Immigration – Page 2 – David Haldane

September 30, 2021

Never Enough

By David Haldane Sept. 30, 2021 The more I know about him, the less I like him. His name is Jose Antonio Vargas; a Filipino […]

September 9, 2021

American Sins

By David Haldane Sept. 9, 2021 The line in the newspaper wrenched my gut. “Sitting on a pile of sandbags outside the family compound,” […]

September 2, 2021

Back on Track

By David Haldane September 2, 2021 His excitement was palpable. “Daddy,” he announced from the dimly lit screen of my cell phone, “I made a […]

August 26, 2021

Falling from the Sky

By David Haldane August 26, 2021 The video is shocking. In it, one clearly sees two dots—later identified as human beings—falling to their deaths […]

August 12, 2021

No Place Like Home

By David Haldane August 12, 2021 The moment was sweet. Hunkered down in my office, I heard a commotion downstairs and decided to investigate. There, […]

July 29, 2021

Stuck Behind Walls

By David Haldane July 29, 2021 It could be worse, of course. I could be without Internet, TV and a view of the construction […]

July 15, 2021

Love Postponed

By David Haldane July 15, 2021 It all seemed so easy at first. Jared and Rei met online at a dating site called OkCupid; […]

April 8, 2021

Crossing Borders

By David Haldane April 8, 2021 One of the happiest days of my life was the one in which my Filipino fiancé arrived in America. […]

March 25, 2021

Asian Angst

By David Haldane March 25, 2021 The words hit me like a punch in the jaw. “White supremacy and hate are haunting Asian Americans,” the […]

May 7, 2020

Foreigner

Not receiving this column by email? Sign up here. By David Haldane May 7, 2020 The video speaks for itself. In it, a shirtless man […]

August 10, 2018

Making it Real

By David Haldane Aug. 10, 2018 It was as if my entire life hung on the strength of a flickering Internet signal. One more minute of […]