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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.

3 min readMay 7, 2021

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Dis.Continuity | On Being Asian and American.

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Tiffany Teng

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…

9 min readSep 6, 2023

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B is for Body Dsymorphia.

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Tiffany Teng

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…

15 min readSep 9, 2022

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Burnout

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Tiffany Teng

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.”

2 min readMay 9, 2022

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Unlearning. AAPI Month 2022.

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Tiffany Teng

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…

6 min readJan 3, 2022

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

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Tiffany Teng

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…

5 min readDec 13, 2021

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How to tell your Asian parents anything in 3 simple steps

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Tiffany Teng

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

2 min readDec 13, 2021

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

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Tiffany Teng

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…

8 min readMay 31, 2021

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Dis.Respect | On Self-Worth

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Tiffany Teng

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:

6 min readMay 24, 2021

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

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Tiffany Teng

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.

7 min readMay 17, 2021

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

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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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