Throwback: Callaway Junior World

THE CALLAWAY JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHAPED MY CHILDHOOD. Every year, 1200 kids from 56 countries come to San Diego, California, for the biggest international event in the world. It's one week bundled with a parade, college recruiting and a high-caliber junior golf tournament that produced the likes of Tiger Woods, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, etc. Winning this tournament -- Junior World -- consumed my family's energy. If any of us wins, the Philippine President might give us a Malacanang Palace invite and monetary gift up...

What July 4th Means To Me

IT TOOK ME FIVE YEARS to understand July 4th. To Americans, it might be fireworks, hotdogs and flags. At first I thought it was just a celebration with rambunctious English-speaking folks. Five years later, the meaning evolved much deeper. Umwelt theory, the perception that our "reality is the only reality out there," plagued me. The United States' Independence echoes salvation from my own naive realism. Liberty Station :: naval base in San Diego, CA Here in America, I feel safe as a woman. I am respected as an athlete, scholar,...