This is America: "Not the first time."

This morning at U.C. Irvine. 

Meanwhile across town at Rebel Girl's alma mater U.C. Irvine, students and staff were greeted this morning by these messages graffitied around the Ring Mall and the flag poles.

Chalked in sky blue and pale yellow, the words were soon washed away by intrepid students.

Rebel Girl was alerted to this activity via a UCI drama major who is active in the Brown Bag Theatre Company.

It was, the UCI student says, "not the first time."

By the way, the Brown Bag Theatre Company Brown Bag Theatre Company is "an ensemble of artists and scholars who aim to produce critically engaging work that reflects, impacts and empowers the Latino community." Their upcoming show, "Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá" is "inspired by the stories from various 1st generation, 1st generation college, undocumented, and DACA Latinx college students on the campus of UC Irvine. The play follows two students who have grown up under the stress of having undocumented family members and even being undocumented themselves."

The hatred found around Ring Mall this morning is, according to the UCI student, exactly "why a show like NI DE AQUÍ, NI DE ALLÁ needs to be heard."

She's right.

Tickets to their upcoming shows (May 25 and 26) are free but reservations required.