“Your mom is the first person you fall in love with, so it's loaded forever and carries all this baggage. There's almost always a communication barrier in place. In my case it's a language and cultural barrier, but other times, it's because your mother's love is conditional or because you're fundamentally different.”

American author, editor, and journalist

Mary H.K. Choi is an American author, editor, and journalist. She is known for her young adult novels, including Emergency Contact, Permanent Record, and Yolk, and for her work in television and print media. She serves as the culture correspondent on Vice News Tonight on HBO. Before that, she wrote columns for Wired and Allure and worked as a freelance writer. Her work moves between fiction and journalism, especially around culture and contemporary life.