On Representation of Black Women, Fairy Tales, and Real Life Black Girl Magic
KYRA JONES I was 4 years old the first time I saw myself on television. Well, not literally me. The first time I saw my actual face on a TV…
Issue.17
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What I Think About When I Think About (Javanese) Culture
ANGELINA CHAIRIL Culture, for me, is a tricky word. Let me try to explain why. I was born and raised in Indonesia, by a family of ethnic-Chinese origin. I went…
Interview with Anu Yadav
NATALIE GALLAGHER In this issue, we spoke with Anu Yadav, a D.C.-based actress, writer, and theatre-based educator. Her work focuses on stories connected to social justice, and often takes the…
The Borders Beyond the Wall: Performing Mexican-American Relations
PABLO HERNANDEZ BASULTO with ROBERT DUFFLEY You walk up to a tall cardboard wall. Large quotes welcome your gaze. “I don’t know how this happened,” one of them says. You can see…
Unraveling the Roots of Rootlessness: A Personal Essay
KELLEY KIDD When I find myself engaged in the American tradition of exchanging September 11th stories, mine begins with “I was on a plane.” When I say this, I become…
Betting on Home
SILENCE BESTILL I laid in a hammock on the ocean’s edge, on a perfect night. The lack of air pollution on this remote island south of Cambodia allowed for a…
Adrift: Rootlessness on Repeat
In this issue of SixByEight Press, we discuss the experience of being ungrounded and how it affects performance and behavior in our daily lives. We will be exploring the many facets…