As I watched the Oscar-nominated Everything Everywhere All at Once and every tired sigh of “hai-yah” uttered by its star, Michelle Yeoh, a shy smile spread across my face. It’s just so Malaysian. “Hai ...

Before coming to Yale, I was faced with a question that first years don’t usually think about: Do I need to change the way I speak? I had spent almost all my life in Malaysia. I spoke English that ...