Olivia Chuong Brody is a high school student and writer with a love for stories, both penned and spoken. Find her at the beach watching the sun set or exploring the city in which she was born and raised.
pride from head to tail. wanteen-chuongtracychuongstanleychuongtracyleeliolivia (tsung-yuan) chuong (zhuang) kai kai is gone for college last weekend will you miss him? your mom miss him? lucas brody (zhuang tsung kai) (kai kai) (you forgot) conversation i know language. letterswords (characters) (you forgot) your pride back home living out her days, in law in hot oils, basking pan fried shrimp tails her labor of love capital A American chinese don’t have pride, in the books wordsletters (characters) (we’re not chinese) kai kai left for college a couple hours ago. yes, i will miss him yes, mom will miss him more he is growing up how do i remember this how do i carry pride anchor it, sunk in the depths of my full belly ah ma how do i get the meat out of the shrimp tail mom nevertaughtme ah here cut the tail right here (bite it at the base, straight through the shell) and this (pull the meat out, nip it with your teeth) you know, your ah gong never learned i try to teach him, but he can’t do it you’re a fast learner you eat more like your mom your brother eat more like his dad (you forgot your pride back home) livie, you, more like your mom more like you’re taiwanese when you grow up go to college don’t forget always– finish the shrimp tail.