04/13/2022
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Don’t Be the Voice of the Voiceless, Even If You’re a Minority

We, the voiceless, are already speaking for ourselves.
12/01/2021

Who Taught You to Love?

I’ve changed countries and languages, but my attachment style has remained the same.
12/20/2020

Why Meaningful Writing About Immigration Takes Time

I used to think I’m a slow writer. Now I know that thorough is what I am.
04/11/2020

Is Prayer Useless in the Face of Inevitable Change?

Staying present is a better approach.
01/02/2020

Cultivating the Courage to Tell My Immigration Stories

What will people think of me? I try not to care.
08/21/2019

The Hermetically Sealed Suburban Lifestyle

To an immigrant, the suburbs can be soul-crushing.
05/13/2019

How I Made the Foreignish Logo

Designing a logo looks easy until you try doing it yourself.
04/01/2019

Working-With-Editors Fatigue: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

This is a debilitating condition which affects as many as 75 percent of writers and journalists worldwide.
01/14/2019

Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Began Self-Publishing My Writing

Self-publishing is not for losers.
09/20/2018

How I Came Up With the Name Foreignish

The first names I could think of were embarrassing.
08/31/2018

Don’t Underestimate Immigrants

As an immigrant, I'm so used to being underestimated.
07/06/2018

Checking My Passport Privilege

My EU passport gives me an enormous privilege—a privilege I didn't work for. The least I can do is acknowledge that privilege.