Hello, I’m Jessie

I’m a freelance writer, journalist and artist. I cover identity, human rights, politics and culture with a transnational, feminist perspective. My work has appeared in print, online and on air at The Guardian, BBC World Service, CNN, The Economist, Foreign Policy, WIRED, Los Angeles Times and others.

Selected stories

Deported to a Country You Can’t Remember
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Deported to a Country You Can’t Remember

Former child refugee Phoeun You was paroled from California’s San Quentin State Prison in 2021–only to be deported to Cambodia. He’s free, but can’t return to the only home he remembers

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