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Thanksgiving In New York: 5 Years Later

November 26, 2009

Five years ago, I spent Thanksgiving back in Sacramento, CA. I had only lived in New York for four months but was already struggling with my new reality; I needed to escape for a while.
What I am remembering right now is the conflicting ball of feelings that I had during that Thanksgiving — happiness, extreme [...]

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On My Radar: Afro-Punk 2009

June 5, 2009

BAMcinematek and Toyota present
The 5th Annual Afro-punk Festival
featuring Film, Music, Art, Skateboarding and Independence
July 3 – 8 in Brooklyn, NY
Thanks to BFF, I’ve been going to AP shows since 2005. Last year I did a feature on the Afro-Punk festival and community for MTV News. It took six months to pull everything together and [...]

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See Ya Soon, NYC.

March 9, 2009

I’m flying home tomorrow for a long visit. It’s hard being away from my family, but sacrifices are a part of life. You can’t pursue your dreams if you are afraid of growth.
One of the tiny gifts of being in New York for almost five years now is baring witness to the micro economy [...]

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Stuff I Love: Things By Jen

January 3, 2009

Jennifer Ruiz is an artist from Patterson, California, who I discovered through the Chicana/o Art, History, y Cultura pool on Flickr.
I am in love with her Dia de los Muertos/Virgen de Guadalupe-modified  figurines, charms and jewelry.

She describes herself as “a peaceful chick who loves art and creating! You can usually find me at thrift stores [...]

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Snaps: White Women Eating Fried Chicken

October 12, 2008

Why am I so fascinated by this window display?
Is it the surreal proportions? The eerie smiles?
Or the fact that one wet haired woman (who may or may not be shirtless)  is about to tear into a twelve piece on her own?
I took a few other photos in the Bronx this weekend while hanging out with [...]

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Threads: The White Stripes and their Mexican Love

February 8, 2008

I am following the Mun2 comment thread on The White Stripes video Conquista. The overall response seems to be very positive.
Even so, I am surprised that Racialicious hasn’t picked this up yet.There is definitely room for interpretation.

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