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Representation Kills/Representation Gives Life
Representation: How something is depicted. However ‘realistic’ texts may seem to be, they involve some form of transformation....
Jesi Vega
Apr 19, 20232 min read
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An Editor Can Uphold or Dismantle Systemic Racism
Photo from Maggie Tokuda-Hall’s blog post “Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain.” Love in the Library is a children’s book by Maggie...
Jesi Vega
Apr 13, 20233 min read
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“Five Reasons Why Representation Matters”
“Everything Everywhere All At Once’s” sweep of the Academy Awards was a giant win for Pan-Asian representation in American film, LGBTQ...
Jesi Vega
Mar 20, 20232 min read
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A Few Thoughts on “Playing Both Sides”
My mom’s a Puerto Rican, my dad’s a Jew , and I grew up in The Bronx. Last week on LinkedIn, Linda Espinosa Valencia reposted a TikTok of...
Jesi Vega
Feb 27, 20233 min read
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REPRESENTATION: In Education, in the World and on the Page
Inspired by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, I recently got me some hoops. At a recent Town Hall meeting, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke of her...
Jesi Vega
Mar 21, 20193 min read
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Rewriting Your Own Story is Sometimes the Most Important Revision of All
This girl thought she’d made all the mistakes, until she realized she’d gained all the wisdom. Or some of it. Whether I’m editing,...
Jesi Vega
Feb 22, 20193 min read
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