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Pien Huang

Pien Huang is a freelance journalist and radio producer, and a project manager for public art. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
When Dean Huang returned to Taiwan to do his compulsory military service, he had to give up a lot: his job, his apartment, his cell phone, his hair. His autonomy.
Culture
He had a dream life in Seattle. Then Taiwan’s military came calling.
Peter Kim at the Museum of Food and Drink's new exhibit on the making of the Chinese-American restaurant.
Food
Winning over hearts and minds one pu pu platter at a time
My parents, Zen Soun and Shu Chen Huang, shortly after they arrived in the US in May 1986. All these years later, my mother doesn't like to answer the phone because she's self-conscious about her accent.
Arts
Watching the ‘Parents’ episode of Master of None with my own immigrant parents was a revelation
James Tran got the idea for his indoor shrimp farm on a visit back to Vietnam to visit his family.
Business
Vietnamese immigrant raises fresh shrimp in Boston — one indoor vat at a time
An ad for Uniqlo, the Japanese clothing store that's occasionally referred to as the Japanese GAP.
Business
For the short people among us, Uniqlo’s clothes come to the rescue — for now