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The Scattered History of….

This is the part of my blog where I tell you my story.

Shopping 行街 The Scattered History of.... 

Maltose lollipop anyone?

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023 Catch Star Girl

According to the name of the image file, I took this photo back in 2019 but I saw it again

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Learning Chinese 學中文 The Scattered History of.... 

Light research into my surname, 駱

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Catch Star Girl

Recently, I started to think about my surname. We’ve all heard heard that some English surnames like Miller, Smith, Hunter,

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Pride or Racism

January 3, 2018 Catch Star Girl

So here is a story about what is probably racism. I want to claim that it’s just pride and deep-seated

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Parenting 3G-CBC The Scattered History of.... 

The Chinese Zodiac as a guide to when to procreate

December 29, 2014January 30, 2019 Catch Star Girl

I am slightly outraged and I can’t say why. But, I will try. When I look around at people I know who

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The most difficult conversation

January 3, 2014July 25, 2014 Catch Star Girl

My mum is so whacked and I can’t take all of the credit for giving her her issues from raising

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Asian Studies The Scattered History of.... 

Thoughts on “Outmarriage Is Cultural Failure”

June 20, 2011 Catch Star Girl 1 Comment

My Google Alert on “Asian American Literature” brought me Dali Zheng’s blog article, “Outmarriage Is Cultural Failure”. Even before I

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Asians in Music 唐人唱歌 The Scattered History of.... 

Got Rice?

April 29, 2011September 29, 2012 Catch Star Girl 0 Comments

I was culling my digital music collection on a solo Friday night which probably influenced which songs and genres got

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Reading Asian American Literature 唐人寫書 The Scattered History of.... 

Currently reading: Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

April 19, 2011April 18, 2011 Catch Star Girl 1 Comment

While many Asian-American bloggers and writers cried foul after reading Amy Chua’s Wall Street Journal article “Why Chinese Mothers Are

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“Hello, is Wing there?”

March 14, 2011March 2, 2011 Catch Star Girl 0 Comments

Have you heard the crank call that goes like this: Caller: Hi, is Wing there? Answer: No. Caller: Oh, I guess I must

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Reading Asian American Literature 唐人寫書 The Scattered History of.... 

Preview: Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

January 11, 2011February 5, 2011 Catch Star Girl 1 Comment

I’m so behind. I still haven’t read the “Too Asian” article my own country’s weekly magazine published late last year

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