Bowen Deng

2 months ago | michigandaily.com | Bowen Deng

A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a friend who shared my first name, Kevin. “Why do you go by Bowen, anyways?” he asked. At the time, I gave him a simple answer — “Honestly, I like my middle name better,” — but I knew there was so much more to it. American names may carry meaning, but they rarely live up to the beauty and intention that goes into choosing a Chinese name. When handwriting Chinese characters, each stroke must be in a specific order.

Dec 10, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Bowen Deng

When I entered college, I was terrified of growing apart from my sister. The future of our relationship was one of the many uncertainties I grappled with, an incredibly ironic fact considering where our relationship began. My sister was a thorn in my side growing up. Whenever I played video games when I should have been doing homework, she took great delight in ratting me out. Thanks to her, I got in trouble multiple times. Even her mere existence felt like an annoyance.

Nov 10, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Bowen Deng

Last semester, I sensed that my old friend group — people I had known since day one of college — had changed. I had no hard evidence, but something felt off. Every time it came up, though, I did my best to push the thought away. And yet, the other shoe dropped. Throughout the winter, my friends and I had been struggling to find a house, and as time went on, I was under the impression that we would likely renew our apartment lease.

Oct 20, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Bowen Deng

This past July, I decided it was finally time to clean my room, something I had been putting off since I graduated high school. As I sorted through stacks of worksheets, lab reports and readings, I came upon a senior year analytical essay on Charles Yu’s “Interior Chinatown.” In it, I argued that the characters of “Interior Chinatown” demonstrated a sense of disconnect and displacement that is typical of the East Asian experience.

Apr 30, 2024 | elifesciences.org | Renbo Mao |Jianjun Yu |Bowen Deng |Xihuimin Dai

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