Valley Girl Persephone's Guide to Empire
by Rasha Refaiein 🎭️ Culture
Valley Girl Persephone's Guide to Empire
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Life as a third culture kid at the end of the world. I cover life as an Arab-German-American and the underbelly of the constant outsiderhood I consider normal. Lately, it's been a lot about grief, both personal and collective.
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About Rasha Refaie
I’m a writer with an essay collection in progress. Previous writing has appeared in Catapult, The Normal School, and others. Arab-German-American from California.
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