Jul 12, 2021For Those Who Never Made it HomeThis is my father in 1985, his first year in California, and the year I was born. I know… handsome fella right? This photo has taken a whole different meaning for me recently, as he smiles under a Californian sun with a chess board sitting in front of him. When…Human Rights2 min readHuman Rights2 min read
Jun 4, 2019A Homage to HerShe was magic. Her beat followed no other. Her heart led a torrid dance with her mind, forming a beguiling intelligence that spared nothing and no one from its power… not even herself. I recall the musical notes of her laughter, a promising melody that would pirouette around me, around…Women2 min readWomen2 min read
Nov 6, 2018My Whole Life Flashed Before My Eyes… While Negotiating My Salary“I could always find someone much younger and more dynamic” says my potential future boss as we face-off in a negotiation that will not only determine the course of my professional career, but the backdrop of my life for the next three years. To say that I was not shaking…Narrative Nonfiction5 min readNarrative Nonfiction5 min read
Apr 6, 2018No Neverland for the Lost Kids of ImmigrationHome… A breath of a word, a sigh of relief from a heart yearning to be reunited with an absent-minded comfort. …Immigration9 min readImmigration9 min read
