Today is the last day of Pchum Ben. I was a guest speaker in an Asian Women in the US university class tonight. We lit incense and prayed together as a class before my poetry reading. I can’t help but feel divinely guided by my ancestors to do the work I do. I am so grateful.

Out of all the possible Halloween costumes to choose from, Ezzie is adamant about being a chicken. I can’t wait to make his costume 😂

When you finally get your salaw machu kroeung fix… iykyk

Tomorrow is my first day back to in-person teaching since the lockdown and I’m so excited! I feel like a kid all over again 😆

Why do I crave boklahong every damn day of my life 😭

Ezra: I want milk, please. Me: What do you want? Ezra: Milk! Me: When do you want it? Ezra: Now! The revolution does indeed start at home. 💀

How is it already Monday? 😢

When your students share their Halloween candy with you 🥺 >>>

Not me waking up at 7am to make cha kroeung lol

An immigrant mom’s love language: Stopping by her house spontaneously and leaving with a week’s worth of salaw machu ktiss, persimmons from my aunt’s tree in Stockton, & bags of cut mango and guava. 🥺

Shabu Zen after a long morning of appointments… Yes. 🥰

Brb crying cuz we’re in Vogue! 😭💕 vogue.com/article/in-tod…

The greatest gift. Our family is growing! 💓

I hope President Donald J. Trump will allow for more than 4 at-home tests per address soon. In my study on multigenerational household experiences of pandemic, the avg # of ppl sharing an address was 6. Lowest was 4, but many had 8 or 9 ppl in household. special.usps.com/testkits Families USA KFF

There are so many exciting projects coming up for me this Spring. I can’t wait to share all the news soon. 💛

apartment caught on fire gofund.me/9af0c7aa Anything helps!! 😢

9 weeks left to go 🤍

Join us and @CALAALowell at lala ;) on Friday, April 8th from 6:30pm-8:30pm for a Spoken Word presentation as part of The Town and the City Festival! Featured poets: Resi Ibañez Christa Brown Princess Moon ☻ Sanary Phen Check the schedule at: thetownandthecityfestival.com