SPOKENproject

resisting, surviving, healing from, and coping with racism through storytelling

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Dr. Alex L. Pieterse, anti-racism educator and Associate Professor at Boston College shares his story of racial trauma and navigating White Supremacy in academia.

https://t.co/9NprgnljCf

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Dr. Skyler Jackson shares his early experiences learning about race as a child and the ways in which racism impacts how a person feels about themself and how it can ultimately make them feel ashamed.

watch video: https://t.co/2YC6UQagWc

[Matt Miller @mmille27]

Looking forward to sharing my @SPOKEN_project and storytelling work at the Diversity Challenge this evening.

Register for the Diversity Challenge here:
https://t.co/G6q7IgMzQq

Also excited to also share a little bit about an amazing film collaboration during the talk...

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In March 2021, author Tiffany Fang was profoundly affected when six Asian women were killed by a white gunman in the Atlanta spa shootings. Writing was her tool to reclaim the narrative and tell the story from her vantage point.
https://t.co/q1zG3doan0

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Darryl Cowherd shares stories from his life as a professional photographer over the past several decades. His photographic approach, grounded in honesty and authenticity, helps to disrupt the perpetuation of racist narratives about his community.

https://t.co/g5pcXciIeC

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Dr. Richard Q. Shin's story of unlearning internalized racism highlights the gendered ways in which Asian American men are inundated with harmful racist stereotypes and how they can have a profound impact on one's self-esteem and identity.

https://t.co/o4BSspeHaS

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@soori_breeze I am sorry (and enraged at this person) that you were subjected to this hate act. I am glad you prioritized yourself in the process and that your partner and sister supported you. Thank you for sharing your powerful story.

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Dr. @LindaJuang describes the challenge of coping with accumulated racism experiences and how the emotions associated with racism experiences change over time and across different life stages.

https://t.co/js5wux2Y6b

[E.J. Ramos David, Ph.D. @ejrdavid]

Thanks to Dr. @mmille27 for including me in his @SPOKEN_project. Here’s a clip of what I shared regarding racism & psychologically coping with it. ✊🏽🙏🏽

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Dr. E. J. R. David @ejrdavid shares that even with decades of experience coping with and surviving racism, it can still be a challenge to navigate these experiences. He also talks about the importance of finding people that validate our experiences
https://t.co/WyYnGGHFTx

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Watch our time of connection, community building, and healing through storytelling and conversation with @PhDodson and the SPOKENproject team.
https://t.co/GbGvkmP7o0

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Please join us Monday, May 24th for a live conversation about coping with and surviving racism with @rossinaliu

https://t.co/Vmsl8VlD12

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Please join us for a live conversation about coping with and surviving racism with @PhDodson

https://t.co/5AARjQ5TF8

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Dr. Alvin Alvarez's @AlvinNAlvarez story highlights all too common experiences of graduate Students of Color who encounter White supremacy in academia.

https://t.co/mjJoallVM3

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Dr. Gayle Skawen:nio Morse shares stories that highlight the stark contrast between her idyllic childhood and the numerous racism experiences she encountered outside of this community. #racism #racismisreal

https://t.co/8xx6so2w2t

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Dr. Marisa G. Franco @DrMarisaGFranco shares how the unique racism experiences she has encountered as a multiracial person often requires her to choose to between caring for self or for the feelings of others. #racism

https://t.co/4lbUpk5YOX

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Dr. Kevin Nadal @kevinnadal describes the ways in which racism experienced in childhood has a unique and profound impact on us and how the impact of all of our racism experiences builds over time. #racism #racialjustice

https://t.co/th43kga9kE

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@kevinnadal Thank you for sharing your story with us

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Dr. Kevin Nadal @kevinnadal shares stories about the cultural racism he experienced as a child of immigrant Filipino parents and how culturally bound expectations often exclude and marginalize Filipino and other APIDA individuals and communities. #racism

https://t.co/TwH7RpHf50

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Licensed counselor TaShara Williams shares two traumatic encounters with police officers that highlight the profound impact of race-based traumatic stress injury. #racism #RacialProfiling #racialtraumaisreal #Racialjustice

https://t.co/kcM8Mr3DPL