Given Names
The linguistics professor calls him “Pingüino,” but you don’t know why. Maybe it’s how he wears black cargo pants splotched in white paint. How he saunters into class late each morning with a perfect smile…
Bellingham Review Contributor
Elisabeth Vasquez Hein
Elisabeth Vasquez Hein is a Filipina American writer and photographic artist based in Seattle, Washington. Influenced by her upbringing in disparate geographies, her work explores displacement, in-betweenness, and belonging. As the daughter of an immigrant, she seeks to understand her roots in the context of diaspora and colonization. She holds a certificate in Fine Art Photography from the Photographic Center Northwest, and a Master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico. Her writing is featured in CRAFT and the Pinch.