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On Caregiving
On Caregiving

The Seventh Wave
November 2025

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Beyoncé Sings Motherhood
Beyoncé Sings Motherhood

Pangyrus
June 8, 2025

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My Mother Was Also a First Mermaid of Color
My Mother Was Also a First Mermaid of Color

Lit Hub
June 6, 2023

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Running Home
Running Home

boston.com
April 14, 2023

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'My girls are part of that hope': Why I talk to my daughters about hard things
'My girls are part of that hope': Why I talk to my daughters about hard things

WBUR Cognoscenti
July 14, 2022

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There's Nothing New About Normal
There's Nothing New About Normal

Pangyrus
June 28, 2022

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I felt kinship with the women killed in Atlanta. And distance
I felt kinship with the women killed in Atlanta. And distance

WBUR Cognoscenti
March 25, 2022

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Turning Red & What It Means To “See Yourself” In A Movie
Turning Red & What It Means To “See Yourself” In A Movie

Romper
March 18, 2022

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Watching My Neighbor Totoro on the Eve of My Daughters’ Omicron-Surge Return to School
Watching My Neighbor Totoro on the Eve of My Daughters’ Omicron-Surge Return to School

Lit Hub
January 18, 2022

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For one night, music eased the loss of the last two years
For one night, music eased the loss of the last two years

WBUR Cognoscenti
December 16, 2021

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Food and Covid-19: Making the Casserole
Food and Covid-19: Making the Casserole

Entropy
August 19, 2021

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The 'Simultaneity' Of Naomi Osaka
The 'Simultaneity' Of Naomi Osaka

WBUR Cognoscenti
July 28, 2021

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What Gets Lost If I Don't Pass On My Mother's Language To My Children?
What Gets Lost If I Don't Pass On My Mother's Language To My Children?

Romper
May 27, 2021

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After Birthing Three Babies and One Manuscript: 20 Ways I Am a Writer Who is Also a Mother
After Birthing Three Babies and One Manuscript: 20 Ways I Am a Writer Who is Also a Mother

Brevity’s Nonfiction Blog
May 7, 2021

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My Doctor Said I Needed a C-Section for My Breech Baby: A Second Opinion Got Me the Birth I Wanted
My Doctor Said I Needed a C-Section for My Breech Baby: A Second Opinion Got Me the Birth I Wanted

Parents
March 19, 2021

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Spare Me Your Outrage, Your Shock. This Is America
Spare Me Your Outrage, Your Shock. This Is America

WBUR Cognoscenti
January 8, 2021

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Normal People and the Intimate Problem of Patriarchy
Normal People and the Intimate Problem of Patriarchy

Pangyrus
September 20, 2020

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In The Japanese Snow Queen, I See My Mother, My Daughters And The Future
In The Japanese Snow Queen, I See My Mother, My Daughters And The Future

WBUR Cognoscenti
December 19, 2019

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Where Are You Really From?
Where Are You Really From?

Embracing Equity blog
April 1, 2019

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BOOK REVIEWS

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The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon (Review & Interview)
The Loneliness Files by Athena Dixon (Review & Interview)

Hippocampus
October 8, 2023

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The In-Betweens by Davon Loeb
The In-Betweens by Davon Loeb

Hippocampus
May 16, 2023

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Craft and Conscience: How To Write About Social Issues by Kavita Das
Craft and Conscience: How To Write About Social Issues by Kavita Das

Hippocampus
January 17, 2023

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Heir to the Crescent Moon by Sufiya Abdur-Rahman
Heir to the Crescent Moon by Sufiya Abdur-Rahman

Hippocampus
July 8, 2022

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Thrity Umrigar on ‘Honor’ and dishonor
Thrity Umrigar on ‘Honor’ and dishonor

The Boston Globe
December 30, 2021

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Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops: A Memoir by Allison Hong Merrill
Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops: A Memoir by Allison Hong Merrill

Hippocampus
October 8, 2021

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Northern Light: Power, Land and the Memory of Water by Kazim Ali
Northern Light: Power, Land and the Memory of Water by Kazim Ali

Hippocampus
May 10, 2021

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World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Hippocampus
December 2, 2020

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Pondering death and intimacy in ‘What Are You Going Through’
Pondering death and intimacy in ‘What Are You Going Through’

The Boston Globe
September 10, 2020

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From the Lake House by Kristen Rademacher
From the Lake House by Kristen Rademacher

Hippocampus
August 4, 2020

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Looking back at Japanese-Americans and Jane Austen in ‘Sansei and Sensibility’
Looking back at Japanese-Americans and Jane Austen in ‘Sansei and Sensibility’

The Boston Globe
April 30, 2020

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Know My Name by Chanel Miller
Know My Name by Chanel Miller

Hippocampus
April 4, 2020

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FLASH

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Micro Non-Fiction Tournament #6: When I Learned I Was Different
Micro Non-Fiction Tournament #6: When I Learned I Was Different

The Nasiona
May 19, 2021

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200-word Essay about life during COVID-19
200-word Essay about life during COVID-19

The Boston Globe
(Selected by the Boston Book Festival)
July 9, 2020

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Biracial
Biracial

100 Word Stories

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MEMOIR EXCERPTS

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Cana
Cana

The Seventh Wave
March 2, 2020

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One Wednesday listening to Con Los Años Que Me Quedan
One Wednesday listening to Con Los Años Que Me Quedan

Memoir Mixtapes
December 2019

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