In this voice memo, Empress Wu reflects on setting boundaries across her art practice and sex work, navigating personal changes over time. She speaks about her decision to relocate from Texas to New York, describing it as both a personal and professional shift.

The recording traces her thoughts on identity and relationships, including comparisons with other Asian peers, desires to be seen as elegant or refined, and concerns around making herself more palatable to others. She considers what it might mean to be a “cool” Asian parent, drawing from the women around her who model forms of care and motherhood she did not have growing up.