"As Asian Americans, we need to stand for Black Lives Matter & acknowledge the racism, colorism, and anti-Blackness that exists within our communities..." Check out this amazing article by our JSS scholar @SteffiHuynh ! 🙌
#MSIs#leadership#highered
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To my #BlackintheIvory TRUTHtellers:
-You matter
-Your experiences are true & valid
-You didn’t deserve that mistreatment
-You’re not flawed, the system is flawed
-You are BRILLIANT
-Your intellect is a GIFT to the university
-We see your, hear you, and hold space for you 🤎🖤
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Yes, uplift Black voices.
Yes, support Black creators.
Yes, use your platform to help your followers discover Black & POC-owned businesses they might otherwise not be exposed to.
Yes to ALL of that.
AND ALSO.
Use your voice to confront white supremacy with your people.
This is the ONGOING & UPDATED list of bail funds that are supporting people demanding justice across the country. Please be sure to check this thread for updates/verify & share widely. #FreeThemAll
In 1970, the @UW created GO-MAP to recruit graduate students from underrepresented populations. Fifty years later, it's still a big draw for students looking for funding, social networking and academic support. https://t.co/NK8t2CJztN @UWgomap @UWGradSchool#UWMag
15% of the LGBT adult population in the US lives in CA. Two new studies look at the health and economic vulnerabilities to COVID-19 for LGBT Californians. https://t.co/MbKELbmDMa and https://t.co/Fl6xGpolcM
Starting Monday, March 9, classes at UW campuses will no longer be meeting in person thru the end of winter quarter March 20. Campuses will remain OPEN. This action is to support social-distancing steps the region is taking to fight #COVID19. More here: https://t.co/Gr0eGivlWG
This year's E-Book theme is, "Navigating Borderlands: Finding Community in Monolithic Paradigms" - consider submitting a proposal!
Written work can be in the form of, but is not limited to:
-Personal story/narrative
-Poem/spoken word piece
-Research/scholarly article