Family

Behind the walls

Hi, i’m a high school teenager. i wrote this story just because i feel so lonely and sad and clearly don’t know what to do. when i;m around my friends, my family, i became this...

In the world that no families

Hi. Ako si Julie hindi ko totoong pangalan. Maaga akong naulila. Baby ako nung namatay ang Nanay ko at ang Tatay ko naman hindi ko kilala. Dahil wala na akong pamilya, pina-ampon ako sa...

“In between”…

I have always struggled with messages about national, racial or gender identity.. even when it comes to trivial messages like “eat French”, “buy iron from our American...

“Entre Deux” …

J’ai toujours eu du mal avec les messages sur l’identité nationale, raciale ou de genre.. même quand il s’agit de message aussi triviaux que “mangez...

A Journey to PR

When me and my husband got married on March 2009, it never slipped our minds that one day, we would separate ways because either of us had to work abroad. But we really never know what God...

Embracing Native Heritage

Our daughter attends Lee Elementary and finished our the 4th grade. She will be going back in the fall to start 5th grade. Her name is Courtney. I’ve attached a few pictures for you...

The girl with the most cake

This is pretty long but this all needs to be said: I’m a black sheep. And I really mean that, too. I’m a black sheep. I was born in April 1993 in Ventura, California, not too...