Writing

I write creative non-fiction and memoir essays in my spare time. I’ve contributed to several publications, like Catapult, VICE, South China Morning Post, and Mekong Review. I’m interested in dabbling in speculative fiction and poetry.

Essays

For My Immigrant Parents, a Vacation Is a Reprieve from Labor—for Me, It’s a Time to Work (Catapult)

Food was my Immigrant Mother's Language of Love (VICE)

Homefare (The Mekong Review)

Braving the Brennivin (Roads & Kingdoms)

The Pure Joy of Eating Noodles Alone with Reckless Abandon (Roads & Kingdoms)

Features

Yangon’s thriving Chinatown shows how food can help heal scars of Myanmar’s past (South China Morning Post)

Where to eat in Yangon to try Myanmar’s diverse ethnic cuisine (South China Morning Post)

Myanmar’s Social Media Romances (New Naratif)

The Audacity of Angry Folks (New Naratif)

China’s Belt and Road is anything but green (Raconteur)

The struggles and strategies of innovating in Myanmar (Frontier Myanmar)

Chicken bones and brass rings (Frontier Myanmar)

Content marketing

10 Examples of Strengths and Weaknesses for Job Interviews (Coursera)

What Is Effective Communication? Skills for Work, School, and Life (Coursera)

9 Key Management Skills: How to Show Them on Your Resume (Coursera)

8 Machine Learning Books for Beginners: A 2023 Reading List (Coursera)

Going the Last Mile: Interviews in Unexpected Places (Proximity Designs)

Sowing Words and Seeds: From Farmer to Advocate (Proximity Designs)

The article on strengths and weaknesses reached over 1 million visitors in 2022. A third of the articles I’ve written for Coursera rank no. 1 on Google.

☕ I’m always open to connecting, so please feel free to reach out with any requests to collaborate on a creative project, peer edit, or just connect over books and coffee. My email is tiffanymteng@gmail.com.