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Meredith Talusan: Artist, Author, and Journalist

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Search Algorithms Kept Me from My Sister for 14 Years

July 22, 2017
It was because of the letter K that I found my youn­ger sister, but for 14 years, it was also the letter K that kept us apart.

Read more at WIRED

In Publications Tags technology, algorithms, immigration

Being Trans, and an Immigrant, Under Trump

March 4, 2017
I anticipate that transgender Americans may not simply face legal obstacles, but also the possibility that the people charged with providing federal services may openly despise them, and feel no compunction in expressing their hostility given the president’s own antipathy towards minorities.

Read more at The Atlantic

In Publications Tags immigration, Trump

When Home Is Between Different Countries And Genders

March 19, 2016
Many immigrants have written about how we always keep a part of ourselves even when we’re somewhere else, but as a trans woman, it’s hard to talk openly about an experience I often have, of being reminded of my former life as a boy and young man.

Read more at BuzzFeed

In Publications Tags immigration, personal essay