Embracing my race and celebrating all things Asian.

To love and laugh about being Vietnamese and being raised by a tiger mom.

A blog dedicated to my beloved mother and motherland.

Lan = Mom aka the boss lady's name, which means 'orchid' in Vietnamese

('Shit Asian Moms Say' video on the first or now last page sums her right up)

I started this blog to talk about my life with the Boss Lady Orchid and how I grew up 1st-gen Asian American in the Little Saigon bubble... and it just turned into my blog about being a panda. Because being Asian is so awesome and hilarious.

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious. Always hungry. Totally random.