Beat, Our Migrant Hearts

A guest essay from Bonny Ling considers our common origins as migrants. Plus, photos from readers, including a garage-turned-church-plus-soup kitchen in Seattle & a capoeira group in Mozambique.

Dear all,

Michelle here! Hello from Taipei, where the weather is uncharacteristically glorious. I complain frequently about the constant rain, and so on sunny, breezy days like today Albert gets very smug and I very quiet.

There were many sign-ups in the past week—thank you! In the coming months, we will share stories on the revitalization of rural areas, adult education, migrant workers, disinformation, indigenous language learning, and experimental schools. Don’t hesitate to write in and introduce yourself. (Just reply to this email or write to ampleroad@substack.com.)

Some logistics: We publish our English version on Sundays and Chinese on Thursdays. If you’d like to opt out of the Chinese version, go to “My Account” and unclick 開闊之路. This past Thursday, we published a Chinese-language interview with Val Kalei Kanuha, a feminist pioneer in anti-domestic violence movements, with a shout-out to Dawn Shih for her wonderful translation. (The original interview is here.)

We are delighted…