The Impossible Request
My grandmother’s three were for her husband to return, / company to be good and her son to remain alive. / While the fabric of her world frays these requests remain. / Through the porthole of my childhood is her garden The post The Impossible Request appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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The Fight Around Birthright Citizenship Is a Fight Around Race
In August 1922, newspapers across the country reported that in October, the Supreme Court would “decide the ‘color’ of a man” for “the first time in history.” In Honolulu, where the plaintiff lived with his family, his 10-year-old daughter Edith read the headlines with shame. “The articles would come out in the paper and I thought, ‘Oh, what did he do?’” she recalled years later in a PBS documentary. “I thought only bad things came out in the paper, and I was kind of ashamed.” The post The Fight Around Birthright Citizenship Is a Fight Around Race appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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Film Independent Director of Artistic Development Angela Lee
Angela Lee is a producer and director of artistic development at the arts non-profit Film Independent, where she oversees the fiction and non-fiction labs. The post Film Independent Director of Artistic Development Angela Lee appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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Social Impact Strategist and Producer Gretel Truong
Gretel Truong is a producer and social impact strategist. Before joining the panel for “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?,” she spoke with us in the green room about sharing a birthday with Julie Andrews, the 2027 Women’s World Cup, and a roundup of her favorite places to eat in L.A. The post Social Impact Strategist and Producer Gretel Truong appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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Filmmaker Cristina Ibarra
Cristina Ibarra is a 2021 MacArthur Fellow and filmmaker (The Infiltrators, Las Marthas, and Dirty Laundry: A Homemade Telenovela). She is the co-founding director of Borderlands Cinematic Arts at ASU’s Sidney Poitier New American Film School. The post Filmmaker Cristina Ibarra appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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PBS SoCal’s Angela Boisvert
Angela Boisvert is senior director of content and production at PBS SoCal. Before joining the panel for “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?,” she spoke with us in the green room about her soccer days, Lucille Ball, and a recent documentary that inspired her. The post PBS SoCal’s Angela Boisvert appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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America, You and Gavin Newsom Need a Proper Introduction
Dear America, This is a letter of introduction. I, California, am sending you this letter with Gavin Newsom, my native son. America, you and Gavin think you know each other, but the truth is that you are new to him, and he is new to you. I write in hope of avoiding misunderstandings. I’m concerned about how the two of you will get along. The post America, You and Gavin Newsom Need a Proper Introduction appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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Who Is L.A. Transit Built For?
On a day off from work in July, I took the Metro D Line (which will always be the Purple Line to me) to L.A.’s newest rail station, Wilshire/Fairfax. I wanted to see the La Brea Tar Pits before the museum closed to undergo a $240 million upgrade in preparation for the 2028 Olympics. I […] The post Who Is L.A. Transit Built For? appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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Hen Harriers of Sliabh Aughty
Granddaughter of my dreams, / you’ll never see them quarter / gorse-yellow slopes for voles / or soar above bell heather. / You’ll never marvel / at the grace The post Hen Harriers of Sliabh Aughty appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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November Poetry Curator Maureen Boyle
Maureen Boyle is an Irish poet, teacher, mentor, and editor who grew up in Sion Mills, County Tyrone and now lives in Belfast. She has published two collections of poetry, the most recent being The Last Spring of the World (2022), as well as a single illustrated poem Strabane, both published by Arlen House. The post November Poetry Curator Maureen Boyle appeared first on Zócalo Public Square.
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