Two weeks ago I walked into the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service Building. In 2004 INS vacated the 85-year-old building haunted by the history
of Seattle’s immigrant community. Now repurposed and renamed, Inscape is “the
largest arts and culture enclave in Seattle.”
I was invited to Inscape for an interview with Laura Allen of
Two Ponies Press. As we discussed my work, my distracted mind wandered the
corners of her studio and wondered what joys or horrors it once held. I didn’t
vocalize these thoughts during the interview, perhaps I should have, but the
odd synchronicity of discussing the influences of immigrants and refugees on my
writing within the walls of a building that once held power over their future did
not escape me.
I hope you enjoy listening to the podcast of our conversation
as much as I enjoyed my visit.
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