Hombre Campeon!
“¡Hombre Campeón!” Regret is finding my papa’s old, raggedy scarf in the deepest crevices of his closet while playing hide-and-seek. Regret is also scrunching it up under my nose and inhaling its familiar scent, envisoning him wrapping the itchy yet comfortable patterned scarf around my neck in the cold morning of my dad’s hometown, Vitoria. […]
The girl who wanted peace
The days after the surrender of Singapore are still etched into my memory, clear as day. 15 February 1942, is that one day that will forever haunt me. The sounds of Japanese soldiers marching down our home, their loaded guns, a reminder that our home was no longer safe. My name is Nicole Lim and […]
From Lahore to Delhi
Partition Story August 14 1947: India was being partitioned into two parts: Pakistan and India. Hindu families from across the border were coming into India from what is now known as Pakistan. Muslim families from India then moved to Pakistan. My father’s great-grandfather at the time was living in Lahore. He was the director of […]