In 1964, ahead of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, my maternal grandmother came to the United States. I don’t know much about the...
Archive for tag: VIDA Count
Submission as Social Action
Once when I was in my early 20s, the tires on my car had gone bald, and my mother offered to take me to Sears...
Rolling Stone and the Backlash Against Advocacy Journalism
It’s the tenor of the media punching show that got to me. I’m saddened that a story about sexual assault went awry—of course I am....
The Count in the Ivory Tower: Gender Parity in MFA Programs
A graduate PhD student and a tenured professor walk into a coffee shop—sounds like the beginning of a hackneyed joke. Instead, it’s the catalyst for...
2014 Women of Color VIDA Count
VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, the nonprofit organization founded to raise awareness of gender equality issues in literary culture, announces that this year we will...
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