SeemaApr 132 minsurpriseI interviewed 100 people across the U.S. with the prompt “imagine a U.S. without racism,” and I found myself surprised. People are far...
SeemaApr 133 minthe first sceneThe cast of characters for the play, imagine a u.s. without racism, are: TEACHER (DEE) – Black, she/her, over 50 KENJI – Asian American,...
SeemaApr 134 minunconditional love and tremendous sadnessWords from an interviewee: I'm 65. I grew up as a child in the 60s... the city I grew up in was interesting because I never saw any...
SeemaApr 132 minConservative and for free community collegeWord from an interviewee: "What racism?" I love America. I have an American flag hanging on my house. I am a big proponent of the concept...
SeemaApr 122 minalways workingWord from an interviewee: In this society and as a Black woman, I am conditioned to always be working -- that my value comes from my...
SeemaApr 122 minsituational racism awarenessWords from an Indigenous, 37-year-old, cis female interviewee living in the North Central Region of the U.S.: Racism has been a part of...
SeemaApr 121 minsolidarity economy and star trekI did a project last year in Germantown, Philadelphia where I learned about Solidarity Economy and Time Banks from an organization called...
SeemaApr 122 minbartendingI interviewed a Conservative, Caucasian, cis Male in his early 60s, living in the West. Here were some of the experiences he shared:...
SeemaApr 122 minschoolI interviewed a 48-year-old, White cis female living in an urban area in the South. Here was one story she shared with me: The education...
SeemaApr 122 minabuseI interviewed a 50-year-old, White, nonbinary individual who had been diagnosed with autism in their adulthood. They grew up in a rural...
SeemaApr 121 mineverydayWords from an interviewee: I experience microaggressions all the time. I got an undergrad degree from an Ivy League, I have a law degree,...
SeemaApr 122 minan honest conversationI interviewed a White, cis male, Conservative, 33-year-old Mormon. Here were some of his thoughts. I know that racism exists. I know that...
SeemaApr 122 minhope in Gen ZWords from an interviewee: I'm part of an organization that's going through a lot of unconscious bias training, cultural sensitivity...
SeemaApr 122 mini curate my lifeWords from an interviewee: I like calling myself a "foundational African American." My lineage is from victims of the slave trade. My...
SeemaApr 111 mincoal mineWords from an interviewee, an 83-year-old White woman living in the suburban South: The first thing that crossed my mind when you said...
SeemaApr 111 minin one ear and out the otherI interviewed a 32-year-old, White, cis Male living in the Midwest. He currently works construction after being incarcerated for over 11...
SeemaApr 102 minapproaching 50 and growingWord from an interviewee: a cis White female on the cusp of turning 50 years old: Somebody sent me the Harvard implicit bias test - the...
SeemaApr 102 minit's just a function of timeWords from an interviewee: My family were refugees. We're Vietnamese. The Vietnamese people to some extent, and my family in particular,...
SeemaApr 105 mineverybody likes gumbo I interviewed an African American woman in her early 70s who moved from the Northeast to a town of 2,200 people in the rural South almost...
SeemaApr 101 minview the program for the productionYou may find the program for the Mixed Blood Theatre production of imagine a u.s. without racism at this link here.