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A tale of two quarantines: Compassion abroad, Conflict at home
(2020-06-08)
A short reflection on the dramatic differences between public response to COVID-19 in Taiwan and here in Texas.
Dusting off the old survival kit
(2020-06-08)
This essay describes a transfer of survival and coping strategies developed under one type of crisis (a demise of a political system) to the situation of the pandemic and shelter-in-place orders.
Expat Life Under Quarantine: Reflections of a Reluctant Cook
(2020-06-06)
This is a reflection on home cooking, and how it intersects with gender, class, education.
Is this it? Speculation on the end of a marriage during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-06-08)
The hope and survival of a marriage confronting the COVID-19 pandemic behind closed borders doors.
How do you spend your time in the quarantine?
(2020-06-06)
Walking around a variety of landscapes and contemplating about loneliness and life during the quarantine.
COVID-19 Lockdown, Border Quarantine and Traditional Burial Rites in Igbo of South-Eastern Nigeria
(2020-05-30)
This essay demonstrates how cultural practices in some areas run in conflict with government policies on the control of the spread of COVID-19.
Cultural Transformation of Masks as Etiquette, Threat, and Prevention
(2020-05-30)
We reflect on our experiences with (not)wearing masks within different cultures and how these experiences have shifted across borders and time.
The Pandemic and the self
(2020-05-30)
Reflections on the self, spirituality, migrant workers, and confinement during the pandemic.
The Pandemic, India’s Lockdown and the Fear of the Indian-Americans
(2020-05-30)
This essay narrates the fear and anxiety faced by the Indian-Americans (NRI’s) about their parents and the elderly living in India as they navigate the ramifications of the lockdown in both India and the U.S.
This Quarantine Period
(2020-05-30)
I look at the origin of the word "quarantine" and its significance and note that the idea of quarantine is not new for women who hail the Tamil Brahmin community in South India.