Wei Tchou

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Hunter College

Expertise: Chinese-American Identity

Wei Tchou is a freelance writer.
Wei's bylines have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Oxford American, The Paris Review, and Esquire.
She is the former assistant managing editor of newyorker.com.

Experience

Wei Tchou is a freelance writer based in New York City. Her essays and reporting cover the intricacies of identity in America. In addition to Serious Eats, she has contributed essays to The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Oxford American, The Paris Review, and Esquire, among other publications. Previously, she was the assistant managing editor of newyorker.com.

What's your desert island food?

"Ibuprofen, for the emotional pain."

What's your favorite condiment?

"Mayonnaise."

About Serious Eats

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