Writing — Daphne K. Lee

Do you really have to throw out that expired food? (Verywell Health)

Chinatown’s dim sum parlors are facing an unprecedented labor shortage (Eater)

In New York, Taiwanese Chefs Are Attempting to Define Their Cuisine (VICE)

The Korean Vegan dishes out life lessons and stories of her diaspora experience (CBS)

At Chinatown’s Potluck Club, a revival for Cantonese American flavors takes shape (Resy)

The cult following behind Chinese chili crisp (CBS News)

Animal Crossing ban foreshadows stricter Chinese gaming crackdown (Nikkei Asia)

Diving into Chinese American history through sweet and sour pork (VICE)

How “revenge bedtime procrastination” explains modern life (Greatist)

Selected work:

2021
Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire’ wants us to believe crazy rich Asian stereotypes (VICE)

A fortune teller said I’d peak at 28 (Popula)

What Clubhouse achieved when it slipped behind China’s firewall (The News Lens)

How can remote workers adapt to office life again? (Verywell)

Hong Kong and the persistence of memory (Atmota)

2020

Behind ‘Parasite’ success is Korean film industry playing catch up (Nikkei Asia)

China’s film industry will struggle to recover from coronavirus shutdown (Nikkei Asia)

Taiwan’s Covid-19 testing strategy divides public health experts (The News Lens)

Nothing says summer like fresh mango sago, a dessert soup from Hong Kong (Greatist)

Stephen Chow, Hong Kong’s king of comedy (Popula)

What is Taiwanese papaya milk, boba’s quirky sidekick? (Goldthread)

How a TV drama is helping address South Korea's mental health crisis (Nikkei Asia)

Did Taiwan miss the boat to change its work culture? (The News Lens)

2019

Is Taiwan culturally ready for same-sex marriage? (Goldthread)

How will Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill impact Taiwan? (The News Lens)