Joanna Chen reflects on Devora Blachor's "The Feminist’s Guide to Raising a Little Princess."
Motherhood in Pink
The View From Here
The View From Here features the writing of Joanna Chen, based out of Israel’s Ella Valley.
A Trip to Haworth
Joanna Chen recalls Haworth, the Brontë sisters' village, while visiting Yorkshire, for her series "The View From Here."
Gazelle in Gaza
Joanna Chen reflects on her friendship with poet Nasser Rabah, in "Gazelle in Gaza."
Learning to Walk
By Joanna Chen Stand with your legs apart. The earth here demands a different way of walking, a more mindful …
The Greatest Show on Earth
By Joanna Chen It’s hard to miss the American and Israeli flags flying on the main highway that connects Jerusalem …
The Day the Lights Went Out
By Joanna Chen Nothing much happens in the quiet village where I live in the Ella Valley of Israel. In …
The Grammar of Peace
By Joanna Chen I don’t support rallies for peace and I don’t belong to any peace organizations. Working in the …
Swans and Seagulls
By Joanna Chen It’s raining on our first morning in Ireland but my daughter and I struggle into Dublin city …
Uprooting
By Joanna Chen The last time I drove up this hill on the outskirts of Jerusalem was just over five …
Finding Home in an Arabic Class in Israel
By Joanna Chen I’m sitting in my studio at The Virginia Center for The Creative Arts in Amherst, writing about …
