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Pien Huang

Pien Huang is a freelance journalist and radio producer, and a project manager for public art. She lives in Somerville, MA.

Pien Huang is a freelance journalist and radio producer, and a project manager for public art. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.

When Dean Huang returned to Taiwan to do his compulsory military service, he had to give up a lot: his job, his apartment, his cell phone, his hair. His autonomy.

He had a dream life in Seattle. Then Taiwan’s military came calling.

Culture

In Taiwan, even men they have dual nationality, they have to serve in the military. And if they don’t, they risk jail time. Dean Huang knew he would never see his family again if he didn’t go back home to serve.

Peter Kim at the Museum of Food and Drink's new exhibit on the making of the Chinese-American restaurant.

Winning over hearts and minds one pu pu platter at a time

Food
My parents, Zen Soun and Shu Chen Huang, shortly after they arrived in the US in May 1986. All these years later, my mother doesn't like to answer the phone because she's self-conscious about her accent.

Watching the ‘Parents’ episode of Master of None with my own immigrant parents was a revelation

Arts
James Tran got the idea for his indoor shrimp farm on a visit back to Vietnam to visit his family.

Vietnamese immigrant raises fresh shrimp in Boston — one indoor vat at a time

Business
An ad for Uniqlo, the Japanese clothing store that's occasionally referred to as the Japanese GAP.

For the short people among us, Uniqlo’s clothes come to the rescue — for now

Business
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