imagine a U.S. without racism

Seema

Apr 12, 2022
2 min

surprise

I interviewed 100 people across the U.S. with the prompt “imagine a U.S. without racism,” and I found myself surprised. People are far...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
3 min

the first scene

The cast of characters for the play, imagine a u.s. without racism, are: TEACHER (DEE) – Black, she/her, over 50 KENJI – Asian American,...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
4 min

unconditional love and tremendous sadness

Words 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...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
2 min

Conservative and for free community college

Word 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...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
2 min

always working

Word from an interviewee: In this society and as a Black woman, I am conditioned to always be working -- that my value comes from my...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
2 min

situational racism awareness

Words 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...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
1 min

solidarity economy and star trek

I did a project last year in Germantown, Philadelphia where I learned about Solidarity Economy and Time Banks from an organization called...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
2 min

bartending

I interviewed a Conservative, Caucasian, cis Male in his early 60s, living in the West. Here were some of the experiences he shared:...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
2 min

school

I 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...

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Seema

Apr 12, 2022
2 min

abuse

I interviewed a 50-year-old, White, nonbinary individual who had been diagnosed with autism in their adulthood. They grew up in a rural...

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Seema

Apr 11, 2022
1 min

everyday

Words from an interviewee: I experience microaggressions all the time. I got an undergrad degree from an Ivy League, I have a law degree,...

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Seema

Apr 11, 2022
2 min

an honest conversation

I interviewed a White, cis male, Conservative, 33-year-old Mormon. Here were some of his thoughts. I know that racism exists. I know that...

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Seema

Apr 11, 2022
2 min

hope in Gen Z

Words from an interviewee: I'm part of an organization that's going through a lot of unconscious bias training, cultural sensitivity...

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Seema

Apr 11, 2022
2 min

i curate my life

Words from an interviewee: I like calling myself a "foundational African American." My lineage is from victims of the slave trade. My...

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Seema

Apr 11, 2022
1 min

coal mine

Words from an interviewee, an 83-year-old White woman living in the suburban South: The first thing that crossed my mind when you said...

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Seema

Apr 11, 2022
1 min

in one ear and out the other

I interviewed a 32-year-old, White, cis Male living in the Midwest. He currently works construction after being incarcerated for over 11...

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Seema

Apr 10, 2022
2 min

approaching 50 and growing

Word from an interviewee: a cis White female on the cusp of turning 50 years old: Somebody sent me the Harvard implicit bias test - the...

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Seema

Apr 10, 2022
2 min

it's just a function of time

Words from an interviewee: My family were refugees. We're Vietnamese. The Vietnamese people to some extent, and my family in particular,...

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Seema

Apr 10, 2022
5 min

everybody 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...

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Seema

Apr 9, 2022
1 min

view the program for the production

You may find the program for the Mixed Blood Theatre production of imagine a u.s. without racism at this link here.

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