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Sumatra is drowning - it didn't have to.
Twenty years ago, I was part of my first humanitarian response: the Aceh tsunami.
Dec 4, 2025
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Side by Side, Truth Persists
This week, Indonesian human rights activists got a slap in the face.
Nov 15, 2025
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Yogyakarta, and that which endures
This weekend I was in Yogyakarta — the city in Central Java where, in my mid-twenties, I was learning what it means to work with people, not for them.
Nov 10, 2025
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Shadows of the Past, Power of Memory
Last week marked the 60th anniversary of the military coup that brought Soeharto’s authoritarian regime to power.
Oct 4, 2025
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Memoryscape: We've Been Here Before
Sixteen people detained after last month’s protests in Indonesia are now on hunger strike.
Sep 20, 2025
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Indonesia’s National Gallery Rewrites History
Today I set out for the National Gallery of Art with excitement, making the trip more of an adventure by hopping on Jakarta’s spanking-clean MRT to get…
Sep 13, 2025
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Thirty Days Under Occupation
Today marks the one-month anniversary of federal forces occupying Washington DC.
Sep 11, 2025
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DC is Bustin’ Loose
DC took the mic this week—and cranked it all the way up!
Sep 7, 2025
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