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Behind the Dragon Gate: Environmental Injustice in Chinatowns

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Behind the Dragon Gate: Environmental Injustice in Chinatowns Vibrant shades of red, bold calligraphy, the pungent smells of durian fruit or fresh fish, and the inextricable feeling of being in […]

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Academic Writing, Reflections

The Nine People You Meet on a Cruise

October 11, 2018by RTB Leave a comment

Unlike the five people you meet in heaven, the nine people you meet on a cruise are people you don’t want to meet. A couple of months ago, I went […]

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For Adoptive Parents, Reflections

Holland America ‘One World’ Production Critique

August 14, 2018by RTB 3 Comments

The past couple of weeks, I have had the privilege of traveling to Iceland, Scotland, the Shetland and Faroe Islands on a Holland America cruise. I enjoyed unimaginable scenery with […]

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Art, Recent Media + Response

Spanish Blood

June 29, 2018by RTB Leave a comment

By Selena Pruitt – Paraguayan adoptee, grad student-to-be My best friend Natalie and I landed in Barcelona on a chilly Friday evening, the horizon glimmering with the falling rays of the setting […]

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Travel is Life-Changing; This I Believe

March 15, 2018by RTB 2 Comments

I was cleaning out an old thumb drive and found this short essay I wrote in high school. The assignment was based on the criteria for NPR’s This I Believe […]

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DoDW – Lantern Festival & Shanghai Day 1

February 11, 2018by RTB Leave a comment

Lantern Festival – 3/05/2015 Refer to  A 元宵节 UPDATE: here  Shangai Day 1 – 3/06/2015 Today, we took the bullet train to Shanghai. It was a really interesting experience and […]

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Diary of a Diasporic Woman

Shedding Whiteness

January 24, 2018by RTB 2 Comments

by Jon Straker – Korean adoptee, artist, friend Originally published in Gazillion Voices Magazine, 2015. I’m so excited to promote my friend Jon’s work in this post. We went to […]

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Art, Guest Pieces, Reflections

DoDW – Lesson #5 & #6

December 4, 2017by RTB Leave a comment

Lesson #5 – 3/5/2015 There are no secrets on study abroad. A few nights ago, some girls and I went to a local noodle place for dinner. While waiting for […]

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Diary of a Diasporic Woman

DODW – March 1

March 27, 2017by RTB 5 Comments

Current Status – 3/01/2015 Accomplishment #1 – 3/01/2015 I successfully ordered my first meal in Chinese today, and the man didn’t even look confused.  青菜拉面 Examination and Class Prep – […]

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Diary of a Diasporic Woman

The Yearning

March 19, 2017by RTB 1 Comment

This piece was originally published in an anthology titled Home. … It was late February, and I stood perched at my kitchen window, welcoming the sun-streaked curtains, the slightly rising temperatures, […]

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