Adoptee. Childhood Trauma Survivor. Memoir-in-Progress

It’s Hard to Say Happy New Near

A Lunar New Year We’ll Never Forget

Lunar New is the most important holiday to many Asians. Sadly, this Year of the Rabbit will always be remembered for two mass shootings. I hope that my Salon essay in some small ways honors my parents and those who lost their lives.

https://www.salon.com/2023/01/28/ballroom-dancing-chinese-asian-american-monterey-park/

Wishing you peace and hope for this year and beyond.

Yvonne

Yvonne Liu

My birth mother left me on a stairwell in Hong Kong. Someone took me to the Pearl S. Buck orphanage where I lived for 15 months before a Chinese-American couple adopted me. So much of my life was mired in shame and secrets foisted on me by my traditional Chinese parents. It's time to share my truth and throw off the shackles of shame through essays, personal reported pieces and the memoir I'm writing. IG and Twitter @yvonneliuwriter. Facebook - Yvonne Liu and FB Page - Yvonne Liu - Writer & Memoirist

4 thoughts on “It’s Hard to Say Happy New Near”

carrie hayes says:

February 3, 2023 at 2:53 pm

I loved this beautiful piece. So saddened by the senselessness of that tragic day.

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1. Yvonne Liu says:
  
  February 4, 2023 at 7:39 am
  
  Thank you so much. Much appreciate! Yvonne
  
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Beth Wigner says:

February 3, 2023 at 3:07 pm

Thank you for sharing. I missed this when it happened. Tragic news.

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1. Yvonne Liu says:
  
  February 4, 2023 at 7:39 am
  
  You’re very welcome. Yvonne
  
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