Dong Phuong and the king cake that conquered Louisiana – feature in JoySauce
In Louisiana, if you find the tiny plastic baby in a king cake, you’re responsible for bringing the…
by serenapuang May 22, 2026
In Louisiana, if you find the tiny plastic baby in a king cake, you’re responsible for bringing the…
by serenapuang May 22, 2026
As a professional book reviewer, I find that I gravitate towards certain themes. Recently, I’ve realized that I…
by serenapuang April 15, 2026
When it’s your first time doing something: trying a new hobby, accomplishing a big milestone, or even a…
by serenapuang December 25, 2025
What would you do to live your dream? In “Katabasis,” the newest novel by R.F. Kuang, Cambridge Ph.D. student…
by serenapuang September 9, 2025
What is being an assistant language teacher in Japan really like? Sophia Puang weighs in with her experience…
by Sophia Puang August 20, 2025
At 7 years old, Suchi meets Haiwen in their neighborhood in Shanghai. It’s 1938. The city is under…
by serenapuang January 10, 2025
As some of you know, I’ve been settling in Baton Rouge, and Friday marked three weeks on the…
by serenapuang August 11, 2024
Marsh — short for Marshmallow because she’s “so sweet and soft” — hates her nickname but goes by…
by serenapuang July 9, 2024
First month in Korea As some of you know, I was recently awarded a fellowship to study Korean…
by serenapuang October 6, 2023
In R.F. Kuang’s darkly humorous novel, “Yellowface,” a floundering writer endeavors to hold on to her new place…
by serenapuang May 18, 2023