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Michigan Quarterly Review

Posted inEditor's Pick

Skin

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 20, 2021October 19, 2022

On creating a mixed-race family through adoption.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story

Querida Angelita

by Longreads October 15, 2018October 19, 2022

The Mexican teenager who became one Mexican-American family’s maid taught a young woman that el oltro lado, the other side, is as much about class and good fortune as it is an international border.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story

Stewards of the Blood

by Aaron Gilbreath January 23, 2018October 19, 2022

One California woman tries to understand the code of honor that young men live by in blood feuds.

Posted inNonfiction, Story

The Whistleblower in the Family

by Aaron Gilbreath September 8, 2017October 19, 2022

After her father was arrested for fraud, Pearl Abraham began the the slow, painful process of unraveling her Hasidic family ties.

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