#SundayLongReads raksha.vasudevan01 has tried to make peace with being estranged from her family. But as a woman of color living the immigrant experience in America, it poses a painful double burden. “If [we] are thought to lead lonely lives, misplaced and misunderstood by mainstream society, we are also thought to find refuge in our families,” Vasudevan writes. “But what about women like me, estranged from both family and the land of our ancestors?” At 34, Vasudevan looks at the ever-shifting constellation of regrets, loyalties, and joys surrounding her first-gen upbringing and complex familial relationships. Read her open reconciliation at the link in bio.