Migrations
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Searching for the Internment Camp Where My Father Was Held
The phrase used was “barbed wire fever”—what we now call post-traumatic stress disorder.
Places
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The Law of Historical Memory
A strange inheritance from a grandfather resisting Franco and fascism in 1930s Spain.
Places
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Borders of the Past: On Europe and the Berlin Wall
The idea of a peacefully united continent that acknowledges identity must prevail.
Places
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These Dark Skies: Seeking Refuge on Europe’s Shores
This situation can be changed, but only if our compassion is stronger than our fear.
Places
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On Borders and Citizens
“My US citizenship is a kind of bulwark. It is not a guarantee of protection.”
Nonfiction
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Identity, Loneliness and Incommunicability in Esmé Weijun Wang’s “The Border of Paradise”
“Here we are, the constellation of a coupled single star”
Places
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A Map of Lost Things: On Family, Grief, and the Meaning of Home
“A body always returns to the place that shaped it.”
Places
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Integration Class: On Immigrating to Germany
“Welcome to Germany. Take a number. Have a seat.”
Places
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An American in Brexit Britain: Reflections After the Presidential Election
“Living outside of the United States isn’t an escape.”
Places
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All the Things I Thought About When We Were Naming My Nephew (aka A गुलाब by Any Other Name; aka Song for Kian)
“How will non-Indians pronounce it?”