Vanessa Hua

1 week ago | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Vanessa Hua

Aimee Phan is the author of “The Lost Queen.” Photo: Portrait by Nicholas Lea BrunoAimee Phan grew up hearing about the Trung Sisters: In the first century, the two military leaders founded the country of Vietnam, rebelling against China’s Han Dynasty. They ruled for only three years. Rather than surrender to the Chinese, they took their own lives. Though the legend intrigued Phan throughout her childhood, details were sparse.

Sep 14, 2024 | myheraldreview.com | Vanessa Hua

In the early 1980s, whenever we piled into the family sedan, my siblings and I would jostle one another for space in the back seat. If one of us extended a millimeter of thigh or shoulder beyond our allotment, accusations would fly. Once, to escape, I climbed onto the ledge above the back seat. I pressed my fingers against the cool glass of the rear window and watched the highway spool away.

Sep 7, 2024 | nytimes.com | Vanessa Hua

In the early 1980s, whenever we piled into the family sedan, my siblings and I would jostle one another for space in the back seat. If one of us extended a millimeter of thigh or shoulder beyond our allotment, accusations would fly. Once, to escape, I climbed onto the ledge above the back seat. I pressed my fingers against the cool glass of the rear window and watched the highway spool away.

Jan 19, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Vanessa Hua

Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”After the weather turned, so did we. Veering from thermonuclear wildfires to biblical floods, the violence of the atmosphere made us prone to adolescent extremes. Amid a gale, our brawling neighbors slammed into a eucalyptus that toppled and crushed them both.

Jun 22, 2023 | altaonline.com | Vanessa Hua