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Aug.29.2012
The following essay was adapted from my book, "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora" in the section called Viet Kieu (Vietnamese living overseas). A version of it was also adapted for a commentary on NPR's All Things Considered. Also embedded between the text are...
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Aug.22.2012
I recently relocated to San Francisco. Three decades away from my hometown area, I keep chanting: “Don’t expect it to be the same as it was in the past.”
Since leaving the Bay area, I’ve lived in 30 homes in 4 countries, journeying first to the East Coast (Philadelphia Mainline) for college, then...
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Aug.18.2012
Note: The following essay was adapted from my book, "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora" in the section called Viet Kieu (Vietnamese living overseas). A version of it was also adapted for acommentary on NPR's All Things Considered. Also embedded between the...
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Jul.10.2012
So now I bring your attention to http://thedeliberateagrarian.blogspot.com. This is a website, also a little old and I don't know when it was last updated, about a guy who essentially is like the MacGyver we all want to be in, and around, our own homes. He has gardens that could...
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Jun.10.2012
I awake to sunshine and silence. Lady sleeps alongside my left hip. Quinn is a furball at my feet. On his back, front paws tucked against his chest, Scheckter the Ginger Bear is nestled between my and my wife. He opens his eyes, looks at me. A sleepy purr emerges.
It's 39 F outside, sunny with a...
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May.26.2012
May 26
HOME TO HOPE
Shadows of doubt fall across my face on dark days and I have trouble finding my way home to hope. Reliance on sunshine fails me come dusk. Twinkling stars bare their souls to little avail. I am lost. Absurdity and obsession plague me...
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May.10.2012
I like this video interview with John Irving. We obviously share two things in common. We both write longhand and we both write on both sides of the page (I have done so for decades). We have different living quarters, but I'm trying to change that (for me - not him).
John Irving...
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Apr.24.2012
American Galaxy is my upcoming new book: http://uwachuku.googlepages.com/americangalaxy
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Apr.12.2012
We have had a quite a few guest on the show over the past few weeks, who have written books and novel about various aspects of self help and life improvement, however Jill Meuhrcke has with her book “Waking Up Happy” managed to cover so many aspect of people’s lives within its pages.
Juliana...
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Mar.29.2012
So, I've been on a Joni Mitchell kick today.
I am probably an odd Joni Mitchell fan; the first album of hers that I bought was Dog Eat Dog, which got a rather tepid reception from critics and didn't sell well. I think I liked the theme of anti-consumerism that ran through so many of the songs....
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