H. L. M. Lee
Cognoscenti contributor
H. L. M. Lee is a writer, electronics engineer and owner of a small high-tech company. He also writes web content and marketing materials, and develops video scripts for a peer reviewed scientific journal.
Recently published
'When the dragon eats the sun': Why I'll chase the eclipse
Eclipse chaser H.L.M. Lee will fly to Mexico to see the moon's shadow. The eclipse, he writes, allows us to watch something greater and more wondrous than ourselves.
What Trump tried to take from me and families like mine
My father didn’t talk about politics. Or his past. As immigrants, the consequences for my parents were outsized, writes H. L. M. Lee. While Donald Trump is accused of stealing...
Bookmobiles have a new mission: delivering banned books
Today’s rebel bookmobiles serve a vital role by bringing the perspectives and experiences of other, different lives, pushing against efforts to deny their existence, writes H. L. M. Lee.
We're all just one misstep away from becoming 'gleaners'
Writer H. L. M. Lee found an elderly woman pulling aluminum cans from his recycling bin, so he began leaving them for her in a cardboard box. Their connection reminded...
Then Trump Came For The Scientists
The Hurricane Dorian controversy would be a tempest in a teacup if only the ramifications weren’t so consequential, writes H.L.M. Lee. When we don’t know whom to believe, we believe...
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Teaching My Daughter To Ride Her Bike — But Not In Boston
If the streets aren’t safe for a 9-year old, they aren’t safe for anyone, writes H. L. M. Lee.
Dreaming Of Summer At Winter's End
During the summer I forget the everyday effort to make a living, writes H.L.M. Lee, in this ode to Cape Cod.
In America, We Don't Fear Refugees. We Welcome Them
Immigrants show determination and courage that only betters our nation, writes H.L.M. Lee, in this story about his friend, Cuc, and her family, who fled poverty and persecution in Vietnam.
We Are 'A Nation Of Immigrants,' Then And Now
The author, H.L.M. Lee, recalls his 1965 visit to the Statue of Liberty with his family of Chinese immigrants. He later learned the statue has a name -- Mother of...
Howling At The Moon: Why I'm Taking My Children To See The Solar Eclipse
When the solar eclipse touches Wyoming this summer, H. L. M. Lee is determined to haul his family across the country to be among the millions who will see it