Boost your Broadcast Writing – Poynter

10 great articles from Al Thompkins at Poynter on how to Boost your Broadcast Writing – Poynter

and more We asked, you delivered: Your writing tips — and one reporting tip – Poynter

In face of pandemic, Hmong Americans press forward to maintain New Year traditions | PBS NewsHour

My article for PBS NewsHour written together with Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

In face of pandemic, Hmong Americans press forward to maintain New Year traditions | PBS NewsHour

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 24

My new essay (with recipe) for 1990 Institute Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 24, Dec 29, 2021 asks How will you be welcoming in the new year?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 24, Dec 29, 2021

‘You don’t teach prejudice by discussing its existence.’ How to talk to children about race and discrimination. | PBS NewsHour

 My article for PBS NewsHour

‘You don’t teach prejudice by discussing its existence.’ How to talk to children about race and discrimination.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/you-dont-teach-prejudice-by-discussing-its-existence-how-to-talk-to-children-about-race-and-discrimination

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.

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

How Asian Americans in holiday movies can challenge ‘the white fantasy of Christmas’ | PBS NewsHour

My article for PBS NewsHour

How Asian Americans in holiday movies can challenge ‘the white fantasy of Christmas’ | PBS NewsHour

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

Sign up for my winter term writing classes at WCC today!

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

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

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

My article for PBS NewsHour

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

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

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

You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids | Wayne State University Press

I just saw the second to last cover plus back of my book!!! omg so beautiful. Preorder today!

You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids | Wayne State University Press

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

Being Human during COVID

https://www.press.umich.edu/12136619/being_human_during_covid 

Navy’s water contamination flub in Hawaii follows 8 years of warning signs | PBS NewsHour

I helped with this broadcast story for PBS NewsHour

Navy’s water contamination flub in Hawaii follows 8 years of warning signs | PBS NewsHour

For Detroit’s Japanese Americans, oral histories key to preservation of history, future solidarity | PBS NewsHour

Looking at my article for PBS NewsHour again in honor of our Japanese American elders and the lives and communities they built after the war:

For Detroit’s Japanese Americans, oral histories key to preservation of history, future solidarity | PBS NewsHour

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

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?

1990 Institute Newsletter Vol 1 Issue 22

Dozens of suburban Detroit schools close amid threats after high school shooting | PBS NewsHour

I helped with this broadcast segment at PBS NewsHour

Dozens of suburban Detroit schools close amid threats after high school shooting | PBS NewsHour