Melissa Hung
@melissahung.bsky.social
Writer & journalist. Founding editor, Hyphen. Writing about immigrant communities, Asian America, culture, food, disability & more. melissahung.xyz
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Melissa Hung
@melissahung.bsky.social
· Sep 23
Hello new followers. Welcome! A bit about me. I’m a writer & journalist. You probably found me through @gregpak.bsky.social's journalists starter pack. I know Greg because back in the day I started a little film festival in Houston & I used to screen Greg’s films!
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Alice Wong was one of the most effective people challenging the Whiteness of disability communities and its many flaws, but who believed fiercely in us as a community, in disabled people as oracles.
Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
November 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Alice Wong was one of the most effective people challenging the Whiteness of disability communities and its many flaws, but who believed fiercely in us as a community, in disabled people as oracles.
Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.
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The irony here is painful.
Alice Wong wrote a column for Vogue called Disability Visibility. You can still find all her writing for Vogue under her author name.
But *Disability Visibility* - also the name of the advocacy group she launched - has been erased.
Exactly how disabled people often are.
Alice Wong wrote a column for Vogue called Disability Visibility. You can still find all her writing for Vogue under her author name.
But *Disability Visibility* - also the name of the advocacy group she launched - has been erased.
Exactly how disabled people often are.
The new owners of Teen Vogue have already erased her column.
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
www.teenvogue.com/tag/disabili...
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The irony here is painful.
Alice Wong wrote a column for Vogue called Disability Visibility. You can still find all her writing for Vogue under her author name.
But *Disability Visibility* - also the name of the advocacy group she launched - has been erased.
Exactly how disabled people often are.
Alice Wong wrote a column for Vogue called Disability Visibility. You can still find all her writing for Vogue under her author name.
But *Disability Visibility* - also the name of the advocacy group she launched - has been erased.
Exactly how disabled people often are.
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
I woke up to the news that Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social has joined the ancestors. Thank you, Alice, for your leadership, your fierce sense of justice, for including so many of us in your movement (our movement), for your sense of humor, for your friendship.
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I woke up to the news that Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social has joined the ancestors. Thank you, Alice, for your leadership, your fierce sense of justice, for including so many of us in your movement (our movement), for your sense of humor, for your friendship.
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This Saturday (11/15), join us for a citywide day of community action where New Yorkers are coming together to build our relationships, visibility, and collective strength—borough by borough, block by block—in resistance to the Trump administration.
Find an event near you:
www.HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
Find an event near you:
www.HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This Saturday (11/15), join us for a citywide day of community action where New Yorkers are coming together to build our relationships, visibility, and collective strength—borough by borough, block by block—in resistance to the Trump administration.
Find an event near you:
www.HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
Find an event near you:
www.HandsOffNYC.com/nov15
Healthcare is so unaffordable in the US now but it used to be EVEN worse b/c before the ACA, insurance could put a lifetime limit on payouts, as my friend @fumikochino.bsky.social found out. Listen to her story in this podcast, where @mcuban.bsky.social is also a guest talking about Cost Plus Drugs.
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Healthcare is so unaffordable in the US now but it used to be EVEN worse b/c before the ACA, insurance could put a lifetime limit on payouts, as my friend @fumikochino.bsky.social found out. Listen to her story in this podcast, where @mcuban.bsky.social is also a guest talking about Cost Plus Drugs.
In some good personal news, I was accepted into a literary thing I’ve applied to for years! This was my sixth time applying. Collect your rejections and keep going.
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In some good personal news, I was accepted into a literary thing I’ve applied to for years! This was my sixth time applying. Collect your rejections and keep going.
In Denver, there is no trace of its Chinatown, which the city demolished in waves during the 1940s and 1960s. Today, a new generation of chefs are reclaiming their heritage, building community, and cooking up tasty dishes. Story by @estarla.bsky.social www.cntraveler.com/story/in-den...
In Denver, New Restaurants Honor a Long-Erased Chinatown
In downtown Denver, a hub for the Chinese American community dating back to the 1880s, the next generation of chefs are embracing their heritage.
www.cntraveler.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
In Denver, there is no trace of its Chinatown, which the city demolished in waves during the 1940s and 1960s. Today, a new generation of chefs are reclaiming their heritage, building community, and cooking up tasty dishes. Story by @estarla.bsky.social www.cntraveler.com/story/in-den...
I shared a behind-the-scenes look at curating a retrospective of @authorgracelin.bsky.social's work for @carlemuseum.bsky.social (a process that I found similar to reporting and writing a journalistic story). If you were thinking about seeing the show, go soon. It's up for 7 more weeks.
From Nov/Dec #HBMag @melissahung.bsky.social on curating THE ART OF GRACE LIN exhibit at @carlemuseum.bsky.social: " @authorgracelin.bsky.social + I share a hope that visitors to the exhibit will experience joy, but that they will also feel the humanity behind her work" www.hbook.com/story/curati...
Curating The Art of Grace Lin
From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
www.hbook.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I shared a behind-the-scenes look at curating a retrospective of @authorgracelin.bsky.social's work for @carlemuseum.bsky.social (a process that I found similar to reporting and writing a journalistic story). If you were thinking about seeing the show, go soon. It's up for 7 more weeks.
Polka dot dress lady was out here fighting ICE in Commes des Garçons. And now she’s donated her dress to raise funds for immigrants @thenyic.bsky.social. Bidding closes Nov 10.
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Polka dot dress lady was out here fighting ICE in Commes des Garçons. And now she’s donated her dress to raise funds for immigrants @thenyic.bsky.social. Bidding closes Nov 10.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani!
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Zohran Kwame Mamdani!
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I often think about how Cheney wanted revenge for what happened to Nixon, and how we live in the ruins made by that dream.
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I often think about how Cheney wanted revenge for what happened to Nixon, and how we live in the ruins made by that dream.
Whoever helped him pick out his Chinese name did a great job
Zohran picked 「卓蘭」("excellent orchid") for his first name and「夸梅」("brilliant plum") for his middle name.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.
highlight of my day!!!! vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social vote @workingfamilies.org ❤️❤️❤️
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Whoever helped him pick out his Chinese name did a great job
My early polling place was bustling! New Yorkers, polls are open til 5 today. Tomorrow is the last day of early voting (9-5). Also, I appreciate how proactive the interpreters were. Auntie was: she looks Chinese, & came right up to me to ask if I needed interpretation.
November 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
My early polling place was bustling! New Yorkers, polls are open til 5 today. Tomorrow is the last day of early voting (9-5). Also, I appreciate how proactive the interpreters were. Auntie was: she looks Chinese, & came right up to me to ask if I needed interpretation.
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Hey we don't say this enough...
Mamdani is Asian American.
If elected, he'll be the first Asian American mayor of New York City...
...and NYC will be the biggest city in the US to ever have had an Asian American mayor.
Representation isn't liberation. But sure is something, in this case!
Mamdani is Asian American.
If elected, he'll be the first Asian American mayor of New York City...
...and NYC will be the biggest city in the US to ever have had an Asian American mayor.
Representation isn't liberation. But sure is something, in this case!
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hey we don't say this enough...
Mamdani is Asian American.
If elected, he'll be the first Asian American mayor of New York City...
...and NYC will be the biggest city in the US to ever have had an Asian American mayor.
Representation isn't liberation. But sure is something, in this case!
Mamdani is Asian American.
If elected, he'll be the first Asian American mayor of New York City...
...and NYC will be the biggest city in the US to ever have had an Asian American mayor.
Representation isn't liberation. But sure is something, in this case!
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🎙️Before We Go @podcastnation.bsky.social
Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare
Dr Shoshana hosts an incredible convo w @mcuban.bsky.social
("He had a good life & he f-up’d healthcare") & myself about how to fix our broken system from w/in or burn it down from the outside. 🔥
Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare
Dr Shoshana hosts an incredible convo w @mcuban.bsky.social
("He had a good life & he f-up’d healthcare") & myself about how to fix our broken system from w/in or burn it down from the outside. 🔥
October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🎙️Before We Go @podcastnation.bsky.social
Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare
Dr Shoshana hosts an incredible convo w @mcuban.bsky.social
("He had a good life & he f-up’d healthcare") & myself about how to fix our broken system from w/in or burn it down from the outside. 🔥
Mark Cuban and Dr. Fumiko Chino Try to F-Up Healthcare
Dr Shoshana hosts an incredible convo w @mcuban.bsky.social
("He had a good life & he f-up’d healthcare") & myself about how to fix our broken system from w/in or burn it down from the outside. 🔥
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more like degenerative AI !
October 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
more like degenerative AI !
“Instead of asking, ‘What can I do?’, make a specific offer.” Speaking from experience, Yes, yes, yes.
To help a loved one with cancer, think about what you're good at — and what they need. Are you organized? Plan their meals. Detail-oriented? Go with them to appointments. Survivors share ideas.
Not sure how to support a friend with cancer? Survivors have advice
To help a loved one with cancer, think about what you're good at — and what they need. Are you organized? Plan their meals. Detail-oriented? Go with them to appointments. Survivors share ideas.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“Instead of asking, ‘What can I do?’, make a specific offer.” Speaking from experience, Yes, yes, yes.
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I just wanna point out that this online No Kings protest organized by disabled folks is offering more opportunities for follow-up and additional action than I’ve seen for any of the in-person events.
Not hatin’- just sayin’ 💁🏽♀️
Not hatin’- just sayin’ 💁🏽♀️
Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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October 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I just wanna point out that this online No Kings protest organized by disabled folks is offering more opportunities for follow-up and additional action than I’ve seen for any of the in-person events.
Not hatin’- just sayin’ 💁🏽♀️
Not hatin’- just sayin’ 💁🏽♀️
Wow, even The Woodlands. This is a suburb of Houston in a county that overwhelmingly went for Trump & Ted Cruz.
No Kings protest in The Woodlands, Texas (north suburban Houston). This is the first such protest to occur in the community. I overheard a number of folks telling others that they had never attended such an event before but had gotten to the point of feeling they needed to do something.
October 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wow, even The Woodlands. This is a suburb of Houston in a county that overwhelmingly went for Trump & Ted Cruz.
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Abolishing the death penalty is an urgent moral need. Revolting to be in the shrinking minority of nations that still sentence people to death.
He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts
No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.
boltsmag.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Abolishing the death penalty is an urgent moral need. Revolting to be in the shrinking minority of nations that still sentence people to death.
A #BitOfJoy from last month. Ate at my friend’s new restaurant in Houston, Agnes & Sherman. I thoroughly enjoyed this playful Asian American take on diner food. Some things eaten: Savory scallion waffle with sambal honey butter & shrimp toast (like walnut honey prawns but on toast w/ candied pecans)
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A #BitOfJoy from last month. Ate at my friend’s new restaurant in Houston, Agnes & Sherman. I thoroughly enjoyed this playful Asian American take on diner food. Some things eaten: Savory scallion waffle with sambal honey butter & shrimp toast (like walnut honey prawns but on toast w/ candied pecans)
"Gonzalez-Garcia is 15 but has the cognitive ability of a 5-year-old child."
A missing Houston teen with autism remains in immigration custody and is set for appendix removal. His mother doesn't know when he'll be released to her care. bit.ly/3JbwHdt
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"Gonzalez-Garcia is 15 but has the cognitive ability of a 5-year-old child."
I appreciate how much New Yorkers do not care for this sketchy AI necklace.
October 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I appreciate how much New Yorkers do not care for this sketchy AI necklace.