Katharine Chan
Bio
Sum (心, ♡) on Sleeve | Author. Speaker. Wife. Mom of 2 | Embrace Culture. Love Yourself. Improve Relationships | Empowering you to talk about your feelings despite growing up in a culture that hid them | sumonsleeve.com/books
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Why Saying "My Wife Won't Let Me" Stunts Your Growth
Disclaimer: Even though I focused this post on married heterosexual men, it doesn't mean that other genders don't use their partners as an excuse. This behaviour transcends gender, culture, relationship status, sexual preference etc. However, in my personal experience, I've heard men default to this excuse more often than women.
By Katharine Chan2 years ago in Humans
I Was Jealous of the Attention My Parents’ Gave My Eldest Sister Until I Became a Mom
There are three of us: my eldest sister, my middle sister and me. The relationship I have with my eldest sister is like a snow globe; it stays dormant for most of the year but gets shaken up during the holidays.
By Katharine Chan2 years ago in Families
9 Asian Female Stereotypes That Need To Die
Why not both? I wish this meant having both soft and hard tacos but instead it's experiencing both sexism and racism as an Asian woman. It's like if I'm not being discriminated against for being a woman, then I'm being discriminated against for being an Asian.
By Katharine Chan2 years ago in Humans
- Top Story - December 2021
How Translating For My Asian Immigrant Parents Made Me More Emotionally IntelligentTop Story - December 2021
Have you ever seen an Asian mom and her kid at a restaurant and the kid is ordering for the both of them in perfect English and then confirming it with his/her mom in their native language?
By Katharine Chan2 years ago in Families
Is It Just Me Or Are Asians Bad With Compliments?
How does it feel when you get complimented? When someone tells me I'm doing a good job or that I look great, I get uncomfortable. My first instinct is to downplay, then deny and then think of a compliment about the other person, deflecting the attention off of me.
By Katharine Chan2 years ago in Motivation
Have You Ever Been Told You Intimidate Others?
INTIMIDATION This word has haunted me my entire life. It started in grade school when one of my friends told me a friend hers finds me intimidating. She said her friend told her that my eyes remind her of a crow's and that it scared the shit out of her whenever I looked into her eyes when she's talking to me.
By Katharine Chan2 years ago in Motivation