Dear all - please don't hit unsubscribe !  Several people told me they didn't get the message I sent today (and it didn't even come to me or my mom!!), so I'm resending, with BONUS GIFT IDEAS at the bottom.  I'm promoting my friends' work - Tony Nguyen (documentary filmmaker) and Goh Nakamura and Vienna Teng (both musicians).  So please read up on my latest work if you didn't read the previous message, and scroll down to the bottom for more goodies! Happy Holidays!  Thanks for staying with me ...Continue Reading

Hi all, Happy Holidays!  Thanks for staying with me and keeping abreast of the latest news and publications!  It’s been almost 6 months since the last newsletter.  I do my best not to flood your inbox.  We all get too many emails.  Hopefully this one brings you some joy and new understandings. Published in Clinical Psychiatric News An expose about Amazon’s workplace environment in the New York Times compelled me to write about workplace abuse for Clinical Psychiatric News. Emotional intelligenc ...Continue Reading

Dear Friends, Thanks for staying on my occasional email list!  I added some of you manually, I hope that's ok - if you're really bothered by a quarterly email from me, you can unsubscribe - but man, will I miss you!   IN THIS ISSUE: 1.  FREE BOOK 2.  FACEBOOK deactivation and news about my book-in-progress 3.  ESSAYS FROM VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA 4.  KRISTINA WONG'S UPCOMING PERFORMANCES and RECENT TV APPEARANCE! 1.  FREE BOOK Last fall, I released a book of essays on Asian Am ...Continue Reading

Hi friends! Thanks for being part of this list!  I have some exciting news - I just got my first Op Ed published in a major newspaper!  Please click the link below and help spread the word.  The more popular my article, the more likely I'll be asked to do more. Thank you for sharing with your friends! Deactivate Facebook, Become Human in the New York Daily News Hopefully this will bring my book one step closer to publication!  Let me know what you think! +++++++++++++++ In other news, a coup ...Continue Reading

Hello friend! Thanks for staying on this quarterly email list!  This time, I've got some news about CAAMFest 2015 in SF, Oakland and Berkeley from March 12-22.  I transform to SUPERFAN this week, taking most of the week off to watch and review films at this "Cannes of the Asian American film circuit"!  I've been writing the "Memoirs of a Superfan" blog for 10 years now, and have already written four installments this year. Memoirs of a Superfan Volume 10.1:  An Old Goat Chews ...Continue Reading

Hi friends, Thanks for staying with me on this list!  Some exciting announcements: 1.  Poetry and Brunch this Sunday - ticket sales end today at 11 am 2.  Asian American Anger ebook on sale! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.  Poetry and Brunch this Sunday, fundraiser for Kearny Street Workshop I'm paired with the appetizers - and have written some poems especially for this event - some spiritual, some humorous - and Sita Bhaumik has a great meal planned! Ticket sales end today at 11 a ...Continue Reading

Hello! Thanks for signing up for my occasional newsletter - please stay with me as I'll have exciting announcements in the coming months, including this one: 1.  eBook and bound book now available, with proceeds to benefit domestic violence nonprofits - please read and share! 2.  Hyphen LitCrawl performance now on YouTube! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1.  eBook and bound book now available, with proceeds to benefit domestic violence nonprofits - please read and share! "Asian American ...Continue Reading

Apologies in advance - I'll be sending another email very soon with details of an e-book benefiting Domestic Violence charities.  It's called "Asian American Anger - It's a Thing!" and will be released shortly, during October - Domestic Violence Awareness month.  So stay tuned - it'll list for 99 cents at the Kindle store, and can be read on any device running the Kindle App. I will be performing at LitCrawl again this year!   Saturday October 18th at 7:15 pm! http://ravichandramd.wordpress.co ...Continue Reading

Sunday, April 13, 2014 1.     News about the book 2.     A last minute plea for support for a film supporting women and girls in India 3.     Summary of my writing over the last quarter or so 4.     Bonus poem FACEBUDDHA:  TRANSCENDENCE IN THE AGE OF FACEBOOK AND THE OTHER SOCIAL NETWORKS Happy Spring!  Thank you so much for subscribing to my occasional newsletter.  Last time, I mentioned I was looking for an agent f ...Continue Reading

Dear All, Happy Holidays!  As you're gathering around your fireplaces this winter, perhaps you'll have time to gather around the YouTube hearth   Here are three videos featuring my work.  I hope you enjoy them. 1.  Kearny Street Workshop Holiday Party - Four poems in 6 minutes, from a commemoration of Nelson Mandela to a response to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry 2.  Collecting and Recollecting:  9 minutes on the neuroscience, psychology and poetry of collecting, from an Asian Art Muse ...Continue Reading