Meredith Talusan was born on June 26,1975 and is a Filipino-American author and journalist.
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Meredith Talusan describes herself as a "queer albino first-generation Filipino immigrant" and identifies as a nonbinary bisexual transgender individual.
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Meredith Talusan belongs to the People of Color, disabled, and feminist communities.
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Meredith Talusan's relationship to and experiences with different communities and identities is a central focus of her memoir [Fairest].
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Meredith Talusan was born and raised in the town of San Rafael, Bulacan in the rural Philippines.
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Meredith Talusan was assigned male at birth and privileged in her home country for her light skin and blond hair.
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At age 7, Meredith Talusan moved to Manila and began acting.
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Meredith Talusan moved to Chino, California at age 15 before attending Harvard University on a scholarship.
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Meredith Talusan lived as a gay man until she transitioned in 2002.
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Meredith Talusan graduated from Harvard University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature.
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Meredith Talusan earned a Master of Arts in Comparative Literature and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Cornell University.
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Meredith Talusan earned a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art from California College of the Arts.
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Meredith Talusan was the first trans staff writer at BuzzFeed and the first trans person to hold an executive position at Conde Nast.
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Meredith Talusan was previously the founding executive editor of them.