Work

A selection of published writing

Features and current affairs

  • Colourful collage featuring K-pop stars, with decorative elements like hearts, stars, and scribbles.

    K-pop goes the world, How South Korea turned culture into a booming export (and what Canada can learn from it)

    The Globe and Mail, August 2025

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  • Four people inside a room having a conversation.

    In a busy, disconnected world, people are getting inventive with their social lives

    The Globe and Mail, April 9, 2026

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  • A child looking at a screen

    How to talk to your kids about war and violence

    The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2024

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Opinion

  • Group chat illustration

    The Last Place Left Online for Real Conversation

    The New York Times, August 13, 2022

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  • View into a government chamber, with portraits of officials on either side, Canadian flags, and seating for members.

    Changing the workplace of Parliament Hill would change everything

    The Globe and Mail, September 16, 2023

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  • At The End Of The Day logo

    An ethical fix to TDSB error (and why you should care)

    At The End Of the Day, April 15, 2023

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Arts and Culture

  • Cho Haejin

    Cho Haejin’s Simple Heart is the latest in a wave of Korean feminist fiction

    The Globe and Mail, February 6, 2026

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  • Three women wearing wetsuits and snorkeling gear on a boat near the water.

    Malala Yousafzai finds connection in the documentary Last of the Sea Women

    The Globe and Mail, October 11, 2024

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  • A woman walking through a field while a man in a suit stands in the background.

    Suffering and joy: the cast and creator of Korean drama ‘Pachinko’ are eager to unveil Season 2

    The Toronto Star, Aug 22, 2024

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  • Group of dancers performing on stage with large screens behind them showing close-up images of their dance moves, audience watching in the dark.

    Viral sensations Katseye bring the girl power in their first Toronto concert. Just ask my 11-year-old

    The Toronto Star, November 24, 2025

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  • A dance group performs on an outdoor stage with large screen and lighting, featuring seven dancers in the front and ten dancers in the back, during daytime.

    For spectacular Blackpink concert, Rogers Stadium finally gets it right – with one glitch

    The Toronto Star, July 25, 2025

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  • Two women sitting at a table in a room with shelves of dishes, engaged in a conversation, with a radio/tape player on the table.

    Woking Phoenix is a tender, entertaining reflection of the sacrifices of Canadian immigrant entrepreneurs

    The Globe and Mail, April 22, 2024

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  • People dancing and enjoying music at a nightclub with colourful lights.

    A trio of K-pop books reflect the ever-changing nature of fandom

    The Globe and Mail, May 25, 2023

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Travel

  • Four women smiling for a selfie outdoors with cityscape in the background.

    Why Seoul is the perfect city for a girls’ getaway

    The Globe and Mail, May 24, 2025

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  • Cityscape with buildings along a river, leafless trees lining a walkway, and a bridge in the distance.

    We went all the way to Lleida, Spain for a date night

    The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2025

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  • Group of four people celebrating and smiling.

    I traveled to Korea with my parents and children. If you’re an immigrant kid, this kind of return trip may be the most important vacation of your life

    The Toronto Star, June 1, 2026

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Pop culture recommendations

  • Nelly Furtado smiling and holding a microphone on stage, wearing a shiny silver jacket and hoop earrings.

    Free Time: Electric Circus by Nelly Furtado, SubwayTakes, Zarna Garg

    The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2026

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  • Group of seven performers on stage dressed in dark, stylish clothing, mid-dance move during a concert or performance with bright stage lights overhead.

    Free Time: A birding app, BTS’s new music video and the buzzy novel American Han

    The Globe and Mail, April 24, 2026

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  • Group of four people dressed in white outfits and large cowboy hats.

    Free Time: Squid Game dancers, Beyonce Bowl, 10 to 25 – The Science of Motivating Young People

    The Globe and Mail, January 4, 2025

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On-screen

  • Hannah Sung and Sonya Lee at a dining table in a restaurant, with the text 'Our Ocean Table' overlayed.

    Our Ocean Table, ocean conservation and Korean food in Canada

    3-part documentary series on CBC Gem and Telus Optik, May 2026

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  • Hannah Sung and Stacy Lee Kong smiling and leaning against each other, standing in front of a wall with framed pictures and text.

    How joining the BTS ARMY in her 40s helped journalist Hannah Sung connect to her culture

    Not Bad For Some Immigrants, Friday Things, April 16, 2024

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Podcasts

  • Strong and Free Podcast

    Strong and Free

    Winner of Black Podcasting Award, RTDNA Canada Award, Digital Publishing Award, Canadian Online Publishing Award

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  • Humans of the House Podcast

    Humans of the House

    Samara Centre for Democracy, featuring Canadian Members of Parliament reflecting on their time in office, COPA winner, #1 in Government category in Apple Podcasts

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  • Signal for Help Podcast

    Signal for Help

    Canadian Women’s Foundation and Media Girlfriends, how we can better support survivors of gender-based violence. Winner of RTDNA Canada Award

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  • Stress Test Podcast

    Stress Test

    The Globe and Mail (Season 1). SABEW Gold Award.

  • Colour Code Podcast

    Colour Code, a podcast about race in Canada

    The Globe and Mail. Winner of Digital Publishing Award.

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  • At The End Of The Day Podcast

    At The End Of the Day

    New and Noteworthy, Apple Podcasts

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  • Fort et Libre Podcast

    Fort et Libre

    The French version of Strong and Free

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  • Between Us with Wes Hall Podcast

    Between Us with Wes Hall

    The Toronto Star. How do we fix anti-Blackness and racism in corporate Canada?

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  • What Do We Do Tomorrow? Podcast

    What Do We Do Tomorrow?

    The Walrus Lab and 6 Degrees

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  • Beyond Equity Podcast

    Beyond Equity: The Courage to Care

    Ontario Nurses Assocation

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  • Money Moves: Conversations About Investing Podcast

    Money Moves: Conversations about Investing

    RBC and Globe Content Studio

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Newsletter

Text saying 'At The End Of The Day' with a gradient sunset background in the letters.

In 2020, I launched a weekly newsletter, and one season of a podcast, called, At The End Of the Day. I wrote it until 2023. It’s still on Substack but I’m not currently updating. 

I wrote about navigating pandemic life but also about the perennial and ever-more prominent issue of how to maintain healthy, fun, life-giving relationships. As my friend Al Etmanski has written, “A caring relationship is the building block of democracy.”

I’m always on the fence about starting up this newsletter again. Should I?

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