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I write about what captivates me, what needs to be said, what makes me cringe, and what I wish were different about the world.


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The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See, a Book Review

Did you know that there is an island called Jeju in South Korea, where women survived as sea divers in the mid-20th century and sustained their families with seafood? Called the haenyeo, these women free-dived into the Sea of Japan wearing cotton suits and masks to grab abalone, squid, and octopus. They held their breath…

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