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Words

I write about identity, race, immigration, art, activism and all the other things that keep me up at night. 

Sampling of essays:

The Fuzzy Line Between Inspiration and Appropriation, Hyperallergic

Artists Breathe New Life Into Archives, Hyperallergic

Learning to Live With Racist In-Laws, Elle

How Black Artists in Texas Demonstrate the Spirit of Juneteenth, Hyperallergic

COVID-19 Pandemic Sheds New Light on Access to the ArtsHyperallergic

Decolonization: an Act of Independence, Not Benevolence, Hyperallergic

What Black Panther Gets Right About the Politics of Museums, Hyperallergic

Dear Customs and Border Patrol, USA Today

Diversity Includes Opinion, Austin American Statesman

Art, Not Hate, Has Many Sides, Psychology Today

No Really, Where are YOU From, TRT World

What Loving Can Show Us About Multiracial Parenting, TIME Magazine

I Was Locked Up Because..., The Guardian

 

My essays about privilege, race, immigration, and art and representation, have appeared in Elle, the Guardian, Time Magazine, Psychology Today, USA Today, and Hyperallergic, among others. In 2017, I was the Jack Jones Literary Art’s Tiphanie Yanique Fellow at the inaugural retreat for women writers of color. In 2015, I was an invited participant in Callaloo’s Creative Writing Workshop, in Barbados. My short stories have been recognized by Glimmer Train, Kore Press, and New Letters, among others. 

 

(*hush* keep checking here for details about a forthcoming book.)

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