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Dis.Continuity | On Being Asian and American.

On the contradictions and tension of being Asian and American, often expressed through intergenerational conflict.

May 7, 2021

Dis.Continuity | On Being Asian and American.

May 7, 2021

B is for Body Dsymorphia.

This is an essay about my journey to self-acceptance, both physically and emotionally. If you’re someone who has struggled with accepting…

Sep 6, 2023

B is for Body Dsymorphia.

Sep 6, 2023

Burnout

This is a deeply personal account of my lifelong relationship with work. It’s also very long. You may want to bookmark, save it or email it…

Sep 9, 2022

Burnout

Sep 9, 2022

Unlearning. AAPI Month 2022.

Last summer, I hit a milestone: my 72-year-old dad said to me, “Tiffany, I don’t see you as Chinese anymore.”

May 9, 2022

Unlearning. AAPI Month 2022.

May 9, 2022

Three Questions I Needed to Answer After Deciding to Quit My Fortune 50 Corporate Job

In Fall 2017, I’d finally decided I was going to leave my stable, secure & comfortable job at a Fortune 50 corporation — without a plan…

Jan 3, 2022

Three Questions I Needed to Answer After Deciding to Quit My Fortune 50 Corporate Job

Jan 3, 2022

How to tell your Asian parents anything in 3 simple steps

My dad came to America with $500 & a suitcase, and he lost $200 of it when he left his suitcase unattended on a Greyhound bus. And somehow…

Dec 13, 2021

How to tell your Asian parents anything in 3 simple steps

Dec 13, 2021

Liminal | The space between the present self and the future self

Liminal comes from the word limen, meaning “threshold”. When we face a new beginning (or an ending), we are on the precipice of change

Dec 13, 2021

Liminal | The space between the present self and the future self

Dec 13, 2021

Dis.Respect | On Self-Worth

After tackling each of the relationships in my nuclear family, it’s fitting that my final essay for AAPI Month is about my relationship…

May 31, 2021

Dis.Respect | On Self-Worth

May 31, 2021

Dis.Harmony | On sisterhood, growing up and growing apart.

Growing up, when people asked if we argued or fought, we’d collectively look at each other, smile — pause to think — then shake our heads:

May 24, 2021

Dis.Harmony | On sisterhood, growing up and growing apart.

May 24, 2021

Dis.Obedience | Learning to set my own course — and to have more grace for my parents

Learning how to navigate and meet my needs for self-actualization when my immigrant parents’ worldview is centered on safety and security.

May 17, 2021

Dis.Obedience | Learning to set my own course — and to have more grace for my parents

May 17, 2021

Tiffany Teng

Tiffany Teng

Former East Coast, now West Coast. Lover of books, baking and all things beautiful. Writing & reading about identity, growth, and leadership. Stanford ’07, ‘19.

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