I Am An American: #StopAAPIHate

Note: Due to the on-going investigation,I will continue to update this blog as new developments are reported. When I saw what happened in Atlanta on the news, I had this déjà vu-mix of emotions, the same feelings I experienced when I saw the video of a police officer killing George Floyd; when I read aboutContinue reading “I Am An American: #StopAAPIHate”

American Branches, Chinese Roots

Published on Modern Family Stories Written by Amina AbdelrahmanPhotos by Georgia I. Salvaryn For Joanne Sidote, it’s almost always been just her and her mom. Except for when she lived in an orphanage in Maoming, China with 11 other girls. She’s a perfectly average girl, but her experience as a baby is quite different toContinue reading “American Branches, Chinese Roots”