career

03/28/2018

A Precarious Visa Situation Makes You Vulnerable at Work

I tolerated bullying and accepted ridiculous pay at my first journalism job. I thought I had no choice because I was a foreigner who needed a visa sponsorship.
07/16/2018

Dream Big, Unless You Have a Shitty Passport

When I lost a job because of my nationality, I understood you’re not entitled to global career dreams and wanderlust if you belong to the underclass of non-Western passport holders.
08/31/2018

Don’t Underestimate Immigrants

As an immigrant, I'm so used to being underestimated.
01/30/2019

Shame and Self-Loathing in Brussels

My biggest humiliation happened a decade ago in Brussels.
06/02/2019

How I Found My Creative Voice in a Foreign Language

Developing a unique writing style is hard enough, but what if you have to do it in a foreign language?
01/14/2020

Foreign, Poor and in the Ivy League

When you simultaneously inhabit the worlds of poverty and privilege, you feel excluded and inadequate.
03/21/2020

Despite the Stigma, I Self-Published My First Book—a Collection of Personal Essays on Immigration

For many diverse writers, self-publishing is the only route to publication.
06/19/2021

Rejecting The Single Immigrant Story

There's no such thing as The Immigrant Story. There are numerous immigrant stories.
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.
04/26/2024
Nighttime shot of a convenience store on West 14th Street in New York City

Breaking Up With New York, Once and For All

And with journalism.