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Writing is an essential part of my life that I'm happy to share.
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Irma Herrera
Nov 27, 20194 min read
Can I Just Call You Dr. C?
Re: Your work is done That was the subject line in the email I received earlier this week from my friend and colleague Eva Paterson. Ha!...
Irma Herrera
Aug 18, 20192 min read
Who Is Safe?
The version of my play that was on stage for five months through the end of March 2019 poses a series of questions (paraphrased here)....
Irma Herrera
Mar 9, 20193 min read
Women Leading the Way
March 8 -- it's International Women's Day, and women are leading and have been leading the way in so many arenas, too often without...
Irma Herrera
Dec 31, 20183 min read
Justice: Word of 2018
Since 2003 Merriam Webster, America's leading dictionary publisher, compiles a list of its top words of the year. It selects ONE word and...
Irma Herrera
Aug 25, 20183 min read
Two-Month Countdown
My one-woman show gets an extended run at The Marsh Theater in San Francisco starting two months from today. I am very honored to have a...
Irma Herrera
Jul 7, 20184 min read
Selling Democracy
Please come see my new show (in development) as part of The Marsh Theater’s Times Unseen Initiative. This Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at...
Irma Herrera
May 4, 20185 min read
It’s HA-vier, Not EX-avier
The process of revising my one-woman show for a run this fall at the San Francisco Marsh Theater is both exciting and challenging. (I'll...
Irma Herrera
Mar 9, 20173 min read
The Making of a Mexican-American Dream
It’s a long read, and Sarah Menkedick's article, The Making of a Mexican-American Dream, published in Pacific Standard, is well worth the...
Irma Herrera
Jan 16, 20175 min read
MLK Jr. -- A Man For All Seasons
Postscript: I recently came across a commentary I published through New America Media on MLK, Jr. Holiday in 2011. I was struck with how...
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