california

At Home with Anica Wong

An elegant dance in a utilitarian kitchen.

Historic Character

My neighborhood’s fight for integration changed America. Now white neighbors are suing a Black pastor over his social justice work.

art

Challenging racism is homemaking

Racial Justice at the Kitchen Table

My Mother Risked It All on the Beanie Baby Boom

She was a Mormon homemaker who just wanted to take part in the market economy. Then it all came crashing down.

family

Finding My Family’s Bones

How visiting Appalachia helped me begin to understand my family

housing

Power Grids Are Failing All Over America

Profit, power, preconceived notions. For these things we let dreaming children die.

Murder Among Mormon Men

The Hofmann story was male-driven, but the violence it resulted in was evenly distributed.

religion

A Wall for Jesus

I ask that you show my daughter whiteness is not a prerequisite for salvation.

sex

I wore lingerie for the first time in years. It was a disaster

Lingerie is complicated because lingerie is not neutral. It is a consumer good driven by exclusionary trends.

tech

Parenting Is Hard. Celebrity Cameos Can Help.

During a pandemic, it takes a celebrity village to raise a child

care work

A Crowded Table

I own the table of my dreams because someone was desperate.

What Happened to the GOP Being the ‘Pro-Family’ Party?

Senators Mike Lee and Marco Rubio are for bringing children into this world, but against helping them survive it