Born in Saigon, Vietnam. Nearly lifelong Iowan writing about people, places, and things.
Adopted from Vietnam in 1975.
Raised in Iowa.
Educator of immigrants & refugees.
Mother of two sons.
Avid festival goer.
Broadway musical fan.
Food enthusiast.
Stories from the front lines of Iowa's mental healthcare crisis and beyond
Musings and observations on sports, gardening, travel — and anything else I care to write about.
This column consists of Letters to the Editor of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative.
An award-winning Iowa journalist's observations on politics, current events, family and some random things, too.