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Tag Archives: racism
I posted this up on Medium this morning about a political meeting I went to last night. I’m kind of going to lay off going to political meetings for awhile.
They Recorded the Words but They Can’t Hear Them
I was at a board meeting when I heard the principal of the local high school talk up his experience in leadership. Most of his sentences were punctuated with the words, “when I got my doctorate” or “ I worked … Continue reading
On Being THE ONLY LATINA on a Rural College Campus
To be honest, I didn’t move up to Plumas County thinking I was going to be the only Latina/o teaching on a rural college campus. It didn’t occur to me that there would be a shortage of us on campus … Continue reading
My Literary Los Angeles
I’m on a northbound San Joaquin train heading up the Central Valley back to Chico with my son. We’ve been in Los Angeles (& North Orange County) since Monday night. And I’m sitting here on this train looking out the … Continue reading
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Tagged alhambra, amtrak, Ave 50, awp, awp16, awpisus, beach, diversity, holy grounds, inclusion, kate gale, leimert park, Los Angeles, minorities, racism, red hen press, world's stage
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The Women are Right Here
File this under things I didn’t think would still be an issue when I hit my forties… This morning I was reading about how it’s 2015 and theater companies across the United States are announcing their seasons of plays and … Continue reading
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Tagged american theater, american theatre, Misogyny, playwrights, playwriting, racism, sexism, theater seasons, theatre, women
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Every Day Racism and Missing My Grandfather
It was a week ago that a colleague irked me to the extent that I just couldn’t keep it in any longer. She already has a reputation of not getting it, of trying to hard, and having a super extra … Continue reading
