Walked over to the Guthrie to see The Heart Sellers, a play that plays on the title of the 1965 Hart-Celler Act. This landmark legislation opened up immigration to non-Europeans and gave priority to immigrants with STEM skills. In the bittersweet play, set on Thanksgiving 1973, two immigrant women, one Filipino and the other Korean, yearn for a sense of belonging.
Category: Immigration
Creating our Future
Helped to create our future. Today: math and language.
Pacing the Halls
I’ve paced the halls of Methodist Hospital daily for two months. Nothing would function without recent immigrants, constantly cleaning.
A Narrow Mind
Cycled to Lake Minnetonka. A man reinforced my preconceptions of white suburbs by telling me about “those Muslims.”
American Dream/Fine Beer
American dream. “Behold a beer truck appeared unto us.”A fine local brew from the son of immigrants from Pakistan.