Culture & Identity

I learned of my secret adoption from a DNA test result the morning after my dad’s funeral

16 hrs ago •

How Friendship Grows

I’m learning that connection is bit like being a gardener.

Oct 25 •

As I held his dying hand

What my father’s death, my mother’s fading memory, and midlife grief are teaching me about love.

Oct 1 •

What If: A Monsoon Child’s August 6th

Between the Data and the Doorstep: A Korean Adoptee Reflects

Aug 6 •

What Is the Mishpacha Project?

Finding home in food

Jul 1 •

1998 fire in Boston

I think about that day now and then.

Jan 28 •

Remembering my pets over the years

As I sit on the couch, typing this essay, Alix, my 13-year-old cat, is curled up right beside me, her purring steady and soothing.

Jan 21 •

Reflections on Letting Go

Jan 7 •

A love letter to Summer

then, now, and tomorrow (and on and on)

Jul 25, 2024 •

We tell ourselves stories in order to live

A quest for validation of our existence.

Apr 10, 2024 •

Imagining my birth parents using AI

As a child and throughout my teenage years, my button nose — conspicuously unlike my parents' or other family members — was a frequent topic of family…

Mar 29, 2024 •

Scary Middle-school Korean all-girls gang

Tough middle schoolers on the bus

Mar 13, 2024

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