{"id":2232,"date":"2026-05-24T14:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sophieyanyeelau.com\/?page_id=2232"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T15:12:11","slug":"personal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sophieyanyeelau.com\/index.php\/personal\/","title":{"rendered":"PERSONAL ESSAYS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mother Tongue or Mother’s Tongue?
(Amplify Bookstore)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I’m an adult and moved back in with my parents…
(Business Insider)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Canned Comfort SPAM-wich
(Pit, Issue 14)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Languages Learnt, Languages Lost
(PEN Transmissions)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Blue Girl(s): Beer & Friendship in Hong Kong
(Final Gravity, Issue 04)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It took a dissociative episode with police intervention for me to realise I wasn\u2019t just \u2018stressed\u2019
(Stylist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Letter from a City of Literature
(Melbourne City of Lit Office)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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King’s Road, Hong Kong
(Ori Magazine, Issue 01)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Your Gentle Guide to Healing
(ESEA Hub)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I Found Joy in Mending my Relationship with my Parents and Breaking Cultural Expectations
(The Spill)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And maybe we spent our time feeding your mouths instead of our souls
(Potluck Zine
Issue 6: Authenticity)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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