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Modern Day Phoenixes
Modern Day Phoenixes

When I am asked this question, I immediately think of my parents. My mother was born on the island of Coron, a mere freckle nestled within the larger island province of Palawan off the west coast of the Philippines...

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Where Are You From?By Claire Rementilla (From New Jersey. Living in California)third culture kid, journal, where are you from, TCK TOWN, new jersey, california, question, coron, palawan, philippines, manila, east coast, american, new york, first-generation, Filipino-American, TOP TENComment
An Uncertain Delta
An Uncertain Delta

I met J in the flesh on a very cold January day in New York City. We were at the big Barnes & Noble in Times Square. I was only seventeen. I gave her my copy of Haruki Murakami’s South of the Border, West of the Sun as a first-meeting gift...

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Better Late Than Never, FriendshipsBy Claire Rementilla (From New Jersey. Living in California)TCK TOWN, TCK, Better Late Than Never, new york, Murakami, new jersey, sisters, alien, United States, Demarest Hall, friendship, loss, goodbye Comments