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Update: Climbing From A Descent As An Empire Falls (Part VII)

Featured image above is Isabella Salimpour, daughter of Suhaila Salimpour, at Bal Anat performance. Original picture comes from: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwatBT4xj0X/

Content warning: cultural appropriation, anti-immigrant racism, “culture war”,” politics, Orientalist stereotypes

I could talk about my continued existential dead I feel and how I am wondering if I will survive the next few years. These feelings linger and persist no matter how much I try to reframe the situation this empire delivering its death knell has wrought upon its people. Perhaps I may address such again soon, seeing I am behind on my once a week blog post goal I had set for myself to return a writing habit after years of falling off in so many ways.

For now, I will talk about something else. The topic is not new, my words are not unique, and yet the subject ever remains relevant: cultural appropriation. Specifically, I am addressing cultural appropriation in the dance scene.

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Update: Climbing From A Descent As An Empire Falls (Part VI)

The last of the three references who my prospective future employer requested had reached out to me and said they recently talked and it seemed a good discussion. I know by this point, some would say this is a sign of hope or that I have the job already. Because of how things have begun this year, though, I have that egging voice in my head saying: don’t give me hope. Just in case, I already had looked at some housing and picked ones I would really consider.

Lo and behold, now we are undergoing salary negotiations.

I do not know, of course, if my ideal homes will be available if I ever get an offer by the time I need it, especially with my salary under discussion still.

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Update: Climbing From A Descent As An Empire Falls (Part V)

Statuette and nicknacks of ravens and framed Safe Space sign, plus framed Gandhi quote. All of this rests on a librarian's desk.

This past week had been quite a ride. A week and some hours before I made this post, I had an impromptu interview in-person as a finalist for a position in central California and adjacent to the Bay area. At the given time, this position did not rank number one on positions I want to live. California’s cost of living is no small renown (or notoriety) for the reputation of the state. I still am sure I could never find a house in the place if I had the position.

Arriving in the area, everyone was serendipitously nice.

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