Diaspora

812 words by 2 writers in Worcester, Cleveland & elsewhere

Stories filed under Diaspora

diaspora, Airports, home

Manila bound. From where things are not as glorious as people back home thinks it is.

by Ianne Villanueva

Dubai — My feet itched when my watch said 10:50 PM. The gates were just opened. Eager people lined up the counter. Balikbayans, as we endearingly call them, translates to literally: those who return to the co...

Prose, Travel, diaspora

I am so intrigued by doorways. But honestly, I am more intrigued by what lies behind them.

by Thuy T.

Honolulu — I am so intrigued by doorways. But honestly, I am more intrigued by what lies behind them. A secret garden, a neglected field, a loving home, a broken family, dreams breathed to life, dreams deferred....

Prose, diaspora, Travel

At the Cleveland Airport, I was trying to decide between sandwiches or "Chinese". The Manchu Wok man excitedly beckons me to look remarking, "I see you."

by Thuy T.

Cleveland — At the Cleveland Airport, I was trying to decide between sandwiches or “Chinese”. The Manchu Wok man excitedly beckons me to look remarking, “I see you.” I caved and ordered my usual. He asks me where...

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