Maya Butalid | Author, Activist & Storyteller

A windmill at Kinderdijk Getting in On Years Away from Home

August 27, 2026

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Getting in On Years Away from Home: Aging as an Immigrant

Photo by wirestock The later stages of life have unique challenges for everyone, but for…

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A close-up of an old-timey clock An Actual Time Machine

August 27, 2026

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An Actual Time Machine: How Stories Keep Your Heritage Safe

Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Plenty of family stories preserving heritage are easily overlooked, especially by…

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Lines of travelers about to intersect, home is in the heart

July 24, 2026

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Home is in the Heart: When You’ve Been Away for Far Too Long

Photo by jcomp Living away from the place where one grows up and experiencing the…

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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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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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