By Grace Talusan

Grace Talusan was a Fulbright scholar to the Philippines in 2015. She has published in Esquire Philippines , Boston magazine , Creative Nonfiction , Brevity , The Rumpus , and many other publications. She teaches writing at Tufts University and Grub Street.

  1. How to Make Yogurt in Manila

    By Grace Talusan

    in The Butter

    "Tita," my eleven-year-old niece says. "Why are you always talking about yogurt?"

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    I am living in the Philippines on a Fulbright fellowship for half a year, so the only way I can see my loved ones back home in the U.S. is through videochat. The twelve-hour time difference and the spotty online connection in my Manila condo means that when we do appear on each other's laptops, the moment is precious. I hadn't…

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