“Iranian by birth, French by citizenship and American by residence” is how my grandfather encapsulated 10-year old me. What does that make my [...]
When a Turk raised in a conservative Brooklyn emigrant community studies in Istanbul she realizes progress comes from a community, not a [...]
A British-born woman of mixed ethnicity is torn between loyalties to her country of birth and others her family is tied [...]
Moving abroad and having to live in a world she only imagined, a mapmaker’s art [...]
A fashion designer leaves the exploitation [...]
An American in China discovers her new expat persona — lyrical, and feisty — offers the freedom to redefine who she is and what she wants to [...]
A former officer in the U.S. Navy-turned expat discovers life design is necessary for expat women as military personnel transitioning to civilian [...]
When a stamp in her passport reads “Wife not permitted to work”, writing saves the sanity and career of a serial [...]
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