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Nothing and Everything: 20 Years After 9/11

I started writing this essay five years ago on the 15th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Today on the 20th anniversary, I still don’t…

5 min readSep 12, 2021

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Nothing and Everything: 20 Years After 9/11

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A World War II Movie Nobody Has Seen

And no one seems to be making.

4 min readJun 7, 2021

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A World War II Movie Nobody Has Seen

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The Battles We Pick

How much would you be able to put up with?

3 min readApr 5, 2021

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The Battles We Pick

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What My Mind Looks Like These Days

#StopAsianHate

3 min readMar 28, 2021

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What My Mind Looks Like These Days

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Representation Matters — Now More Than Ever

And why it should matter to you too

3 min readMar 2, 2021

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Representation Matters — Now More Than Ever

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What Warrior Can Mean for All of Us

One of best TV shows you’ve never heard of

5 min readFeb 3, 2021

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What Warrior Can Mean for All of Us

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Look who’s radicalized now

If you see something, say something.

5 min readJan 16, 2021

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Look who’s radicalized now

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On Period Dramas and Whiteness Dominating Interracial Love on Screen

Why do interracial couples on screen almost always involve white people?

6 min readJan 8, 2021

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On Period Dramas and Whiteness Dominating Interracial Love on Screen

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The Best Worlds I Encountered in 2020

In my humble opinion.

6 min readDec 31, 2020

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The Best Worlds I Encountered in 2020

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Notes From A First-Time U.S. Election Poll Worker

A collection of my thoughts on poll working—and optimism.

10 min readNov 18, 2020

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Notes From A First-Time U.S. Election Poll Worker

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Lena Shareef

Lena Shareef

Senior Producer, Audience Development at National Geographic | Columbia Journalism School grad | Can talk about representation all day | Trying to write more

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