Recent Work: Domestic Helpers Fight Legal Battle for Equality

A Filipina domestic worker is fighting for the right for permanent residency in Hong Kong's High Court. But the case strikes at the core of much more than just the right to abode.



Read our story here: http://on.wsj.com/oCxhVu

This Is Just To Say

This was a film shot on a cloudy Hong Kong morning and edited on the hot afternoon that followed right after. It illustrates what has become a favorite poem of mine with scenes from my neighborhood and my apartment.

Thanks to Yvonne Young and Allison Morrow for their time, their help and their company.

Music by Onra
Poetry by William Carlos Williams

This Is Just To Say


I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

And in Chinese (translated by the lovely Isabella Steger):

我剛吃了
李子
它們在
冰箱裏

也是你
很可能
留下
當早餐的

原諒我
它們很好吃
又甜
也很涼

Recent WSJ Work: Living in Hong Kong's Tiny Apartment Units

Hong Kong's home prices have skyrocketed in recent years, forcing residents like Yang Lianchun and her family to live in subdivided apartments. She talks to the WSJ about what it's like for a family of four to live in 150 square feet of space.

4th of July (shenanigans)

Family Wedding

Oh weddings... a day so stressful and yet full of joy (and food).

Hong Kong Vigil

From early June.

Personal Statements

Personal statements. I dread them. How should you write about yourself without gushing too much or sounding like a pompous ape?

Well, this one was required for a fellowship. "Tell us about yourself in a personal statement or multimedia presentation," they said. So I woke up last Sunday, set up my ancient studio lights, my DSLR and filmed myself. Sometimes it's good to force yourself to do something. It's a little less scary each time.