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I’m a Kenyan-born, American writer and essayist.

I have a background in media, administration, and international relations, and have worked for Africa Center for Peace & Democracy, National Geographic Traveler Magazine, Open Society Foundations, and The United Nations Population Fund.

My writing has been published by Cool Hunting, The HuffPost, Marie Claire, Essence, The Minneapolis City Pages, The World Post, Inter Press Service, RELATE, Truthout, Frank151, StyleBlazer, La Voce di New York, The Zoe Report, and OkayAfrica.

After spending 6 years in Italy, I moved back to New York City and happily work in Finance. If I’m not running through the subway in heels, you can find me in my kitchen with a cookbook.

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Joan Erakit is a Kenyan-born, American writer. She has worked for Africa Center for Peace & Democracy, National Geographic Traveler, UN-Habitat, and The United Nations Population Fund, before moving to Italy to write about her own migration story.