This is so good! Can’t believe I stumbled across it more than a year later :)
I also moved over from Boston/the East Coast and love how you captured the feeling of setting traditional scripts ablaze, and the freedom to become more ourselves! It mirrors the feelings I’ve been having about the draw of this place
I hear you on finding a sense of belonging. The first non-Asian American I've met who knew how to pronounce my last name was a San Franciscan. I was so pleasantly surprised 😅
This is so good! Can’t believe I stumbled across it more than a year later :)
I also moved over from Boston/the East Coast and love how you captured the feeling of setting traditional scripts ablaze, and the freedom to become more ourselves! It mirrors the feelings I’ve been having about the draw of this place
"The surprise of stumbling upon a new trail in Golden Gate Park" >>>>
a park of infinite paths!
I hear you on finding a sense of belonging. The first non-Asian American I've met who knew how to pronounce my last name was a San Franciscan. I was so pleasantly surprised 😅
the appreciation for Chinese American culture in SF runs SO deep among non-Asian Americans, it's such a relief :)
Glad to see "always bring that extra layer" topped the list.
too many evenings of being humbled by San Francisco to not pay respect to the chill