The politics of immigration ignores the reality: a classroom of young people adjusting to life in the United States, and a teacher driven to help.
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Jack, Jacqueline — Dad
Yvonne Conza wrestles with the complexities of estrangement from her dying — complicated — dad.
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Jack, Jacqueline — Dad
Yvonne Conza wrestles with the complexities of estrangement from her dying — complicated — dad.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Friend That Got Away
Beverly Donofrio looks back on a friendship she hadn’t expected to make — or to lose.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Friend That Got Away
Beverly Donofrio looks back on a friendship she hadn’t expected to make — or to lose.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
White Men
What do we get from our parents? An inheritance always comes with a tax.
Posted inNonfiction
Language Acquisition
Diana Spechler recalls fleeing her life in New York City for a new one with a painter in his village in central Mexico.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction
A Culinary Legend’s Next Fight
Paula Wolfert’s groundbreaking cookbooks changed the way we eat. An Alzheimer’s diagnosis changed her life, but not her outlook.
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Longreads Best of 2016: Business & Tech Reporting
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in business and tech reporting.
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File, Deduct, Hide: Six Essential Stories About Taxes
The rich hate them, the poor need them, and everyone has to do them. Well, almost everyone.
