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Shuffled! Momo Chang
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Today’s Shuffler: Momo Chang
Momo Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan. At 8 ½ months of age, she was transported by plane to South Carolina, where she spent the next 10 years of her life. Her family was one of only a few Asian families at the time living in a small town. They would 
often make the 45-minute drive to another small town to stock up on Asian goods at a Korean-owned shop. She grew up eating buffets at Shoney’s, chicken nuggets at Chick-fil-A, and frozen yogurt at TCBY’s. After that, she and her family moved to Rowland Heights, a suburb of Los Angeles that boasts the most bubble tea shops per square mile. (She knows this only anecdotally, not based on empirical evidence).
Though she’s dabbled in many hobbies and careers – being a Gemini and all – her passion is writing. She currently lives in Oakland, CA and is a staff writer at the Oakland Tribune, where she covers Asian American communities. She is also a writer and contributing editor for Hyphen, an all volunteer run magazine that focuses on Asian American politics, arts and popular culture. From Vietnamese nail salon workers to Iu Mien urban farmers to young Filipino krumpers in Long Beach, she has covered a range of topics spanning Asian America. Prior to her career in journalism, she had a two-year stint as a public school teacher in Oakland, teaching English and Social Studies. She has had an even shorter career as a dog-walker/pet sitter and model.
These days, when she’s not interviewing people, scribbling on her notepad, and typing up stories, the self-described “hip mama” is busy taking care of her baby boy. She feels blessed that she can wake up each morning to his beautiful smile.
(Photo credit: Gregory Wells)
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