Fernando Dito van Reigersberg

Interviewer

Eli Bastiaansen

Interviewee

Fernando Dito van Reigersberg

Pronouns

he/him/his

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Place of Birth

Washington DC

Birth Date

November 11, 1972

Gender

♂ Male

Education

Post grad

College

Title + Work/ Occupational Experience

Artist
Philadelphia, PA

Performer, Singer, Teacher, Drag Queen

Connection with Black Lives Matter

Very little direct experience but certainly a cause that has my support

Connection with Interviewer

Eli Bastiaansen is my nephew.

What else?

I am sometimes optimistic and sometimes very pessimistic about the future of this country, its education system, its justice system, and its reckoning with its past.

Date of the Interview

November 25, 2023

Key Terms

Lily-White: lacking racial diversity; a reference to a 19th and 20th century anti-black political movement within the Republican Party

Colorblind casting: casting without considering the ethnicity or race of the actor

Meritocracy: a political system in which ability and talent determines political power rather than wealth or social class; advancement is based on performance and achievement

Redlining: a discriminatory practice in which neighborhoods, many of which have significant racial and ethnic minority populations, are classified as "hazardous" to investment and thus services are withheld from the residents.

Duration of Interview

54 minutes, 54 seconds

Interview Records:

Abstract, Field Notes & Transcription