Hi all, */FACEBUDDHA/* is almost here! Thanks for joining me on this journey of a lifetime! (Also see below for a link to Kim Chinh’s Reclaiming Vietnam at the SF Fringe Festival, and links to the Japan Film Fest and KSW's APAture!) In September, I'll be sending out my exciting animated book trailer by Valerie Mih (seeherestudios.com), as well as links to Amazon and other online retailers. Please */come/* to my launch event on Monday October 23rd! Also */share/* the event page with your soc ...Continue Reading

FACEBUDDHA book launch with reading and a conversation with F.B. Steele, M.D. Monday, October 23rd 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm) Manilatown Heritage Foundation 868 Kearny Street, San Francisco TICKETS AT EVENTBRITE Dear Friends, Most of you signed onto this list in anticipation of Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks! Well, it's almost here! The book is in the final stages of interior design, and will be ready to purchase by mid-October. (Check out my cool new website by clicking on the link! ...Continue Reading

Dear all, It's my pleasure to announce that FACEBUDDHA: TRANSCENDENCE IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS will be published this fall!  I'm planning on a launch event on roughly Wednesday, September 27 from 7-9pm.   IMPORTANT:  I'm trying to gauge interest in this event.  I plan to sell tickets at about $30 a pop - in exchange you'll get a HARDCOVER COPY of the book, be treated to a short lecture, and a dialogue with me and someone else along with Q and A.  Would you be interested?  REPLY YES TO ...Continue Reading

Hi all, Thanks for joining me on this journey!  As many of you know, I've been the CAAMFest Superfan for 12 years now.  Here are my latest blogposts, and be sure to follow me on Facebook and Twitter (below) to keep up to date on all the latest.  This newsletter only comes once every few months, with a special CAAMFest edition.  Here are the latest MEMOIRS OF A SUPERFAN (MOSF) blog posts!!!  And some film recs! MOSF 12.5:  MAKE AMERICA THE TIGER HUNTER directed by Lena Khan and starring Dann ...Continue Reading

Hi all! Happy Year of the Rooster and 2017, and thanks for staying with me!  In this email blast: 1.  Compassion for Trump?   A well-received Psychology Today blogpost asking what would the stages of compassion for Trump look like. 2.  Donald Trump as the Fisher King: #DonaldAreYouOkay?   A followup post tying in the Grail legend of the Fisher King to our current predicament. 3.  The BBC interviewed me!   I'm in the first 12 minutes of this show, talking about compassion for President ...Continue Reading

Dear Readers, Thanks for continuing to be on my list.  Your presence means a lot to me.  As I made quite clear in my blogs and in our conversations, I have been a strong Democratic, Obama and now Clinton supporter.  I know some of you are Trump supporters, and I congratulate you on your victory.  You have been waiting to be heard, and you have been - now I hope that as your party holds such enormous power, they will hear and be responsible to our side of the political fence. I have grave fears ab ...Continue Reading

Hi all, Thanks for staying with me!  It's been a great summer of writing and events!  I hope to have some publication news for you in the near future. [*]LitCrawl reading, part of LitQuake 2016 (Saturday, October 15 at 8:30 pm) [*]Letter to Young Activists (and others interested in self-care and healing in these trying times) [*]More Pacific Heart blog posts of note (especially for new subscribers), including an article on Rome, Georgia [*]Some great book picks from recent readings 1.  LitCrawl R ...Continue Reading

Hi all! Thanks for being onboard with this occasional newsletter! In this edition: 1.  Queens International:  my writing for their biennial is live!  Data, the Social Being and the Social Network 2.  On Angela Duckworth’s Grit (which I haven’t read, but that didn’t stop me from having opinions about it :) based on all the critiques) 3.  A great podcast, Invisibilia, on psychological themes - including personality change in prison, and acceptance of mental illness 4.  SEOUL SEARCHING - a ...Continue Reading

Hi friends, Thanks for subscribing!  I have two posts on Psychology Today this week that hopefully will be of interest to you.  I hope you can click through on at least one of them - that helps me know that these messages are getting to you  A Noble Sadness:  The Benefits of Sorrow   Anger is more viral, but sadness is more connecting.  This essay probes sadness as a sobering and connecting force. Moped Mind:  Mindfulness and Nonduality Inspire in Vietnam This essay bridges my tr ...Continue Reading

Hello! Thanks for being on my email list! As a bonus, please visit this link to download my free e-book on anger.  This includes essays on Asian American male and female anger, domestic violence, as well as social media rage, as well as a few poems about anger.  This last essay is an excerpt from my book-in-progress, Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks.  You will also find a link to my poetry book, published in 2011, and including poems from the groundbreaking anthology&nb ...Continue Reading