back to snuggling...

I’m not writing this to convince you to believe that changes are always good. No matter how many silver linings you’ve found in 2020;...

I bet you have heard of IQ and EQ (Emotional Intelligence) and their significance, but have you heard of SQ (Self-Aware Intelligence)?...

"This is the time to heal." You may recall this line from Joe Biden in his victory speech. Perhaps it’s quite obvious to see why we all...

"Life has a funny way of working itself out," doesn't it? The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of change for me, but perhaps after a...

Dear two-year-old Zippy Zip, "You could never sit still," your mom said. You sang and danced around all the time, but you also loved...

Oh, how I miss blogging! Two weeks ago, I created a poll on Instagram to ask you guys what you’d like me to write about in my next post,...

"So tell me, who is Diep Anh?" That's my name in Vietnamese, though most people usually just called me Diep (pronounced 'Zip,' hence the...

Twenty years ago, I thought I would be married and have my first child by now. You know, it’s common (and expected) that most women in...

I was a bitch. I was blessed, fearless, and unstoppable (or so I thought). If you think I’m fierce now, oh, you didn’t know me then. In...

Last Tuesday marked my ninth year of having lived in America, and you are looking at a screenshot of my first personal website that I...

We all know the importance of self-love. It has been one of the most trendy themes on social media and the self-help industry capitalizes...

(My blog post this week is in Vietnamese as I want to dedicate it to my Vietnamese community ♥️) Lâu lâu rồi mình mới lại viết lách bằng...

Women are like Water. Some of us look like a glass of milk, a cup of tea, or a mug of coffee. Some glasses are bigger, some cups are...

If you read my last blog post , you may recall that I mentioned my dad and the significant influence he's had on me since I was a little girl. The man has officially turned 60 today while I'm on the other side of the globe, so I think the best way to honor him is to share with you three important lessons my dad taught me that I find relevant to all of us, especially during such difficult times like this. The first lesson — also the most important one — is self-care . His fa

Being a woman has always been my core identity. I grew up first as a native Vietnamese woman in Vietnam before I grew up as a foreign...

If you followed the news on how the lawsuit brought by Harvard University and MIT was able to bring success home for more than one...

If you ask me how America's Independence Day makes me feel, well, it doesn't mean much to me other than the joy of having a long weekend....

(I promise I have more to say than just 'America is built on the backs of immigrants', which everyone should already know by the way.) So...

(Artwork credit: Nikkolas Smith) If I were a Black dad, I would make sure the world knew that I was held to not only a double standard,...