Tag: Chris Terry

  • “Chris, are you Greek?” Sheila asked. “No, I’m black and Irish.” There was silence in the room. Jermaine’s eyebrows raised above his glasses. Sheila said, “Chris, we know that. I meant, are you in a fraternity?” I smiled, embarrassed, “No. No, I’m not.” The whole room burst into laughter, myself included. Kim put a hand…

  • Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference 2012 and Mixed Roots Midwest 2012-11-13 Camilla Fojas, (CMRS 2012 organizer) Associate Professor and Chair Latin American and Latino Studies DePaul University Laura Kina, (Mixed Roots Midwest 2012 co-organizer) Associate Professor Art, Media and Design and Director Asian American Studies DePaul University Photo of Mixed Roots Midwest: Filmmakers Panel by…

  • the greek Story Week Reader Story Week Reader 2011 pages 31-32 Chris “C.T.” Terry, Writer, Editor, Educator I was nervous on my first day working in the African-American Cultural Affairs section of my school’s Multicultural Office. My boss Kim introduced me to coworkers, and I imagined my blue eyes to be the subject of appraising…

  • The Language of Hairzilla SmokeLong Quarterly Issue 33 (2011-10-02) Chris Terry, Writer, Editor, Educator cover art “Sparta, NJ” by David Ohlerking   Art by Myles Karr Punk is a revelation the first time your skateboarding friend takes you to a show. You’re fifteen in saggy jeans. You watch bands emerge from the audience, lay waste…

  • The Impersonator 2nd Story Chicago, Illinois 2012-03-24 Chris Terry, Writer, Editor, Educator A biracial man who is often told that he looks like certain celebrities goes to a Brooklyn bar, where he has an encounter with a guy whose strange profession makes him really good at The “You Look Like” Game. Listen to the podcast…

  • Meet The Bloggers: Chris Terry Marginalia: The Graduate Blog Columbia College Chicago 2012 Tell us a little bit about what you were doing before you came to Columbia. Words are a big deal in my family. My mother was a children’s librarian who always encouraged me to read, which backfired when I would spell things…