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Handling Homophobic Parents – Las Vegas – Part 1
When you don’t stand up to homophobia, you are just as much to blame for the bigotry that exists against the LGBT community. I was away this week in Las Vegas for an academic conference. Unfortunately, I had called my Read More …
English Proficiency Test? Stop this Insanity.
“Someone told me I should have put English as my first language when I registered for school,” Phanachone said. “But I refused. I will not deny who I am. And I will not disrespect my culture or my mother.” An Read More …
B-I-T-C-H – A Personal Statement on International Women's Day
“You are an AAPI. But you are not a model minority. You talk back. And, you are queer.” And I am also a womyn, which matters a whole lot. Lets set aside those dry, boring intellectual blog posts for a Read More …
Critical Race Studies Symposium
Where Am I – For several decades, racial discourse in both law and politics has arguably been dominated by the call for colorblindness, that we should aspire to “get beyond race” and “see people as people not as skin color.” Read More …
Forget Janet Napolitano; Dismantle DHS
The appointment of Janet Napolitano to the top Homeland Security post has elicited a diverse number of reactions. In a New York Times article, some immigration hardliners are calling it a travesty, NumbersUSA thinks that President-elect Barack Obama could have Read More …