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Michael Rocco

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    Privilege by Proxy
    michaelroccoauthor
    • Feb 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    Privilege by Proxy

    A newspaper article was published last week that neatly summarizes the continuing structural discrimination against brown and black...
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    A Matter of Names
    michaelroccoauthor
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Matter of Names

    I've learned that choosing a book title is rarely the author's decision in the end. At least, this seems to be the common wisdom in the...
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    Social Creatures: Part II
    michaelroccoauthor
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    Social Creatures: Part II

    The US and many other western cultures celebrate rugged individualism. While I admit that there’s something that seems heroic about...
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    Social Creatures: Part I
    michaelroccoauthor
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Social Creatures: Part I

    We are inherently social creatures. From the embryonic stage, through the end of life, we rely on one another for safety, resources,...
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    Talking about Trauma
    michaelroccoauthor
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    Talking about Trauma

    I talk a lot about adoption and trauma these days. As most adoptees know well, this can be extraordinarily difficult when speaking with...
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    Hi! I'm Michael...Sorta.
    michaelroccoauthor
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 5 min

    Hi! I'm Michael...Sorta.

    My name is Michael Rocco...well, sorta. While that is in fact my name and the name I am writing my memoir under, most people know me by the
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