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The Personal Side of History: The Salvation Army Booth Memorial Hospital Oral History Project

In 1994, over burgers and fries at the Ground Round in Crystal, my mother shared a secret she’d held close to her heart for the preceding 33 years: she had another daughter. She’d gotten pregnant after a brief but intense

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The Eat Street 20th Anniversary Oral History Project

Do you like a hearty bowl of phở? Have a yen for some sauerbraten? Crave some spanakopita or curry or tacos or burgers? You can find all this and more on the culinary wonderland that is Minneapolis’ Nicollet Avenue. Coined

KimHeik16 November 2, 2016November 2, 2016 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Veterans, Oral History, and The Minnesota Humanities Center

My first news update — how exciting! This year, I have had the great pleasure of becoming familiar with the work of the Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC), in particular its Veterans’ Voices program. This program shares veterans’ experiences through different

KimHeik16 September 15, 2016September 15, 2016 Uncategorized, Writings No Comments Read more

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Stay tuned for news and updates about my work.

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2 days 11 hours ago

Sixty years ago today, in the dark of the early morning, in a room with yellow wallpaper, my mother gave birth to her first daughter. She labored alone, waiting for the on-call doctor to arrive, the nurse telling her to breathe, breathe. When her baby arrived, there was no one

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5 days 10 hours ago

As a daughter seeking to understand a mother whose parenting was shaped by adoption loss, I was moved by this film. As an adoptive mother, I am reminded of the lifelong effects on a child of being separated from his birth mother.

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Sing Me A Lullaby | POV | PBS

Spanning 14 years and two continents, a daughter searches for her mother's birth parents in Taiwan, unraveling complex tensions between love and sacrifice.

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3 weeks 15 hours ago

Have I told you how much I love this book? Even if I have, I'll tell you again. Evidence of V is one of the most beautiful books I've read in the past year, or five years, or maybe ten. The book is a fictionalized account of the author's grandmother,

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