Exploring Family History, Storytelling, and Healing
How do we navigate — and what can we learn from — silence in our family stories? I reflect on the surprising wisdom of silence in this conversation with David Chao, director of The Center for Asian American Christianity.
Searching for Roots in China
What does it really take to trace your ancestral roots in China?
In this interview with Kaiser Kuo for the Sinica Podcast, our team at My China Roots unpacks the breakthroughs and challenges of Chinese genealogy research.
Hear the surprising (and often scandalous) stories we dig up across the Chinese diaspora — and how My China Roots is going digital in a race against time to preserve the cultural heritage of Chinese Overseas.
Self-Discovery & In-Betweenness
A group of friends unpack self-discovery as Asians in today’s world, the in-betweenness and shame we experience growing up, and the deconstruction of what we (think we) know.
The Family Potluck | How to Trace Your Roots through Story
In this conversation with wedding photographer Petronella Lugemwa, I share discoveries along my journey to trace my family’s roots and uncover the sacred stories we all bring to the table.
Documenting Her Chrysalis
How does a Jersey Girl wind up trekking around the globe in search of her identity? And how is her search changing her?
Storytelling x Identity
Two months after moving to China to explore my roots, I sat down with Brendan Davis to reflect on my reasons for making the leap — and reckon with the surprising biases and narratives I was discovering I had internalized about being Asian too.