Tagged: identity

27 Nov

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OuterSpaces tour unites voices from the margins at Washington Hall

by · November 27, 2012 · 1 Comment

OuterSpaces flier

As a mixed race, Filipina, 2nd generation immigrant, Black, round, queer, 1st generation college student, daughter of farm workers from a military family, it was pretty hard to find my reflection in mainstream media growing up. But I found another world of people who, just like me, did not “fit” with the mainstream, but were [...]

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29 Feb

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As tensions mount between Iran and Israel, an Iranian Jew is asked to pick a side

by · February 29, 2012 · 38 Comments

me at mosque

“So are you on team Iran or Israel?” A few days ago I walked into a coffee shop to meet my friend and that was the first thing she asked me. A quick Google search revealed the headlines like “Iran Says Preemptive Strike on Israel Possible” “Israel Threatens to Strike Iran’s Nuclear Facilities” “Iran and [...]

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