G ROWING UP IN ORANGE COUNTY for the first 18 years of my life was an emotional and challenging experience. I grew up in Santa Ana, which is an impoverished small city mostly made up of Latine-Americans. At that time, most residents of the city were strug- gling to make ends meet, losing family mem- bers to gang violence, and hiding away from immigration services. I, like most of them, had much in common. My single father is undocumented which meant my sibling, father, and I struggled day to day. My sibling and I grew up moving from garage, to small bed- rooms, to basement, so discussing the concept of home is a very emotional one for me. Mostly because, for the majority of my life, I felt like I did not have a home. Sometimes, I still question if I do. Santa Ana never felt like home to me. It was dysfunctional at best and A Love Letter to SAN FRANCISCO A Dancer’s Understanding of Home by JESSE ESCALANTE | photo by QUEERING BEAUTY
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