capitalizing on you
Words from an interviewee: There are a couple of friends – and I do call them friends now. They weren’t friends before. They moved on the...
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Seema
Feb 15, 20222 min read
pay attention to what you can do for others
I recently learned that a Tlingit elder I interviewed for this project passed away. He was my sixth interviewee and I appreciated...
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Seema
Feb 8, 20221 min read
canary in the coal mine
I received an email from a friend of a friend who heard about this project, and am sharing their dispatch with their permission. Do you...
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Seema
Feb 5, 20224 min read
my college housemate's uncle
One of my housemates from college introduced me to her 69-year-old uncle who works in the logging and cattle industries in the upper west...
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Seema
Feb 1, 20222 min read
an invitation to fantasize
Words from an interviewee: My gut reaction was, “yeah, right.” But then I realized... this is an invitation to fantasize and go creative....
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Seema
Jan 30, 20222 min read
a conversation that hasn't happened
I interviewed a woman who lives in a small city of 40,000 people. She’s a retired teacher and she talked about valuing kindness. She...
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Seema
Jan 26, 20222 min read
margin of error man
Words from an interviewee: My margin of error was massive growing up. A U.S. without racism is literally my experience in the world. I...
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Seema
Jan 24, 20221 min read
the mirage
Words from an interviewee: If I wasn’t doing what I’m doing, working at the university in this high-level position, I’d probably be a...
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Seema
Jan 21, 20222 min read
call the question
How is your day going?" The conversations usually start with that. Generously, at the other end of the zoom or phone, the interviewee...
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Seema
Jan 14, 20222 min read
imagine a u.s. without racism
Welcome to this Journey. In July 2021, Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis commissioned me to write a full-length artistic piece based on...
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