Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Sunday, December 26, 2021

After Oxford High shooting, Michigan teachers ask: How do we keep going? | PBS NewsHour

My 12/21 article for PBS NewsHour about exhausted Michigan teachers after the Oxford shooting got picked up by a news aggregator called SmartNews and then got 214,000 hits this weekend. floored.

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Book Launch "Being Human During COVID"

So exciting to receive an invitation for the Book Launch of "Being Human During COVID"!

Hosted by: The Michigan Humanities Collaboratory
Monday, January 24, 2022 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM ET
UMMA - 525 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Friday, December 17, 2021

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 23

My latest essay for 1990 Institute, Vol 1 Issue 23, Dec 17, 2021, asks What to get the kids for the holidays? Asian American children’s books!

1990 Institute Newsletter, Vol 1 Issue 23

Thursday, December 16, 2021

AAJA’s 2021 End of Year Top 10 Lists | by AAJA National | AAJA Defined | Dec, 2021 | Medium

So excited to have my article re Sikh Americans included in AAJA's 2021 top 10 list!

  1. “Sikh Americans push for greater visibility, awareness against years of hate crimes, misunderstanding” by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang: This piece by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang* provides an insightful and inspiring look at the solidarity coalescing within the Sikh American community. After a year of increasing hate crimes, including a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in which four Sikh Americans were killed, the stories Wang laces together touch on resilience, hope and identity that those from any marginalized community can resonate with.


AAJA’s 2021 End of Year Top 10 Lists | by AAJA National | AAJA Defined | Dec, 2021 | Medium

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Being Human during COVID - University of Michigan Press Blog

Look what arrived at my door today




And more about the book here:
Being Human during COVID - University of Michigan Press Blog

And here's the book itself at UM Press and digitally at UM Press Fulcrum
https://www.press.umich.edu/12136619/being_human_during_covid 

Sunday, December 5, 2021

Creative Writing Classes "Ethical Wills: Writing a love letter to your family" and "Writing to Save the World" at WCC

Write with me today: Write with me today at Washtenaw Community College: "Ethical Wills: Writing a love letter to your family" and "Writing to Save the World" starting this Saturday (3 Sats). Online so anyone can join. Register at

Creative Writing Classes - Washtenaw Community College Division of Economic & College Development

Friday, December 3, 2021

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 22

My essay and curated news for 1990 Institute Newsletter: What new books will you be reading or giving as gifts this holiday season?