OTHER WRITING
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IMMIGRATION & LANGUAGE
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Opinion: Trump’s Refugee Ban Betrays Shared History of Struggle, Including Mine, Mercury News, 2025
What I Learned About Preserving Family Languages: Reflections as a Parent & Educator, Language Connects Foundation, 2025
Opinion: A Lesson in Teaching Kids to Speak Their Heritage Language, Los Angeles Times, 2024
I Was a Refugee From the Former Soviet Union. Now I'm Helping Ukrainians Stay in the U.S., Newsweek, 2024
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Using Iimmigrants as Political Pawns Is Harmful. Unfortunately, It’s Part of Our History, Chicago Tribune, 2022
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Op-Ed: A Notebook with Family Recipes Reminds Me of Ukraine’s Strength, Los Angeles Times, 2022
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Immigrants Walk a Tightrope Between Two Cultures. That's Especially True for Parents. Insider, 2022
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Immigration All Over Again: Americans from the former Soviet Union Rally in support of Ukraine,
Los Angeles Review of Books, 2022
The 'Immigrant Mentality' Has Hijacked My Pandemic Cooking, and I’m Grateful, Beacon Broadside, 2021
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The Very Real Correlation Between Bilingualism and Advanced Executive Function: The Continued Stigma of Speaking Other Languages in America, Despite the Lifelong Benefits, Literary Hub, 2021
My Kids Can’t Sing Along to Sesame Street, But They Know Our Family’s Culture, Parents.com, 2020
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What Do You Do When Your Beloved Childhood Books Scare the Crap Out of Your Kids? Kveller, 2018
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Bilingual Parenting Matters — Even if the White House Says It Doesn't, SheKnows, 2018
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A Lot of Our Ideas About Bilingual Children Are Total Myths, Quartz, 2017​
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Distant Horrors (Gulag exhibit comes to Ellis Island), The Moscow Times, 2007
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Single White Russian (Soviet immigrants look to online dating) The Moscow Times, 2007
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PARENTING
The Particular Horror of Long Commutes for Young Families, The New York Times, 2018
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Four challenges work-from-home parents will recognize, and how to keep them in check, The Washington Post, 2018.
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This One Is for the Mom Who Is Heading Back to Work, Scary Mommy, 2017
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How New Mothers Can Avoid Injury When Starting to Exercise Again, The Washington Post, 2016
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Six Parenting Lessons I Learned as a Restaurant Server, Kveller, 2016
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Five Suggestions for Baby-Proofing Your Job Interview, The Washington Post, 2015
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NONPROFIT WRITING
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For the Love of the Game: Castilleja Launches Its Inaugural Flag Football Team, Castilleja School, 2024
Dr. Annette Finley Mayes ’79: A Longtime Advocate for Women’s Health and Equity in Healthcare, Castilleja School, 2024
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at What It Takes to Serve 1,700 Meals Daily in the Tenderloin, St. Anthony Foundation, 2023
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A Gift of Recovery for Father's Day, St. Anthony Foundation, 2023
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Bringing treatment and hope to diabetes patients in San Francisco, St. Anthony Foundation, 2023
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To Keep San Franciscans Safe, This Team Uses Compassion Instead of Force, St. Anthony Foundation, 2023
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Starting over at St. Anthony’s, One Day at a Time, St. Anthony Foundation, 2023
Drawing strength from community: staff member opens up about his recovery journey, St. Anthony Foundation, 2023
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CULTURE/FEATURE STORIES
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The Contemporary Jewish Museum: What's Inside Liebskind's Box, SF Weekly, 2008​
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Community-Supported Agriculture: Fresh Boost for Organic Food, Dow Jones Newswires, 2007
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Luck be a Lady Tonight: Port Chester Resident Wins 150 Grand in Lottery, Westmore News, 2006
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Candidates Accuse Town of Questionable Purchases, Westmore News, 2005
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Interview with NPR Fresh Air's Terry Gross, The Advocate Newspaper, CUNY Graduate Center, 2005