Essays & Articles by Oanh

NYT

The New York Times

Tiny Love: A Kiss Across Cultures (2026)

Tiny Love: A 3‑Decade Disagreement (2024)

Modest Jackpot (2017)

WAPO

The Washington Post

Enduring Heat (2026)

Mother’s Day (2026)

Christmas Stollen (2025)

First Halloween in America (2025)

Missing America From Singapore (2021)

Ma’am Yes Ma’am (2019)

Thanksgiving (2018)

WSJ

Wall Street Journal

A Candy From Mars and America’s Sweetness — WSJ (2018)

The Oak That Shaded George Washington — WSJ (2017)

Fifty Sandwiches With a Side Order of Chagrin — WSJ (2014)

Dreams of My Father, From Vietnam to Grand Central Station — WSJ (2013)

OTHER

Other Publications

Learning English with a Drawl — CS Monitor (2018)

April 30, 1975 — Washington Examiner (2018)

Mother’s Day — Daily Caller (2018)

My Two Fathers — Forbes (2014)