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03/28/2018
A Precarious Visa Situation Makes You Vulnerable at Work
I tolerated bullying at my first journalism job.
07/16/2018
Dream Big, Unless You Have a Shitty Passport
You’re not entitled to global career dreams and wanderlust if you belong to the underclass of shitty passport holders.
08/27/2018
Stop Asking Where I’m From
The answer won't reveal much anyway. There's a better question. No, it's not "What's your background?"
01/30/2019
Shame and Self-Loathing in Brussels
My biggest humiliation happened in the EU bubble.
05/04/2019
The Wound That Never Heals
I live an ocean away from my mom. Reunions make our separation harder.
08/21/2019
The Hermetically Sealed Suburban Lifestyle
To an immigrant, the suburbs can be soul-crushing.
01/14/2020
Foreign, Poor and in the Ivy League
When you simultaneously inhabit the worlds of poverty and privilege.
04/10/2021
Are You a Global Citizen?
Being a citizen of the world isn't about traveling, which is only accessible to a privileged few.
04/13/2022
Don’t Be the Voice of the Voiceless, Even If You’re a Minority
We, the voiceless, are already speaking for ourselves.
04/26/2025
Breaking Up With New York, Once and For All
And with journalism.