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What Third Culture Kids Can Teach Us About Being Americans

As we approach the Fourth of July, I find myself reflecting on another, lesser-known celebration:…

Thoughts on Finding Sleep, Before & After Fatherhood

I. Before, in October This is usually how I convince my body to fall asleep:…

The Grip of Gratitude

The first time I met her, I was seven weeks old. Summoned by a whispered…

Public Health with Community Does It

Community Does It is a non-profit organization that applies Community-Based Participatory Action Research methods (CBPAR)…

It Wasn’t the Confederate Flag that Enraged Me

It was a hell-hot southwest Louisiana day. I had just left the investment property my…

“All We Do is Eat”: Filipino, Food, and Family

Studies say there are five love language types in the world: words of affirmation, acts…

Don’t be Strangers with XinYi

XinYi, originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, moved to Dallas, Texas at the age of 7,…

The Butterfly’s Dream: A High Schoolers Quest for Tranquility in a World of Expectations

“He was late for school again. He still behaved like a 10-year-old.” I overheard my…

Going (for) Nuts

It used to be funny all the squirrel paraphernalia we received as gifts—Welcome to the…

The language of humanity

It was the spring of 1978, I had just finished kindergarten and our family went…

Unwelcome Here: Why My Immigration Story Fuels Anger of Exclusion

I immigrated with my mother and two sisters to the United States in the fall…

So Much War

I am a newly graduated medical doctor. I’m serving at a remote hospital as a…

Pulling Back the Veil on the Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatment

My journey with cancer started long before I was diagnosed with it. For most of…

The Holes in Our Maps: Making Health Needs Visible

In a quaint little town nestled amidst rolling hills, there lived a young adventurer named…

A Letter to the Man on Wall Street Who Forgot His Mom

She nurtured you She cradled you She worked her whole life to care and provide…