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Tag Archives: difference
race matters
Race matters. Even though there are times when I’d like to think that my cultural identity doesn’t shape who I am – in my family and in the world – it influences in a very real way how I see … Continue reading
complacency
When we’re the same we don’t have to be different. It takes a lot of work to be different. Stepping outside the box. Baring it all. Risking rejection. And yet we’re told we are the same. We are no different … Continue reading
piercings, authenticity, and the search for an arab identity
I pierced my nose last November. As I reflect upon the last six months of aftercare, the small scar, and red skin surrounding the puncture wound that now sits at the center of my face adorning my left nostril, I … Continue reading
introductions
Welcome everyone! I’m Mirella. I am an international adoptee, born and raised in Bulgaria until the age of 5, when I was adopted and raised by an American family living in Seattle, Washington. I grew up in a White family, … Continue reading
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