NYC 2010, Mom

Min Yi | June 27, 2010

The strength and ferocity my mother possesses has scared me many times as a child and even as a grownup. Part of my adaptation skills was to learn to stand up for myself and give her a bit of her own medicine, though it often ended in volatile explosions which neither of us enjoyed. How [...]

NYC 2010, Just the two of us

Min Yi | June 24, 2010

With three kids in tow, sometimes spending time with one, just one, is such a special gift. Not only do I get to listen to him without interruption but he gets to know me too in a role outside of providing for the needs of the family, as a human being who loves to talk [...]

Wedding Vows

Min Yi | June 22, 2010

Cameron and I remarried after 10 years of marriage and birth of three boys. On June 18, 2010, we exchanged new vows we wrote to each other in front of our dear friends… Cameron: If not for me, Min Yi, you would most certainly be loved by the masses. As it is, my heart channels [...]

NYC 2010, Lending a Hand

Min Yi | June 22, 2010

Jing Wen and I exited a subway and headed for the stairs. Something caught his attention and he slowed down. I noticed everyone else in the subway were also looking at something. I turned but saw nothing. Then I looked on the ground and there on the New York #6 Subway train platform of Canal [...]

NYC 2010, My Brother’s New Life

Min Yi | June 21, 2010

3 years ago, my brother started dating a girl, his first girlfriend ever. Now they are engaged — this is serious! My brother had been a sensitive and delicate child. He had a rough time as a teenager. Being the older sister and extremely protective, I always worried that something might happen to his heart. [...]