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Continue reading →: Repping JPR: Research, rallies, and riding it outHot dog — have I had a busy couple of weeks! My first year at Long Beach State is going to be over before I know it. Times a-flyin’! My biggest updates are professional—my research partner and I just had another paper accepted to Electronic News! It’s our second peer-reviewed…
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Continue reading →: “Fighting Oligarchy” and feeling the Bern!Last week I trekked to Downtown LA for the Hands Off! National Day of Action protests, and this week I found myself back for Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s Fighting Oligarchy tour! The event drew more than 36,000 attendees and featured performances by Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, and Neil Young,…
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Continue reading →: HANDS OFF! National Day of Action in LAToday thousands of Angelenos (myself included) participated in the “Hands Off!” National Day of Action, protesting the Trump administration and its push toward government downsizing, mass deportation, and attacks on basic human rights. More than 150 groups, including civil rights organizations and California labor unions, organized the LA demonstration, where…
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Continue reading →: Remembering WoodwardMay 2013 to March 27, 2025 Last week I had to say goodbye to my sweet boy, Woodward. He had the dearest, gentlest, softest soul, and I am endlessly and eternally grateful that he was mine and I was his. My sweet and scrappy little Ohio barn cat meant more…
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Continue reading →: Happy birthday, Lemon 🍋She’s a Lemon, not a lime; watch out world, it’s bad girl time! This is just a quick post to wish a happy birthday to the most rotten Lemon around. (Would you just look at the puppy in that picture? My heart! ❤️) My bad girl is FOUR today. In…
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Continue reading →: Drag me back to school and fuck Donald TrumpA brand new semester starts tomorrow, and my nonbinary butt is ready and raring to go! I finished my syllabi and schedules before Christmas, so I’ve spent the past week and a half working on my professional development plan and soaking up every last drop of winter break. (And as…
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Continue reading →: Flights and fires: Visiting family in OberlinBefore I get into the heart of this post, I want to issue a heartfelt thanks to everyone who reached out to make sure I was safe from the L.A. wildfires. Lemon, the boys and I are safe and sound, as the fires are in northern Los Angeles County and…
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Continue reading →: Golden State of Mind: Ringing in the New YearIt’s the last day of the 2024, and 2025 will start my first full year in California. I am running toward it with open arms and a full heart! I am so grateful for what the past year has brought me. In fact, I could not be happier. In the…
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Continue reading →: Thankful and giving thanksI cannot believe that my first semester at Cal State is wrapping up in just two short weeks! Today is my final day of fall break, and then it’s a short sprint to the finish line. I’m happy to report that my break has been mostly unproductive. I am currently…
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Continue reading →: Somebody Get Me a Doctor“Doctor, doctor — give me the news.” 🩺 “She’s got a bad case of runny poos!” 🤮💩 Lemon did. Not me. I kid, but only because I finally can. It has been a hell of a week in the Hopkins household, but I think we’ve finally achieved homeostasis. After two…
Hello, I’m Ash! I am an assistant professor in the Journalism and Public Relations Department at California State University, Long Beach. This blog serves as a personal love letter to Long Beach, as I find my community and tread toward tenure.
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