To-Wen Tseng, Author at World Moms Network

Screen Time And Pandemics: We Need Flexibility

To-Wen Tseng — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:49:33 +0000

Today is the last day of “ski break” on my side of the world. Our school has an annual week-long recess on Washington’s Birthday, and the students like to call it “ski break”. This ski break was especially long for us: due to a COVID-19 outbreak at my 4-year-old’s day care center, we had to […]

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Child Marriage And HIV: How COVID-19 Is Hindering Progress

To-Wen Tseng — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:42:37 +0000

Last month, my county had its 32nd Annual AIDS Walk to pay tribute to those who we have lost, and to support those who are living with HIV/AIDS. Whenever I receive an invitation to this event, I remember a news story I did a decade ago about how child marriage and HIV have common drivers, […]

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Walking between Two Worlds: An Asian American Experience

To-Wen Tseng — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:44:45 +0000

Identity is a most curious thing. In a blog post that I wrote for NPR’s intern edition back in 2007, I started with, “I moved to the United States four years ago, but I never felt more like a foreigner until I was back in my homeland of Taiwan last summer.” I then told a […]

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WORLD VOICE: Eco-Conscious Beyond the Climate Strike

To-Wen Tseng — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 03:55:02 +0000

It was almost the end of October but high temperatures heated up across Southern California. It made me think about global warming. Last month young people across this country organized strikes and marches in many cities, suggesting that adults have not done a great job looking after the planet and that needed to be changed. […]

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Born and Raised in Taiwan, I Actually Like How Americans Judge Parents

To-Wen Tseng — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 16:14:17 +0000

When my second child was six weeks old my husband had a business trip to Asia for one week. One evening when I was breastfeeding the baby, my first child demanded me to pick him up and carry him to the toilet, “Mom, I need to pee, now!” I couldn’t figure out how to deliver […]

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PARENTING: Things I Wish My Boss Knew About Maternity Leave

To-Wen Tseng — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:30:27 +0000

To-Wen TsengFormer TV reporter turned freelance journalist, children's book writer in wee hours, nursing mom by passion. To-wen blogs at I'd rather be breastfeeding. She can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.More Posts - Website Follow Me:

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Baby Doe: Why Can’t We Stop Child Homelessness?

To-Wen Tseng — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 05:00:41 +0000

Last October, I attended an Interfaith Memorial Service for the homeless at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in East Los Angeles. The service remembered the 472 homeless people who died on the streets in Los Angeles County in 2016. Seven of the deceased were under three years old. At the service I thought of a girl […]

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USA: Parents As Seen Through The Eyes Of Children

To-Wen Tseng — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 05:00:18 +0000

My husband is a software engineer who specializes in smart phone application development. Our four-year-old son described his father’s job as “very challenging.” He said, “Dad is always fixing phones, lots of phones. His lab is loaded with phones.” I am an independent journalist and a freelance writer. Our son described my job as “very […]

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USA: Raising a Bilingual Child While Losing My Accent

To-Wen Tseng — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 05:30:33 +0000

I’ve served as a judge at some local children’s Chinese-language speech and recitation contests on several occasions. I still remember my first time. I saw a little boy in a suit and tie, speaking with a crisp voice, saying, “Summer is my favorite season because the sunny days are cheerful and inspire me to do […]

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USA: How The Travel Ban Affected My Family

To-Wen Tseng — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 13:18:46 +0000

I was in Taipei with family for Chinese New Year when President Donald Trump first announced the travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. For days, concerned relatives and friends asked if the ban would affect us. In one way, it doesn’t affect us—we are naturalized U.S. citizens. But in many ways, it […]

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