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America teaches people to protect their own lives, Korea teaches people to protect bears’ teeth. This is how culture teaches individualism versus interconnectedness on every level.

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Teaching philosophy

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Happy Merry

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The Future / Seoul (View from the Samsung cancer ward) (at 삼성서울병원 감염병대응센터)

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This is the end of my Puerto del Sol interview where the interviewer asks me about a tweet where I said at my best I'm a dad cliche.

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Where's the filter for WOOHOO?

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This part of AIIIEEEEE is still 🔥🔥🔥

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A Millions Most Anticipated Book of 2015 A Buzzfeed Pick for 17 Awesome New Books You Need to Read This Fall A Refinery29 Pick for Best Summer Reading A Gawker Review of Books Pick for 9 Must-Reads for the Fall “Tee is in Prague. He is running away from memory. He is running toward myth. He is searching. In Prague, Tee meets an artist and the artist's wife. Before long, the three are drawn into a fateful series of events as Prague is laid bare by a flood that only comes every hundred years. This beautiful debut novel by Matthew Salesses is much like that flood—epic and devastating and full of natural majesty.” —Roxane Gay

Hi, only $1.99 right now. Happy New Year!

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"Anglo-American lit does not tell us about Asians. It tells us about Anglos' opinions of themselves..." - Elaine Kim

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It's a Christmas miracle!

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Got the best student gift today.

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"I never asked for this": On Adoption, Luck, and Thankfulness - The Toast

Matthew Salesses on adoption, family, and gratitude without obligation.

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From Asian American Dreams, by Helen Zia

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"I found a convenience store instead, and a familiar tiger, and I bought milk with the Frosted Flakes and returned to the hotel. I was staying in a love motel, because the housing my sponsor had promised was unavailable. My room was a 10×10 square with a round bed and no windows. On the stairs of the motel were business cards with photos of naked women, plus phone numbers. The TV showed only porn. With the little carton of milk and the box of cereal, I realized I didn’t have dishes or utensils. The night before, when I turned off the lights, a red glow had remained on, ringing the ceiling. I shoved the cereal into my mouth. I poured in some milk, and swished..."

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