I’ve had varous pieces of work appear in these books.
Fiction
- “Origami” (originally published in Two Worlds Walking, New Rivers Press)
- “Like Deer This Time” (originally published in Literary Mama)
- “The Liver Nephew” (originally published in the Bellevue Literary Review)
- “A Ticket Out of Here” (originally published in American Way magazine -yes, the inflight magazine of American Airlines!)
- “No One But Angels” (originally published in the Asian Pacific American Journal)
Essays
- “The Lost Story” (originally published in The Readerville Journal)
- “Hambun-Hambun” (originally published in Making More Waves, Beacon Press)
- “Samuel” (originally published in It’s A Boy, Seal Press)
“Life in the Sandwich” Columns (appearing monthly at Literary Mama)
Poetry
- “Missing Children”
- “Big Old Bird”
- “Amanita Phalloides” (originally published in the Santa Barbara Review)
- “Mileva” (originally published in the Santa Barbara Review and then A Ghost At Heart’s Edge: Stories & Poems of Adoption)
- “Onigiri Hands” (originally published in the Asian Pacific American Journal)
November 20, 2006 at 9:03 am
Susan, thank you for sharing this! It’s just beautiful.
November 20, 2006 at 3:50 pm
Yes, I agree. This is beautiful.
I felt such fury at the restaurant; I’ve gotten comments like that too, when people don’t believe I’m Filipino, or when someone says, “You know, Filipinos aren’t really ASIAN…” (usually they are neither).
I hope she stuck something vile in that man’s miso!
November 20, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Susan, thank you for posting this. It’s beautiful. And you know what, I’ve actually read it before–Two Worlds Walking is in my little self-made multiracial studies library, bought when it came out when I was in college doing ethnic studies.
Small world, huh?
November 20, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Like everyone else thank you so much for posting this. It really is beautiful.
It reminds of when I was 19 as well and responded to an ad for a Japanese speaking hostess at an upscale Japanese restaurant in Boston. Despite the fact that I had the exact experience they were looking for and they were very interested over the phone, when I showed up for the interview they took one look at me and said the position had already been filled and slammed the door in my face.
November 21, 2006 at 7:29 am
Aw myra, I am so sorry that happened to you. Terrible.
Everyone else, thanks so much for the kind words. They mean a lot to me. And daddy, I’d love to hear more about your multiracial studies library. I have one too.
November 21, 2006 at 10:34 am
Thank your for sharing that, Susan! What a great story! And I love that WordPress allows you to have several web pages. I need to switch over one of these days!
November 22, 2006 at 2:52 am
I enjoyed it, too. Thanks!
January 16, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Susan,
What an ignorant, hateful little man! People like him are infuriate me! I’m glad you found another woman who could not do origami either –someone who could laugh at herself and validate you.
I just bought an origami consumable calendar. Almost every day is new creation –interspersed with some days of trivia and practice folds. Yesterday I made a ‘tato’ whatever that is. It is rather withered looking from all the folds.
February 22, 2008 at 3:12 am
Susan,
I just read your piece “The Lost Story” at Readerville.com and just had to tell you how moving it was. Such a lovely story, such a great voice.
Stephany K.
February 22, 2008 at 7:18 am
Stephany, thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it!
May 12, 2009 at 6:33 am
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October 28, 2009 at 5:58 pm
Hi Susan, I’m a near-sighted and far-sighted Bay Area (do we know each other???) writer, blogger and adoptive mother. I’m putting your blog on my blogroll — if I can manage the techie part of it, that is!
July 13, 2010 at 8:38 am
Thanks for sharing