Intersectionality and the Lives of Indigenous Women
Indigenous women as a group have been victims of extreme violence and discrimination for centuries. The momentum for understanding the...
Vera W.
May 19, 20236 min read
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The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: An International Law Perspective
Introduction The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Thus began an armed conflict that has...
Vera W.
May 19, 202311 min read
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The Language of Our Souls (excerpt from novel)
I was named after a flower, a white and tender thing, laced with purple in its irises. Within my kingdom, the naupaka flowers grew in...
Vera W.
May 5, 202313 min read
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Catch-22
People should not be each other's purpose I mean- Sure, the grass was greener on days when I had you And yes, I wore this brainless smile...
Vera W.
May 5, 20231 min read
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Iron Ladies of the North (2018)
When I first joined Chrysalis, I did it seeking the answer to a question that I had been asking myself- “Is working towards empowerment...
Vera W.
May 5, 20236 min read
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Agent Orange: America's Forgotten Responsibility
Agent Orange is a deadly dioxin that was sprayed by the US across 2 million acres of Vietnamese land during the Vietnam War of 1955. Not...
Vera W.
May 5, 202319 min read
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Let it Snow....
(A poem dedicated to my mother and my little sister Eli. My mother always loved the snow...Perhaps that explains the dream I had of her....
Vera W.
May 5, 20231 min read
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Mama
I walk like you I talk like you And when I don't know what to do, I fail like you I'm frail like you The same shaped eyes that you saw...
Vera W.
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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A love like this
God's love, it seeps. It even bends for me. It flows through the currents in the tides. It clings to the atmosphere. It reaches above the...
Vera W.
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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