I grew up in Houston and live in Chicago. I most recently moved from Philadelphia, where I worked in immigration legal aid, primarily representing detained individuals in removal and bond proceedings.
For writing matters, you can reach me, though I admit very far from consistently, via Substack or email (nqsommai[at]gmail).
My name's pronounced “sum-EYE.” The IPA goes /sʌˈmaɪ/. “Nguyen” sounds like "penguin" without the initial “pe-,” or like “Gwen” as in Stefani.