Sections of murals by Genzo; (L) Tu Lucha; (R) Every Beautiful Poem “Women’s rights are human rights,” said Dr. Sima Samar when talking about the future of Afghan women...
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25 Dec, 2021
flying to the moon …
25 Dec, 2021
A long line ahead of Minal and me on a cold and rainy morning as we waited to get tested for COVID so we could fly today Even though...
Read more19 Mar, 2021
say their names. . .
19 Mar, 2021
Four days after six women of Asian descent were murdered by a white supremacist in Atlanta, the mainstream media is barely releasing the women’s names. Few details about the...
Read more21 Nov, 2020
memory versus truth . . .
21 Nov, 2020
February 1987: Posing at Hiran Minar, outside Lahore “These photos were taken when we went to Hiran Minar,” artist Ali Mehdi Zaidi told me via a WhatsApp call after...
Read more14 Nov, 2020
six-feet-apart….
14 Nov, 2020
Six-feet-apart signage in Los Angeles at a health clinic, a grocery store and at a taqueria When the pandemic first broke out, signs were temporary—masking tape for pickup lines...
Read more31 May, 2020
to the helicopter reporter who referred to the men ransacking the adidas store as “cockroaches”…”
31 May, 2020
To the NBC4 helicopter reporter who referred to the men ransacking the adidas store as “cockroaches:” Last night, I watched as you offered commentary from your helicopter about the...
Read more24 Apr, 2020
“the present is a transit lounge…”
24 Apr, 2020
Arundhati Roy talking with Imani Perry on YouTube; organized by Haymarket Books Yesterday morning, I disrupted my schedule to listen to Arundhati Roy’s conversation with Imani Perry, The Pandemic...
Read more10 Apr, 2020
end of week 4: lockdown & discrepancies . . .
10 Apr, 2020
staying home; enjoying California blood oranges Two weeks ago, once LA county closed hiking trails, beaches, and parks, my family and I have maintained sanity by walking in our...
Read more17 Mar, 2020
“the new normal”…
17 Mar, 2020
photograph by Richshell Allen, Pasadena City College photographer – “What compelled you to write about social justice issues?”– “How do you push past ‘writers block?'”– “Can you talk about...
Read more14 Mar, 2020
charcoal, cancellations, & social distancing…
14 Mar, 2020
Yesterday, I took blank paper and charcoal and zero instructions for my storytelling workshop participants The situation changes from one hour to the next, and the conversations that I...
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