Educator · Writer · Podcast creator
Stories about how we learn, parent, and become.
I’m Lumei, a bilingual educator and mother of two. I turn research and lived experience into honest, useful stories about childhood, family, culture, and the unfinished work of growing up.
Learning alongside children for 15 years
Research made human
Life between cultures
Selected work
Thinking in public,
one honest piece at a time.
Essays and audio stories rooted in classrooms, family life, and the questions that follow us across cultures.
What AI Is Teaching Me About Teaching
From first-grade feedback to kindergarten AI literacy—hopeful reflections from inside a real classroom.
Where the Body Has Learned to Live
On returning home, living between East Asian and American cultures, and the distance between body and heart.
当所有人都在夸女儿漂亮
我不反对她享受赞美，只是不希望“漂亮”成为她认识自己的唯一方式。
The podcast · 中文
把生活想深一点，
也说真一点。
《Lumei 聊生活》是一档关于教育、育儿、个人成长与跨文化生活的中文播客。 这里不提供完美答案，只邀请你和我一起，把那些习以为常的时刻重新看一遍。
About me
A teacher’s curiosity.
A writer’s attention.
A mother’s humility.
For fifteen years, I have worked alongside children, families, and educators—learning that the most meaningful questions rarely have tidy answers.
I teach Mandarin immersion in Wisconsin and help shape K–5 curriculum, learning practices, and family partnerships. My classroom is also where I explore thoughtful uses of AI: not as a replacement for human judgment, but as a way to create more room for feedback, curiosity, and connection.
Outside school, I write and speak about education, parenting, self-discovery, and the experience of living between cultures. I hold a master’s degree in Teaching & Curriculum from Michigan State University and was named a 2025 Herb Kohl Teacher Fellow.
Building, slowly and deliberately
This is a beginning,
not a finished brand.
I’m building a body of work before I build a business. Over time, this space will grow to include resources, conversations, and services for parents, educators, and organizations who care about how people learn and grow.
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