#Grandparents

This series is based on prepartition architecture in Pakistan. And because it’s Independence Day I think it’s important to remember partition because it’s still very much alive for our grandparents,
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My inlaws offered to take my son on a temporary basis when I got my job with @Joshua4Congress. See, originally I took him with me to WA, but someone threw
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thread of questions for ~white people~ do you actually not season your food? does your mom make casseroles a lot? do you enjoy breadcrumbs on mac n cheese? is mayo
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Perhaps the safest place for a European Jew to have been living in during WWII was, ironically enough, under Axis-aligned powers.While all of Hitler's allies enjoyed their share of antisemitic
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1 Pres. Biden may recognize the destruction of the Ottoman Armenians in 1915 as the Armenian Genocide @john_Hudson, @JakesNYT report. It’s the right thing to do. It will start to
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I'm so over the bar and bat mitzvah service and party coercion racket that happens in American Judaism. I refuse to participate. When parents come to me, distraught that their
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My career has been focused on the promotion of new technologies.@fcollective we are firmly fond of “Weird & Wonderful” startups.Still, when I first received invitations to a memorial service and
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I know #reviews are The Thing. I blog, but I work FT and I have a kid in a high ability class. So I don't often fire up my laptop.But.I'm
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What happens when children of Taiwanese farmers (my parents-in-law) spend the last 6 months in quarantine intensely working on their garden: a photo thread Luffa (loofah) Guava (obviously) Dragonfruit
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Seniors in care and their loved ones are devastated and terrified thinking about what #COVID19 will bring next. Our parents and grandparents need us. We have a responsibility to protect
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In about an hour and 45 minutes, will mark exactly 365 days to the MINUTE that part of my soul left this earth. I’ve been through a lot, but I
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Brussels Sprouts Were Actually Bad: A ThreadWhen I was a kid, Brussels Sprouts were the go-to joke food when people talked about things they hated to eat.1/ Now, though? I
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Well I am stunned, shocked, grateful, baffled, bemused, and befuddled to announce....that we....somehow...bought a house....in Los Angeles....?!?!? (In a pandemic. During historic wildfires. In a hot hot market. I do
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There has been enough written about #H1Bvisas and #US2India. I am going to share a few words about how we made the move. The reason was very clear: We wanted
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Ok I've started Queenie and I already don't like it. I'll report back at the end. Sambo?????And so many unnecessary descriptions of how beautiful all these white people are with
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I consider myself a stand up person. I dont compromise my values and even while Im as flawed as anyone my intent is always to walk in line with what’s
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