Reading and writing have been my passion ever since I learned how, and growing up in Southeast Asia opened a door on language, on culture, and began my fascination with questions that I still weigh: where is "home" in a culture where we are all so transient? To whom are we "family," and what rights and obligations does that give us? How do we remain focused and human in the face of an increasingly digital, fragmented society? I love the way characters in poems and stories can explore these paths and I can follow them.