I love dressing up. And for a while, somehow it became something I felt guilty to show on here. Contrary to what a lot of people may think, I’m very much low-maintenance. I genuinely feel comfortable in my own skin, like I’m ready to go out whenever without styling my hair or putting on makeup. But it doesn’t mean I denied the side of me that also loves mixing and matching outfits, getting my hair done, or wearing a little blink blink jewelry. I love simplicity as much as I l

The older I get, the more clearly I feel my root as a Vietnamese woman and the indelible imprint it leaves on me. Our homeland’s history is the work of making and keeping a country, and through every chapter, women have held the line. Beyond the heroines who fought on battlefields were the women at home who did it all—stocking the front with food and medicine, holding families together, raising children alone, cooking, mending, nursing. If something needed doing, they did it.

On International Women’s Day this year, I want to honor the little girl in me. The girl who used to be stubborn, impulsive, and restless....

There are many things that come to mind when we talk about feminine energy, and one of them is the immense strength and power in softness. Being a Vietnamese woman means I grew up celebrating today which is Vietnamese Women’s Day every year back home, but I didn’t fully grasp how it’s shaped who I am, despite the joy of always receiving gifts for the occasion. Our country has overcome so many wars that someone as privileged as me, born in peacetime, can only try to understand