Fountain valley — As I sign your yearbooks, and read the cards and letters you’ve written me, I see the upside of saying good-bye. There is an indefinite amount of goodwill, friendship, and hope that we finally can exp...
Fountain valley — A couple of nights ago, I remembered getting on a cold, cramped train at 2 in the morning. I saw myself there again, waking up strangers with my nervous steps as I looked for my bunk. I finally got my...
Fountain valley — It was Euro Cup 1996, and all I knew was that it was a soccer tournament. At 2am, I had stayed up to watch the German team win the championship. I have been a fan ever since. Today, 18 years later, I...
The upside of goodbye (a letter to my students)
Wanna look young in pictures? Add funny glasses. Wanna look old? Add two babies.
In 1996, I was a little Saigon boy watching something I didn't quite understand.
I remember India