
I recently noticed new thought-provoking graphics in the windows of the MCASD building at America Plaza.
Last year, a survey was taken of 100 people passing through America Plaza. Questions were asked about racial and ethnic identity. Today an outdoor display at downtown’s Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego expands on the results and explores the complicated subject.
The window graphics are designed to catch the eye and draw visitors into the nearby gallery.
This project was produced by artists with students from local colleges in San Diego and Tijuana who participated in Transnational Seminar 1, lead by Collective Magpie.







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A unique way to raise awareness, Richard. Thanks for posting. –Curt
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I’m fascinated by the panel asking people to pick the degree to which they identify with two different cultures — fascinated because they are offered 10 ways to be Latin, and exactly one way to be white. And yes, the disproportion would be just as unfortunate, the other way around.
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San Diego is a melting pot. Many who work here live in Mexico, and many people have family in both countries. We have the world’s busiest border crossing. The two cultures get mixed together. Spanglish is spoken here! For many with ties south of the border, it might be hard to choose a specific identity.
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Of course! But “White” people also come from many sources and have quite different cultures & even appearance (e.g. Italian vs Norwegian) … Ditto within different parts of Africa, or parts of China … “White” deserves the same respect for is nuances as do all other ethnicities.
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I agree with you completely.
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