vesna jaksic lowe
@vesnajaksiclowe.bsky.social
writer. bylines in 3 anthologies, NYT, Washington Post, NY Daily News, Catapult, Pigeon Pages. alumna of Hedgebrook,Tin House, Kenyon Review, Martha’s Vineyard. Immigrant Strong newsletter: immigrantstrong.substack.com
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Writing by—and children of—immigrants and refugees. The struggles, the triumphs, and the quirks. Click to read Immigrant Strong by Vesna Jaksic Lowe, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribe...
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hello bluesky! i’m a former newspaper reporter now writing creative nonfiction, mostly abt my immigrant experience. i also work for nonprofits in human rights/social justice space. i’m a parent, live outside NYC and run a free monthly newsletter on immigrant literature: immigrantstrong.substack.com
September issue of my newsletter, Immigrant Strong, is out. It's completely free (and has been since I started it 6 years ago) and drops in your inbox just once a month. immigrantstrong.substack.com/p/immigrant-...
Immigrant Strong: September 2025 Issue
On model immigrants, a neighborhood friendship, and inheriting belonging
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September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
September issue of my newsletter, Immigrant Strong, is out. It's completely free (and has been since I started it 6 years ago) and drops in your inbox just once a month. immigrantstrong.substack.com/p/immigrant-...
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So excited about this interview @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social! Thank you @vesnajaksiclowe.bsky.social for asking such insightful questions! And enormous thanks to @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social 🤍
"Learning to write in another language is humongously difficult. But I feel it gives me uniqueness in expressing myself." Vesna Jaksic Lowe interviews Croatian author Lidija Hilje about her debut novel, “Slanting Towards the Sea.” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-are-born-with-a-homing-beacon/
August 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So excited about this interview @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social! Thank you @vesnajaksiclowe.bsky.social for asking such insightful questions! And enormous thanks to @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social 🤍
July issue of my newsletter on immigrant literature is out. As always, it's free, and drops in your inbox just once a month.
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Immigrant Strong: July 2025 Issue
On belonging in Cuba, a homecoming, and colonial legacies
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July 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
July issue of my newsletter on immigrant literature is out. As always, it's free, and drops in your inbox just once a month.
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"Srebrenica should have been a model for post-genocide accountability. Instead, it stands as a case study in how legal truth, without official and societal acknowledgment, can entrench exclusionary nationalism."
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Opinion | The Law Is Not Enough to Stop War Crimes
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July 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Srebrenica should have been a model for post-genocide accountability. Instead, it stands as a case study in how legal truth, without official and societal acknowledgment, can entrench exclusionary nationalism."
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/o...
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June issue of my free monthly newsletter, Immigrant Strong, is out: immigrantstrong.substack.com/p/immigrant-...
Immigrant Strong: June 2025 Issue
On writing in two languages, fever dreams, and Iran
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June 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
June issue of my free monthly newsletter, Immigrant Strong, is out: immigrantstrong.substack.com/p/immigrant-...
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They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."
June 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."
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This is beyond cruel, especially for young folks who are going through it. Cutting off LGBTQ+ youth from specialized suicide prevention help is a death sentence disguised as bureaucracy.
Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
June 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is beyond cruel, especially for young folks who are going through it. Cutting off LGBTQ+ youth from specialized suicide prevention help is a death sentence disguised as bureaucracy.
Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
Shame on every official who signed off on this. You’re not protecting children, you’re abandoning them.
proud to be a part of this beautiful—and now award-winning!—anthology, entirely written by immigrants and children of immigrants
June 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
proud to be a part of this beautiful—and now award-winning!—anthology, entirely written by immigrants and children of immigrants
in light of the news about Will Ferrell's Eurovision movie coming to Broadway... my @electricliterature.com piece from a couple of weeks ago: electricliterature.com/eurovision-r...
Eurovision Reminds Me of a Country That No Longer Exists - Electric Literature
Europe’s pop music Olympics makes me nostalgic for my motherland before war splintered it
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June 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
in light of the news about Will Ferrell's Eurovision movie coming to Broadway... my @electricliterature.com piece from a couple of weeks ago: electricliterature.com/eurovision-r...
may issue of Immigrant Strong, my free monthly newsletter, is out! includes an essay i published this month, my favorite memoir of the year so far, and more writing and interviews with immigrant writers open.substack.com/pub/immigran...
Immigrant Strong: May 2025
My Electric Lit essay, the newsletter turns six, and my favorite memoir of the year
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May 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
may issue of Immigrant Strong, my free monthly newsletter, is out! includes an essay i published this month, my favorite memoir of the year so far, and more writing and interviews with immigrant writers open.substack.com/pub/immigran...
May issue of Immigrant Strong - my free monthly newsletter - drops tomorrow and marks our 6th year anniversary! Enter your e-mail to subscribe: immigrantstrong.substack.com
Immigrant Strong by Vesna Jaksic Lowe | Substack
Writing by—and children of—immigrants and refugees. The struggles, the triumphs, and the quirks. Click to read Immigrant Strong by Vesna Jaksic Lowe, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribe...
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May 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
May issue of Immigrant Strong - my free monthly newsletter - drops tomorrow and marks our 6th year anniversary! Enter your e-mail to subscribe: immigrantstrong.substack.com
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They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.
The White House blamed exposure to environmental toxins, poor nutrition and increased screen time for a decline in Americans’ life expectancy Thursday.
White House says food, toxins among reasons for poor U.S. health
Parts of the “MAHA report” contradict scientific consensus.
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May 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
They blame pollution but cut the EPA and clean air and water regulations. They blame poor nutrition but cut SNAP and programs to bring local produce to schools. They blame increased screen time while destroying public infrastructure that connects people. All while they take millions off healthcare.
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Read Vesna Jaksic Lowe’s (@vesnajaksiclowe.bsky.social) essay on the politics surrounding Eurovision, and how the world’s most watched non-sports event strives for a failed national premise of unity.
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May 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Read Vesna Jaksic Lowe’s (@vesnajaksiclowe.bsky.social) essay on the politics surrounding Eurovision, and how the world’s most watched non-sports event strives for a failed national premise of unity.
i wrote about Eurovision, coming from a country that no longer exists, nostalgia, and more for one of my favorite literary magazines, @electricliterature.com. this essay has been in my head for years—thank you for giving it a home. electricliterature.com/eurovision-r...
Eurovision Reminds Me of a Country That No Longer Exists - Electric Literature
Europe’s pop music Olympics makes me nostalgic for my motherland before war splintered it
electricliterature.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
i wrote about Eurovision, coming from a country that no longer exists, nostalgia, and more for one of my favorite literary magazines, @electricliterature.com. this essay has been in my head for years—thank you for giving it a home. electricliterature.com/eurovision-r...
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Brilliant to eliminate Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b in annual savings. None other than the US chamber of commerce tried to save it as a model of business/government partnership. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
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May 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Brilliant to eliminate Energy Star, a program that costs $32m but delivered $40b in annual savings. None other than the US chamber of commerce tried to save it as a model of business/government partnership. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
April issue of my newsletter is out! Three poetry collections, and beautiful essays and interviews.
As always, it's free and lands in your inbox just once a month. A great way to support immigrant writers and immigrant literature!
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As always, it's free and lands in your inbox just once a month. A great way to support immigrant writers and immigrant literature!
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Immigrant Strong: April 2025 Issue
On cousins, otherness, and how fear changes society
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April 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
April issue of my newsletter is out! Three poetry collections, and beautiful essays and interviews.
As always, it's free and lands in your inbox just once a month. A great way to support immigrant writers and immigrant literature!
immigrantstrong.substack.com/p/immigrant-...
As always, it's free and lands in your inbox just once a month. A great way to support immigrant writers and immigrant literature!
immigrantstrong.substack.com/p/immigrant-...
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Children as young as *four* are being put in the position of representing themselves without lawyers/parents present in front of immigration judges in cases that will determine whether they are deported.
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April 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Children as young as *four* are being put in the position of representing themselves without lawyers/parents present in front of immigration judges in cases that will determine whether they are deported.
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
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New Zach Lowe Show! The Wild West playoff race, Lakers-OKC, MVP, All-NBA, All-Defense w/
@howardbeck.bsky.social -- then @anthonyvslater.bsky.social
for a Warriors deep dive:
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@howardbeck.bsky.social -- then @anthonyvslater.bsky.social
for a Warriors deep dive:
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Lakers' Statement Win Over OKC? Plus, Awards Talk With Howard Beck and a Warriors Check-In With Anthony Slater.
The Zach Lowe Show · Episode
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April 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
New Zach Lowe Show! The Wild West playoff race, Lakers-OKC, MVP, All-NBA, All-Defense w/
@howardbeck.bsky.social -- then @anthonyvslater.bsky.social
for a Warriors deep dive:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Qxi...
@howardbeck.bsky.social -- then @anthonyvslater.bsky.social
for a Warriors deep dive:
open.spotify.com/episode/1Qxi...
he’s back 👏🏀
April 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
he’s back 👏🏀
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I used to follow Sasha Hemon over in the bad place and I don't know if he's on here, but this piece he wrote for Lithub in 2018 is still absolutely dead-on. lithub.com/fascism-is-n...
Fascism is Not an Idea to Be Debated, It’s a Set of Actions to Fight
Back when I was in high school in Sarajevo, my best friend was Zoka. We listened to the same bands, went to the same rock shows, found the same stupid things hilarious, played soccer together, skie…
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March 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I used to follow Sasha Hemon over in the bad place and I don't know if he's on here, but this piece he wrote for Lithub in 2018 is still absolutely dead-on. lithub.com/fascism-is-n...
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This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.
March 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.