About

Carmen Suen is a contributor to the anthology HONG KONG NOIR (Akashic, December 2018), co-host of the Cantonese podcast Flo Women’s Club, and a StorySlam champion.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Carmen had been a magazine writer and editor for some of the biggest names in Hong Kong, including City Magazine, Eat and Travel, and East Magazine. She was also one of the founding editors of the photography blog Resolve when it launched in 2008.

Since relocating to the United States, Carmen has been living a semi-nomadic life with her husband, their two boys, a couple of turtles, and two German Shorthaired Pointers, moving from the Wild West to the Southwest and the Midwest, until finally settling in the Boston area.

You can also find Carmen’s writing in VOGUE HONG KONG, UNDOMESTICATED, and other publications.

Random Thoughts

  • GrandSlam: My Storytelling Journey Continues

    GrandSlam: My Storytelling Journey Continues

    It’s been one of my bucket list items to tell a story at the Moth’s StorySlam. After years of thinking about it, I finally did it in December 2023. Much to my surprise, I won. Because of that, I was invited to tell another story at the GrandSlam at the Huntington Theater in Boston on Read more

  • Tribute to my mother-in-law, Theresa Arthur (November 22, 1937 – March 10, 2025)

    Tribute to my mother-in-law, Theresa Arthur (November 22, 1937 – March 10, 2025)

    Yesterday, we said our final goodbyes to my mother-in-law, Theresa Arthur, the family matriarch. She lived a life of love, strength, and service. She was 87.  Read more

  • My First Christmas Turkey Dinner

    My First Christmas Turkey Dinner

    I organized a storytelling event at our local community center, 19 Carter, over the last Thanksgiving weekend. I was one of the storytellers, and the theme of the day was “Family and Holiday”. My story was about the first time me and my family had a Christmas Turkey dinner in the early 1980s. I wasn’t Read more

  • Not-so-humble brag: I’m a StorySlam Champion!

    Not-so-humble brag: I’m a StorySlam Champion!

    Look what just came to my inbox: the recording of my StorySlam performance a couple of months ago, at the WBUR CitySpace in Boston! After years of listening to The Moth Radio Hour, I finally mustered up enough courage to go see the StorySlam live event — and put my name in the hat for a chance to Read more

  • 第二次說再見

    第二次說再見

    對於《蘋果》的被自殺,除了憤怒,還有感慨。因為隨著《蘋果》的消失,《飲食男女》也無可奈何的要結束。我離港赴美前的最後一份工作,就是在《飲食男女》當編輯,所以感受特別深。 Read more

  • Por Por

    Por Por

    Por Por means maternal grandmother in Cantonese. My Por Por left us last week, on Thursday, February 25th, 2021. It’s never easy to say goodbye to loved ones, but I’m thankful she lived a full, blessed life. She was 95. Read more

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