How Trauma Bonding Invited — Then Destroyed — a Friendship

I found a kindred spirit during times of great stress. But when it was time to grow, we drifted apart.

Nisa Dang
ZORA

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II was attending a student event during my second year of college when I met her. The first thing I noticed about Clara was that she was one of the only other people of color in the room. In fact…

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Nisa Dang
ZORA
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Nisa Dang (she/they) is a political strategist with a background in voting rights, Black liberation, and immigration work. Read more at http://www.nisadang.co.