Migrations
An Immigrant Londoner in Brexit Limbo
I wasn’t born here. But I have lived here for fourteen years, and London has made me what I am.
What Will Become of My Iranian Generation?
Leaving Iran as a political refugee without asylum, my mother, in essence, burned down our house.
Eulogy for a Home: Tehran Revisited
Do my loved ones buried in Iran, my generational roots in the land, allow the country to continue to feel like home?
“Hiding and Hiding”: Undocumented Filipinx Americans Living in the Shadows
“Even though the Philippines is where I’m from, I’m American.”
Mexican/American: The Duality of Growing Up Chicana
“Many look at the world through the eyes of conquerors. What happens when you stop taking your position for granted?”
Walter Benjamin’s Last Hike
The day we hiked Benjamin’s last trail, hundreds of thousands of refugees were desperate to get into Europe.
This Hell Not Mine: On Moving from Nigeria to America
“This is where I’ve come, to the America of lights and dreams. And if I am better off I cannot tell.”
Refugees of Extraordinary Ability: A Mythology
Whether fleeing the Russian Revolution or running from martial law-era Taiwan, my families have made some narrow escapes.
Repatriation and the Pull of the Past
“I’m not naïve enough to think that becoming Austrian will make up for everything that happened to my family.”