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Jessica Bauman
Jessica Bauman

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May 22, 2019

Los Chicos

I have been avoiding writing this. Most of the time when I write, I try so hard to notice and talk about the things that don’t just confirm our expectations about refugees and migrants who are living in desperate circumstances. But my last day in Tijuana stopped me short. I…

Refugees

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Los Chicos
Los Chicos
Refugees

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May 12, 2019

The Wall

There’s no way to be a US citizen in Tijuana and not deal with it. It’s like a rusty metal serpent that runs along the edge of the city, especially present when you drive out to Playas, the slightly cheesy beach resort part of Tijuana. Kind of like if there…

Immigration

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The Wall
The Wall
Immigration

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May 10, 2019

Muchas Muchas Experiencas Fuertes

Here’s what we’ve done in the past two days: Visited two migrant shelters to introduce ourselves and propose leading workshops: One for single men — many deportees from the US, as well as migrants heading north — run by a tiny, scary-tough young woman who talked faster than anyone I’ve…

Immigration

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Muchas Muchas Experiencas Fuertes
Muchas Muchas Experiencas Fuertes
Immigration

9 min read


May 8, 2019

Bienvenidas a Tijuana Hace Teatro!

I am in Tijuana on a Theater Communications Group travel grant to build a relationship with Tijuana Hace Teatro, an amazing, community-engaged theater here run by two incredible Renaissance men of the theater — Jesús Quintero and Ramón Verdugo. …

Immigration

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Bienvenidas a Tijuana Hace Teatro!
Bienvenidas a Tijuana Hace Teatro!
Immigration

5 min read


May 4, 2019

Reflections from the “Arden/Everywhere” Immigrant Actors Workshop

I am migrating my blog from Tumblr to Medium, where my posts will now live. In the process, I’m re-posting old stuff, now in actual chronological order (oldest to most recent) — not the order I wrote the posts in. …

Refugees

10 min read

Reflections from the “Arden/Everywhere” Immigrant Actors Workshop
Reflections from the “Arden/Everywhere” Immigrant Actors Workshop
Refugees

10 min read


May 2, 2019

Blog Posts from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Spring 2016

Blog Posts from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Spring 2016 I am migrating my blog from Tumblr to Medium, where my posts will now live. In the process, I’m re-posting old stuff, now in actual chronological order (oldest to most recent) — not the order I wrote the posts in. …

Life Lessons

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Blog Posts from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Spring 2016
Blog Posts from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Spring 2016
Life Lessons

45 min read

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