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Continue reading →: Once Upon a Time in HollywoodIt’s been a longtime dream of mine to hike to the Hollywood sign, and this week I made it happen! I spent most of Wednesday hiking (and climbing) those lovely Hollywood Hills, and boy, oh boy, am I sore today! What a beautiful way to kick off my first full…
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Continue reading →: That’s a wrap on year one!It’s the start of my first summer break in California, and I sure do have some updates! And they’re all professional! I’ve had such a great year and I feel like I’ve taken huge strides toward tenure in such a short time. I really hope I can keep up this…
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Continue reading →: Year 1: One week to go!
Howdy y’all! Less than two weeks remain of my first year at Long Beach State! Time sure does fly when you’re the happiest you’ve ever been! It’s the end of another academic year, so your faculty friends are likely being pulled in and out of countless meetings, brunches and lunches…
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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…
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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