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What Happens to Children Taken by ICE?
Inside detention centers and federal buildings like Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, children are separated from their parents, held in undisclosed…
 • Jennifer Chowdhury

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Diaspora Dialogues: Writer Samina Ali on Faith, Memory, and Motherhood
From debut novelist to ‘Miracle Girl,’ Ali reflects on faith, survival, and the complexities of Muslim American womanhood
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
BONUS ESSAY: Should I React to Charlie Kirk’s Death as a Muslim Mother and Journalist?
The America I sensed as a child, quietly simmering beneath the surface, has become frighteningly tangible for my kids today. Do parents like me keep our…
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
9/11, the Holy Land Five, and the Children We’re Raising in Its Aftermath
Dressing My Daughter for 9/11 Remembrance Day and Remembering the Holy Land Five
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
Why is child marriage still a thing?
My mother was married at fifteen in the 70s. Has women and girls' lives improved since then?
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
The Price of Bearing Witness and Beyond
Honoring Anas Al-Sharif and every Palestinian parent fighting for their children's future.
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
DIASPORA DIALOGUE: LEGACY THROUGH BANGLADESHI FOOD
How Anika Chowdhury Turned Grief, Memory, and Family Recipes into a Celebration of Culture—Now Seen on PBS
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
What Country Are My Children Inheriting
A new Supreme Court ruling chips away at birthright citizenship. For families like mine, the promise of America has never felt more fragile—or more…
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
Mulling over the promise of Zohran Mamdani in Trump’s America at my daughter's Pre-K graduation
Where my daughter’s joy meets my immigrant ache—and why Zohran Mamdani gives me hope.
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
DIASPORA DIALOGUES: Unpacking Kashmir's Long Struggle for Self-Determination
In conversation with a Kashmiri historian on memory, exile, and the unfinished fight for freedom.
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
Asian American Motherhood Has Always Been Political
From the 1875 law barring Chinese women's entry to facing police brutality, Asian American mothers have always fought to build families in a country…
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
From Saigon to Gaza: War, Memory, and the Politics of Solidarity
Why Vietnamese Americans Are Speaking Up for Gaza
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
While We Argue Over Appropriation, South Asian Workers Are Still Dying
The fashion industry’s colonial legacy is alive and well—in low wages, unsafe factories, and xenophobia.
 • Jennifer Chowdhury
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