Why BorderlandsLife is full of borders. There are geographic lines on maps and barbed wire fences between countries, but there are also divisions between…Jul 8, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Finding your way by knowing yourself.Edith Eger had lived in three countries before she was 12. All without leaving the town in which she was born. With the fall of the…Jul 1, 2022Jul 1, 2022
Published inThe MotherloadStrawberry Jam and the Process of RememberingMy grandma is a twin. I found this out as a teenager at a family picnic when I asked, “Grandma, where should I put the potato salad?” And…Jun 24, 20221Jun 24, 20221
The Crossroads of Common GroundIntersectionality is a buzzword. Initially coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw as ‘a prism to bring light to dynamics…Jun 18, 2022Jun 18, 2022
Do you have a ‘back pocket map’?Fátima Disla was struggling in school. Her classmates teased her for looking and speaking differently. She felt lost and disconnected. One…May 21, 2022May 21, 2022
In the Green Lines of HumanityWhen the stakeholders of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom of Religion and Belief (APPG for FORB) met in April, a major topic…May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
Am I Puerto Rican now?Our family landed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, one rainy evening in April. We were exhausted and bedraggled — having taken the train to Milan…Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Published inThe Motherload“Where Do You Come From?” Is Often a Complex QuestionBut it no longer keeps me up at night.Oct 6, 2021Oct 6, 2021
