I wanted to reflect on these last few months after such a big change, not only in moving across the world to take on a faculty position in..

Have you ever been told, “it is sickening how cute you look every day, how annoying?” And then, before you can even think to respond, to...

even if we don't have an answer, we are scratching at a deeper issue: how much do the current rules serve you?

So if you’re going on the job market this year, know that your best is what counts.

There’s a fine line between gauging the social situation of a room, let’s say, then adjusting in so that you can participate

Clearly there’s a theme this year. We’ve shared skin care products and talked about self-preservation strategies in the work place. Now,...

Why start this blog with “tattoos”? This may seem like a curiously retrograde concern (on my part). Still, I think, there is a stigma...

What do summers actually mean for academics? A candid conversation.

This week, we are still talking about self-preservation in academia. (Yen: When are we not talking about self-preservation?!) I listened...

Until now, I’ve avoided giving prescriptive advice (and so has Yen) about how to manage life in academia. I’ve been motivated by the idea...

Asian Americans – let alone Vietnamese Americans – don’t choose academia. The return on investment is arguably “not worth it.”