Friday. We made it. This week has been a doozy, and I’m running on the last of my fumes typing this post. My mind is exhausted from the mental gymnastics…
What Adoption Taught Me About Family Separation
Originally posted on VISIBLE Magazine
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prepares to begin immigration raids tomorrow, my heart breaks for the children currently waiting to be reunited with their parents and those who may…
“Anything is Possible. Everything is Possible.”
Despite growing up in the suburbs, I’d always considered myself a “city girl.” I preferred the hustle and bustle of destinations like my beloved Chicago. Places so crowded that an…
VISIBLE: Capable of Being Seen
Eleven years ago, I opened up the iMovie app on my computer, pressed the record button, and began to tell my story. It was a Friday night, and I was…
Sa-I-Gu
Photo by Mick Taylor – CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
“Sa-I-Gu.” The literal translation of this Korean phrase is April 29. On this day in 1992, the American Dream turned into a nightmare for Korean business owners as their stores…
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Las Vegas in 35mm
This morning, I picked up negatives from the roll of film I shot in Vegas. The trip was such a whirlwind that I didn’t even remember what specific pictures I…