thoughts & musings

meditations on visibility

meditations on visibility

On Asian-American success in the workplace through the lens of cultural differences and the "bamboo ceiling"

culture, meditationsjayemseySeptember 17, 2016visibility, Tristan Walker, Walker & Co., the Visible Man, Silicon Valley, Latino, African-American, the bamboo ceiling, the glass ceiling, representation, STEM, Asian AmericanComment

chapter II

chapter II

My next chapter: six months in Singapore!

culture, life, traveljayemseyAugust 14, 2016chapter II, Singapore, LogicMonitor, Global Goose, adventure, JAYEMSEY x Singapore, working holiday visa Comments

minute thoughts 7.29.16

minute thoughts 7.29.16

On the importance of cognitive strain and the intricacy of Snapchat filters

lost in translation (the californian takes asia)

lost in translation (the californian takes asia)

One very great wall, two giant Buddhas, and apparently I look Thai?

memoirs of a terrible english major

memoirs of a terrible english major

A reading list for Summer 2016

poke-ing around: fresh salmon poke bowls

poke-ing around: fresh salmon poke bowls

The easiest and most delicious dish to make if you have three minutes and live near a fish market

foodjayemseyJune 20, 2016poke, poke bowls, Hawaii, salmon, furikakeComment

fin

fin

Reflections on graduation and new beginnings #onedegreehotter

lifejayemseyJune 13, 2016UCSB, graduation, Gauchos, oléComment

california dreaming: san diego & la travel blog

california dreaming: san diego & la travel blog

A weekend full of wandering, Instagram-worthy buildings, and Japanese snacks

traveljayemseyJune 6, 2016San Diego, LA, Arcadia, Honeyboba, boba, Shin-Sen-Gumi, ramen, Walt Disney Concert Hall, DTLA, Little Tokyo, Airbnb, The Getty VillaComment

4 am

It's 4:42 am and I can't sleep.

lifejayemseyJune 3, 2016calm, ocean, nostalgia Comments

minute thoughts 5.23.16

minute thoughts 5.23.16

On graduation and women in STEM

minute thoughtsjayemseyMay 23, 2016documentary, cosmetic surgery, food snob, SO, significant other, silence, Urban Decay, STEM, Gauchos, Santa Barbara, graduation, TIME 100Comment