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English as America's Official Language: An Executive Order that Reeks of Linguistic Imperialism
The threat of normalizing discrimination against people who have limited English-speaking skills, and why it's ever more important to decolonize our…
Mar 9
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The Great American Exodus
Perspectives of an immigrant--and a perpetual second-class citizen--on the mass exodus of Americans overseas
Mar 4
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February 2025
Anomaly
From my archive I found something I created in 1996.
Feb 28
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An Immigrant's Grief
An immigrant's perspective on the erosion of freedom and the power grab in the United States as it unfolds.
Feb 23
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Fish Symbolizes 'Surplus'
The word “fish” （魚）in Chinese is a homonym of “leftover” （餘）.
Feb 14
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Shedding Old Skin in the Year of the Snake
Plus, how art helps me process the anguish I'm feeling in light of the recent political developments
Feb 10
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January 2025
What Does It Actually Mean to be Grounded, Present and Mindful?
How learning to swim has shown me the path toward this esoteric state and opened up a new way of living
Jan 11
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What Does It Actually Mean to be Grounded, Present and Mindful?
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Reflections on My Journey from Shipwreck to Shore
How I learned to float and swim — physically and metaphorically — after the shipwreck of sexual betrayal last year.
Jan 1
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December 2024
When the Inner Truth of the Tao is Lost
A passage in Tao Teh Ching that sheds light on our inner, familial and political life
Dec 7, 2024
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November 2024
I'm Calling This a Blog
Dear readers — my loyal Ponders and new subscribers alike,
Nov 30, 2024
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What makes you most grateful about being human?
For Thanksgiving Week, I gathered a feast of heartfelt responses from Substack writers, my daughters and friends to ask them: What is it about being…
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Nov 28, 2024
The Four-Letter Words You Didn't Know You Needed to Make Sense of What's Happening and What's to Come
13 Chinese four-character idioms related to tyrannical behavior to help you make sense of the impending political dramas
Nov 24, 2024
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The Four-Letter Words You Didn't Know You Needed to Make Sense of What's Happening and What's to Come
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