This is the second in a two-part series. You can read part one here. Venezuela became a country of emigrants quickly, after having a great history of immigration. In the 50s, 60s and 70s, Venezuela...
If a government minister declares a major incident, you imagine something life-changing and devastating has happened. A bomb has gone off or a train has derailed, a coach has crashed or people have...
Before we delve into the posts we’re reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, don’t miss Nanette Spurr's commentary on the American left's silence about antisemitism. And subscribe to...
Something about going to the Chinese grocery store put me at ease as a kid. Walking into the harshly lit store, with no-frills Chinese-language displays, and aisle upon aisle of fermented fish...
When my aunt moved to the US in the early 1980s, she needed to find work. Though she’d worked nearly her whole life as a skilled, bi-lingual, executive assistant to higher-ups in large...
My mother never forced me to speak Cantonese. Despite spending the bulk of my childhood in Seattle and then Texas, my mother feared for my English. While she continued to speak to me in Cantonese...