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Jorge Luis Morejon. USAforeigner performance piece. University of California, Davis.

"Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest."

Georgia O'Keffe

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If you have ever been labeled a "foreigner,"

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If you have loved a "foreigner,"

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If you have felt like a "foreigner,"

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If someone has made you feel like a "foreigner, "

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If you come from a foreign background,

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or if you are a foreigner,

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please, share your stories with US all.

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It will make us feel like we are not alone.

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Essentialized by Hegemonic Mindsets

"Let the foreigner go first," she said laughing.
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I have been called a foreigner in one of my classes by one of my classmates. The class consists of 7 people and the professor. In that instant, they had the choice of siding with the person being attacked or remain silent and complicit. They did the latter.

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There is a difference between being American, being an American citizen, and being a foreigner. Probably she does not know that. When she looks at me, knowing that I am not "American" born, she doesn't see an American citizen, all she sees is a foreigner. In a world plagued by xenophobia, this type of derogatory labeling used on people perceived as foreigners can be very dangerous.