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Running
I’m a perpetual migrant a forever foreigner I run from connections I run from feelings I run from anything that gives life meaning. I’m a perpetual migrant a forever foreigner We make America great And in return for our greatness Read More …
Validations
I think this is a powerful quote from poet and artist Nayyrihah Waheed completely validates my immigrant experience. We often speak about the contributions of immigrants to the U.S. but not enough is said about how we actually get treated once we Read More …
Is Migration Really Beautiful?
Today is a very special day. It was four years ago, today, that the U.S. government initiated removal proceedings against me. I am not only here–but now I have lawful status, and on an expedited pathway to U.S. citizenship. (This does Read More …
Freedom
It’s hard to imagine how a fish can survive without water, how a plant can live without sunlight, how a human can survive without air. Actually, it is rather impossible. And I can no longer do it. I went home Read More …
Addressing Brain Drain
Commodore Bainimarama’s speech to the UN General Assembly last month: Fiji has suffered more than 20 years of mismanagement, corruption, and nepotism. Our infrastructure, our judicial system, and our systems of accountability have all remained underdeveloped and unproductive. Many of Read More …