It’s hard to know exactly where my della Torre family line begins. Many accounts say it was with Charlemagne — and our crest indicates this “fact” with its prominent fleur-de-lis — but almost every person with European heritage can claim as much. What …
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China to Texas: The Tiger Who Brought Me Home
My granddaddy — a tall, imposing, fifth-generation Texan — used to boast to me with a wide grin and his best twang: “Nita, I’ll tell you a secret…” He’d lean in as if other people might be listening… “You’re my …
Life in Shanghai, Or How I Confused Lennon and Lenin
December 2016, Shanghai. I’ve just left Phnom Penh and the emotional roller coaster of Cambodia. I also just decided to leave Remote Year, so I feel simultaneously anxious and relieved. There’s no time to stop and think about all of …
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Stirring Emotions in Cambodia: A Daughter’s Story
I was raised by a revolutionary. I actually hesitate to the use the word "raised." My dad did more of the raising, as did my grandparents and my aunts — I took a village. But the influence my mother, The …
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