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on art and its existence in isolation
on art and its existence in isolation

On International Women’s Day, a critical look at the cultural implications of art after #MeToo

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year in review: 2019
year in review: 2019

My year & decade in review and 2019 favorites

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lifejayemseyYear in Review, blogging, Y2K, millennium, San Diego, Singapore, New York, New York City, love, travel, oral history, working holiday visa, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Cambodia, France, London, Scotland, Costa Rica, Chicago, Portland, LA, mass shootings, democracy, kitten, graduation, Big Bear, Super Mario Odyssey, Arrowhead Village, Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Galaxy, Mandarin duck, hot duck, waterfall, La Fortuna Waterfall, Alajuela, La Fortuna, Monteverde, Chapman University, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Gov Ball, Randall's Island Park, ZHU, Florence and the Machine, Fyre Festival, The Strategy Super Sizer Megaclass, Julian Cole, Mark Pollard, Maine, anniversary, sunrise, Alaska, Baltic Sea, Mendenhall Glacier, silent disco, weddings, KAABOO, influencers, Snoop Dogg, Long Island City, LIC, Pepsi-Cola, Mia, Fish, Christmas, Instagram, housewarming, Samin Nosrat, Salt Fat Acid Heat, scallion pancakes, Molly Yeh, my name is yeh, Bouchon Bakery, laser tag, Ramen Ishida, ramen, Chinatown, How Sweet Eats, Shu Jiao Fu Zhou Cuisine, Bar Pa Tea, Oscar Wilde, tea, Burp Bowl Café, KitKat, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Obama, The Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin, Educated, Tara Westover, Intimations, Alexandra Kleeman, The New York Times, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, Jia Tolentino, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond, The New Yorker, millennials, gentrification, San Francisco, The Pudding, happiness, Ariana Grande, cultural appropriation, E. Jean Carroll, gaslighting, sexual assault, Central Park Five, grocery store, taxi, Aperol spritz, culture, pop culture, Gamergate, Allbirds, Uniqlo, Krave Beauty, Great Barrier Relief, Kale-lalu-yAHA, Stratia Liquid Gold, gua sha, Lauren Singer, zero-waste, Great Jones, Dutch oven, Secret Eyelash NYC, Dyson, Decrypto, Los Espookys, Booksmart, Hustlers, The Hustlers at Scores, The Haunting of Hill House, Cambodian Rock Band, Cambodian Genocide, Fleabag, Parasite, Luigi's Mansion 3Comment
a short oral history of us
a short oral history of us

A collection of stories from my family about how we came to be

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lifejayemseyThe Joy Luck Club, Hispanic Heritage Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, United Shades of America, W. Kamau Bell, Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates, hashtag, Frasier, Get Out, Anthony Bourdain, oral history, Hong Kong, New Jersey, ye ye, nai nai, China, Chinatown, Brunei, Malaysia, Chin Wing Laundry, Chinese, Chinese-American, Chinese food, discrimination, racism, Borneo, Columbia University, Jersey Shore, Long Beach Island, Kojak, Milton the Monster, Barbie, ice skating, Atlantic City, A&W, fishing, fish, The Four Seas, Ging Hawk Club, MOCA, NYU, SUNY Buffalo, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, California, LA, San Francisco, Dish of Salt, Crazy Rich Asians, Greece, UCLA, Sony, Japantown, SF VA Medical Center, Sharp Hospital, Hello Judge, stroke, Palm Springs, vacation, Palacio, Colverhurst, Montemar, Greenwillow, Wii, Game Boy, blanket fort, Tumbles, birthday parties, travel, Princess Cruises, Pompeii, Hawaii, Chapman UniversityComment
year in review: 2018
year in review: 2018

My year in review and 2018 favorites

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minute thoughts 1.23.17
minute thoughts 1.23.17

On the ideals of freedom and the future of virtual reality

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minute thoughtsjayemseyWomen's March, San Diego, LA, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Santa Barbara, New York, virtual reality, MoMA, museums, Singapore Pantone, Singapore, Pantone, architecture, Transatlantic accent, Breakfast at Tiffany's, The New York Times, newsletter, Newser, theSkimm, Morning Brew, freedom, Americans, Singaporeans, inauguration, Lemony Snicket, A Series of Unfortunate Events, emotion, happinessComment