Selected Work

  • No matter how old I get, I'll always be a restaurant kid

    CBC First Person

  • Two smiling women and a smiling man pose for a photo inside a large kitchen.

    My parents sacrificed a lot to build our Canadian dream. What do I owe them in their golden years?

    CBC First Person

  • I feel like the biggest loser when someone says, 'Wow, your English is so good!'

    CBC First Person

  • I’m A Proud Asian Woman. This Is Why I Used To Date Racists.

    Huffpost

  • What’s it like growing up as a ‘restaurant kid’

    CBC The Current with Matt Galloway

  • My Life as a Restaurant Kid

    Chatelaine

  • My parents came to Canada and worked hard to start a restaurant. My need for attention was an order that often had to wait

    Toronto Star

  • For a ‘Restaurant Kid,’ a Complex Search for Love and Belonging

    The Tyee

  • A Chinese family of five pose in front of the bar inside their Chinese restaurant.

    ‘My Parents Own the Chinese Restaurant’: An Excerpt from Rachel Phan’s Debut Memoir ‘Restaurant Kid’

    RepresentASIAN Project

  • Radio segment: My list as a restaurant kid

    CBC Metro Morning