I fell in love with singing at a young age. I was four years old when I began my singing journey and remember learning how to read through Vietnamese karaoke. Upstairs, in our East Oakland apartment, I vividly recall connecting the words I knew to letter sounds. Every time I sang, I felt an essential piece of me becoming better. It’s been nearly 30 years now since I began singing, and despite how much I’ve sung, I struggled with straining, pushing too hard and hitting high no