COMMENTARY: Society has conditioned us to celebrate a life lived when an adult passes on, but we hush a baby s death, like it s something to hide. Joan Leong, a volunteer photographer who photographs babies who die at birth, believes that photographs serve as a timeless reminder of the child.
Mothership and The Birthday Collective are in collaboration to share a selection of essays from the 2020 edition of
The Birthday Book
The Birthday Book (which you can buy here) is a collection of essays about Singapore by 55 authors from various walks of life. These essays reflect on the narratives of their lives, that define them as well as Singapore s collective future.
The Birthday Book
The Birthday Book (which you can buy here) is a collection of essays about Singapore by 52 authors from various walks of life. These essays reflect on the narratives of their lives, that define them as well as Singapore s collective future. Journeying into feeling is an essay contributed by Amanda Chong, a Cambridge and Harvard-trained lawyer. She has a strong interest in gender justice and has served on the United Nations Expert Group on the international legal definition of trafficking in persons.
Chong essay, which was written in 2017, is reproduced in full here:
By Amanda Chong
My first encounter with storytelling was through my father, who would tell me two different kinds of stories on sleepy car rides.
economic and trade issues. they said the current first lady seems content of going it alone. they said help was just a phone call away if she needed it, extending a courtesy. laura bush offered her the same during the transition. she said mrs. trump has not called or reached out. she asked who she would like on the democratic ticket in 2020. i think at this point everybody is qualified and everybody should run. i might even tap sasha. sasha, you got some free time? i will be looking closely at who handles themselves with dignity and respect so by the time people get to the general people are not beat up and battered. i don t have my obama birthday book, but i believe sasha is still too young. and good luck with not having these candidates tear each other