Migration, Exile, and Identity

Woman overlooking city skyline at sunset symbolizing rebuilding identity after migration and finding yourself abroad through personal growth and cultural transition

April 24, 2026

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Rebuilding Identity After Migration: Finding Yourself Again Abroad

Migration is often described as a journey toward opportunity, but what happens when that journey…

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Collage of diverse human faces merged into one portrait representing intersectional identity, cultural diversity, and the experience of living between multiple worlds

April 20, 2026

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Holding Two Worlds: Finding Identity in the Intersections

Photo by freepik Maya Butalid’s memoir on Filipino-Dutch identity, Chasing Windmills, offers a powerful look at…

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Immigrant woman learning to belong while sitting on a bench with bicycle in a Dutch neighborhood

April 18, 2026

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Learning to Belong: An Immigrant’s Passage into Dutch Life

Photo by freepik The memoir Chasing Windmills by Maya Butalid tells a powerful story of Filipino…

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Exile as a Turning Point: Migration and Identity

April 7, 2026

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Exile as a Turning Point: Migration and Identity

Exile as a Turning Point: When Migration Redefines Personal Identity shows how exile and identity…

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Between Homeland and Host Nation

March 20, 2026

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Between Homeland and Host Nation: The Quiet Tension of Diasporic Life and Identity

Between Homeland and Host Nation: The Quiet Tension of Diasporic Life is a reality many…

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cost of living in the Netherlands

March 3, 2026

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Cost of Living in the Netherlands: Engaging as a Filipino

Photo by Kireyonok_Yuliya Moving to a new country will always be a lot like groping…

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Memory and Selfhood Across Borders

February 25, 2026

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Memory and Selfhood Across Borders: Remembering Who We Are in Exile, Migration, and Diaspora Life

What happens to memory and selfhood across borders when a person leaves home? Does identity…

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Belonging After Forced Migration

January 22, 2026

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Belonging After Forced Migration: Living Between Home and Elsewhere

Forced migration changes everything. When people flee war, violence, persecution, or natural disasters, they leave…

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Identity Formation in Political Exile

January 16, 2026

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Identity Formation in Political Exile: How Displacement Reshapes the Self

When Home Is Taken Away, Identity Changes Political exile does not only remove a person…

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