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H'Rina DeTroy
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Aug 16, 2021

Last Season in Chinatown

On a warm, mid-October day in 2008, Danny Lee set out Oriental jewelry boxes close to the entrance of his store. Tourists filled the block, the backbone of New York City’s old Chinatown. Along this stretch of Mott Street, in between bubble-tea shops and Chinese restaurants, open-air storefronts teamed with…

Old New York

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Last Season in Chinatown
Last Season in Chinatown
Old New York

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Aug 16, 2021

Fighting Goliath in Chinatown

Originally published 9/01/2010 New York, NY. To some, Mei Rong Song might seem like an unlikely hero. She’s owns a flower shop in Chinatown’s East Broadway Mall. She’s a mother of three in her late 30s, who doesn’t let her limited English prevent her from being outgoing and talkative. But…

New York City

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Fighting Goliath in Chinatown
Fighting Goliath in Chinatown
New York City

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Aug 16, 2021

The Hot-Sour-Bittersweet Taste of Memories

(Published originally on Spoonwiz.com — a literary food blog that has unfortunately shuttered.) Aug 2, 2013 Editor: Elizabeth McKenzie My sister gingerly sprinkled tiny globs on her plate of rice, ground chicken and vegetables. She was careful not to look too close. I dropped a larger spoonful of hăng hơdŏm…

Vietnam War

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The Hot-Sour-Bittersweet Taste of Memories
The Hot-Sour-Bittersweet Taste of Memories
Vietnam War

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Feb 12, 2021

Surviving Tết: Luckiest Of the Unlucky

Many moons ago, I lived with a local Vietnamese family and taught English in Ho Chi Minh City. For my first celebration of Tết, I learned a few customs for attracting luck — sweep your room, adorn family altars with fresh fruit, and wear red. Less clear, however, was what…

Lunar New Year

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Surviving Tết: Luckiest Of the Unlucky
Surviving Tết: Luckiest Of the Unlucky
Lunar New Year

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Mar 15, 2017

A Few Thoughts on Writing About Your Whiteness

I attended 2017 AWP conference in February, and checked out the panel, In Praise of Junot Diaz and Claudia Rankine: Furthering the MFA vs. POC and AWP 2016 Keynote Conversations. The speakers were Allen Gee, David Mura, Faith Adele, Christine Hyung-Oak Lee and Marcus Burke. …

Racism

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A Few Thoughts on Writing About Your Whiteness
A Few Thoughts on Writing About Your Whiteness
Racism

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H'Rina DeTroy

H'Rina DeTroy

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Montagnard American writer. Community Arts Activist. Teacher, flamenco fiend, lover of polyrhythms. Brooklyn! https://hjdetroy.wixsite.com/mysite

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