The life of a book after its physical existence

A Hxstory of RentingErina AlejoApril 1, 2021Immigration, Labor, Bay Area, Pittsburg, California, Murphy, Family, SOMA, SOMA Pilipinas, Excelsior, Foster City, San Diego, West Covina, LoloComment

Murphy: A Family and Community Car (1994-2020)

Murphy, our 26-year old family car, and recently stolen for the first time, had served our family and community across three generations and various immigration periods throughout California— all within 89,000 miles on the car’s odometer.

A Hxstory of RentingErina AlejoJune 23, 2020Immigration, Labor, Bay Area, Pittsburg, California, Murphy, Family, SOMA, SOMA Pilipinas, Excelsior, Foster City, San Diego, West Covina, LoloComment

Scatter Piece — Responding to Future Displacement in a Small, Quiet Way

Reflections on a site-specific performance work, “Scatter Piece”, which responds to the trajectory of anti-displacement collective action in my neighborhood, the E.

A Hxstory of RentingErina AlejoJune 9, 2020Immigration, Labor, See's Candy, California, Urban Planning, 65 Ocean, Excelsior, Performance, Displacement, Gentrification, Family, Scatter, Poetry, TranslationsComment

It Begins with Lola Marina (A Hxstory of Renting)

As part of anti-displacement narratives in A Hxstory of Renting, I trace my family’s immigration story. It begins with my Lola Marina, who turned 98 years old.

A Hxstory of RentingErina AlejoMay 4, 2020Lola Marina, Immigration, Labor, See's Candy, South San Francisco, Bay Area, Pittsburg, California, military, USAFEComment

A Hxstory of Renting (1959—)

In its core, the city still remembers who it is, who it was and who it will be through voices like mine that persevere to recollect, contextualize, remember.

A Hxstory of RentingErina AlejoDecember 30, 2016Immigration, Labor, Bay Area, California, Philippines, Family, Renter, Cultural Amnesia, American Dreams, Imagined Communities, Sensory EthnographyComment