Andrew Lam
A Hidden Tragedy—Mental Illness and Suicide Among Asian Americans
Asian Americans said to be less likely to disclose personal problems
The Last Word: For College Grads, Friendly Advice and Tender Warnings
My mother is 80 and suffering from dementia, but the moment she heard that I was going to give the commencement speech at University of California, Irvine (UCI), she sort of regained her full...
What’s In a Name? An Immigrant’s Perspective
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What’s in a name? An immigrant’s perspective
By Andrew Lam
New America Media
http://newamericamedia.org/2013/04/whats-in-a-name-an-immigrants-perspective.php
Vân, Cúc, Trúc, and Trang; Dũng, Dai, Thanh and Phát. In my mother tongue these names carry music, cadence, poetry....
Giving Up the Car is My New American Responsibility
SAN FRANCISCO - After over two decades, I am no longer a driver. Facing spiking gas prices and much-needed repairs, I donated my Toyota Corolla to an organization that takes care of orphans.
It’s an...
The Tongue-tied Misfit and the Language of Violence
One L. Goh, 43, an immigrant from Korea who allegedly shot and killed seven people at a school in Oakland, is the latest in a string of inarticulate men who became mass murderers in...
The Lost Art of Letter Writing
Thanks to the Internet, I have over the years managed to get back in touch with many long-lost friends. But one of them recently sent me an e-mail complaining that, now that we are...
