{"id":3454,"date":"2025-01-29T12:53:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T20:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/?p=3454"},"modified":"2025-01-29T12:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T20:56:46","slug":"time-for-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicalmakiko.com\/en\/writing-a-book\/3454","title":{"rendered":"Time for Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world always looks so beautiful from a bit of distance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I lived in Manhattan, I always loved crossing the Hudson River and looking back to the island I called home. The adrenaline-inducing city full of cacophony of competition and pressure looked like a sparkling treasure box from the other side of the river. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The year 2025 has already been dizzying: LA wildfires, TikTok ban, the flurry of executive orders from the new Trump administration…In the meanwhile, I am away from home in Las Vegas in the middle of my Writing Downtown Residency<\/a> for the memoir I have been working on since 2018. I wish to share my understanding, based on my musicological research and my firsthand experience in the industry, that explains some of the deep-rooted systemic racism, misogyny and division in today\u2019s world. A series of serendipities led me to be granted this 3-week residency in a luxurious apartment to dedicate myself in complete solitude to work on this book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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