Karen Suyemoto

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2023-06-13T16:47:23Z

Addresses crowd behavior, authority, resistance. The "we"concept and how crises lead to people coming together, shifting from the "me" to the "we" which makes the boundaries of the "we" very important. Also, considering influence within groups/crowds and authority "leadership should be seen as a group process, where the leader influences us by telling us who we are..." "conditions where people are less likely to obey tend to be ones where the authority figure is less legitimate and you’re less likely to identify with [them]...so the point is this, people don’t commit harm because they’re unaware of it. They’re perfectly aware of it. Eichmann was perfectly aware of the fact he was deporting people to Auschwitz to die. No, it’s because you are persuaded that what you are doing serves the greater good." | article

*** A Jewish case for Palestinian refugee return

2021-05-19T01:00:05Z

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*** The look in Derek Chauvins eyes was something worse than hate

2021-04-26T20:00:06Z

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*** Study suggests American colleges explain diversity in a way that appeals to white, not Black, people

2021-04-13T14:00:20Z

Study suggests American colleges explain diversity in a way that appeals to white, not Black, people | article

*** Keeping Love Close

2021-04-08T23:00:05Z

Because holding on to a vision of love, connection, and solidarity is so vitally important during these dangerous and stressful times. | article

*** Opinion: Black-Asian solidarity has a long and storied history in America

2021-03-24T16:50:25Z

Some good historical examples of the ways that Black and African Americans have supported Asian and Asian American justice. And how working together can be more effective in challenging White supremacy. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations,Black American,Asian American

***** Mari Matsuda: Critical Race Theory is not Anti-Asian

2021-03-23T19:33:37Z

Challenges Asian American marginalization and hghlights solidarity and intersectionality | article Solidarity,Relations,Race/racism,Asian American

*** Why the trope of Black-Asian conflict in the face of anti-Asian violence dismisses solidarity

2021-03-17T15:00:04Z

Why the trope of Black-Asian conflict in the face of anti-Asian violence dismisses solidarity | article

**** The Many Lives of Steven Yeun

2021-03-03T16:11:08Z

QUOTE: "“Sometimes I wonder if the Asian-American experience is what it’s like when you’re thinking about everyone else, but nobody else is thinking about you.” Reflection from Steven Yuen and on the movie Minari includes a really thoughtul discusssion of being Asian American and negotiating the tension of invisibility and hyper visibility. | article Race/racism,Asian American

*** This Is What No One Tells You About Being Asian In America In 2021

2021-03-03T16:08:54Z

QUOTE: "Since we don’t talk about it and call it out, racism against Asians has become normalized....The world that we exist in tells us that we don’t matter, our family’s words at home also reflect this sentiment, and we begin to internalize these negative core beliefs. These negative core beliefs then manifest in our daily lives in myriad ways. We come to believe that we don’t matter and behave in ways that reflect this belief.... What other people see is that we are submissive, quiet and reserved. What we actually feel is that we are not as important, therefore we should just follow others’ opinions and desires. Why speak up when no one else cares anyway?" | article Race/racism,Asian American

**** Opinion | What This Wave of Anti-Asian Violence Reveals About America

2021-02-22T14:00:05Z

QUOTE: There is something wrong with the way Americans think about who deserves social justice — as though attention to nonwhite groups, their histories and conditions, is only as pressing as the injuries that they have suffered. Racial justice is often couched in arcane, moralistic terms rather than understood as an ethical given in democratic participation. // It seems crazily naïve to suggest that we ought to learn, value and want to know about all of our countrymen out of respect rather than guilt | article Solidarity,Relations

**** The Four Parts of Accountability: How To Give A Genuine Apology Part 1

2021-02-13T14:00:04Z

Very clear and focused description of how to maintain your own accountability, in the face of (inevitable) mistakes and harm. | article allies,solidarity

**** Black/Asian Solidarity: CrossCultural Solidaity History Project

2021-02-13T13:48:50Z

Great list of books, articles, podcasts | article

**** The Cross Cultural Solidarity History Project: Black/Asian Solidarity

2021-02-13T13:46:48Z

Good list of books, articles, resources for Black/Asian solidarity | article

***** On Anti-Asian Hate Crimes: Who Is Our Real Enemy?

2021-02-13T02:02:48Z

Addresses the triangulation of Asian Americans and Black people. Captures complexities that are so often missed. QUOTE: "Today in reaction to the series of attacks on our elders, many enraged Asians are calling for the immediate arrest of the perpetrators of violence while demanding the most punitive charges be made. 'Send a message,”'they say. And I have to wonder, 'Weren’t we just demanding we defund the police in solidarity with Black Lives Matter?' // When asked to support the amplification effort and denounce the heinous attacks on Asians, some Black people criticize the anti-Blackness still prevalent in the Asian community. 'Asians are anti-Black.' 'Asians never show up for us.' 'It’s Black History Month.' And to that I wonder, 'So will you watch us die?' // White supremacy wants us to remember the unhealed wounds we inflicted on each other, historical and ongoing anti-Blackness in the Asian community and anti-Asian incidents perpetrated by Black individuals, but not the stories of solidarity that have existed in equal measure, but are somehow left out of our history books and media coverage. | article Black American,Asian American,Solidarity

*** Navajo Rug Documentary Trailer

2021-02-13T01:44:25Z

Trailer for film on Navajo rug industry and what weaving means. | video Native American

*** Âs Nutayuneân (Bullfrog Films clip)

2021-02-13T01:37:32Z

Preview for the film about language disappearance, meaning, and recovery. | video Native American

**** Indigenous In New York

2021-01-27T20:40:07Z

Brilliant illustrative project showing how Native Americans are not seen. Stereotypes and outreach. | video Race/racism,Native American

*** Changing The Way We See Native America

2021-01-27T20:32:18Z

Introduction and background on project 562: Contemporary indigenous representation. Matika Wilbur, 416 days on the road, 58k miles, 161 tribes, stories and photos. | video Native American

**** Latino Or Hispanic?

2021-01-27T20:23:16Z

Hispanic as a subset of Latinx, with nuances and perspectives from different regions and backgrounds. | video Race/racism,ethnicity,Latinx

**** Im Latino, But Im Not...

2021-01-27T20:17:20Z

Latinx stereotypes, personal interests, personal meaning development. | video Race/racism,Latinx

**** Things White Latinos Are Sick of Hearing

2021-01-11T22:14:05Z

Covers a lot of the common situations. Conflation of race, ethnicity, heritage, categories. | video Race/racism,ethnicity,Latinx,White

*** Karen Suyemoto

2021-01-11T22:13:19Z

Covers a lot of the common situations. Conflation of race, ethnicity, heritage, categories. | article

**** If Latinos Said The Stuff White People Say

2021-01-11T22:05:54Z

Hilarious turnaround covering many of the common stereotypes. | video Race/racism,Latinx

*** Children From Latino Families Reveal Sacrifices Their Parents Made

2021-01-11T21:59:27Z

Appreciative stories and thanks to parents. | video Latinx

*** When Did You First Feel Proud To Be Black?

2021-01-11T21:56:11Z

Personal stories and messages to young people. | video Black American

*** I’m Black, But I’m Not…

2021-01-11T21:51:41Z

Stereotypes, labels, self view and interaction. | video Race/racism,Black American

**** "Lost Voices" (CUPSI 2015)

2021-01-08T00:04:06Z

Riveting vocal trade off really hammers the ending. | video Race/racism,Black American,gender,feminism

***** "Black Rage" (NPS 2015)

2021-01-07T23:55:39Z

Silencing of black rage and impact spread from childhood through life. | video Race/racism,Black American,LGBQ

**** Racism Is Real • Systematic Racism Explained • Black Lives Matter • BRAVE NEW FILMS (BNF)

2021-01-05T23:10:15Z

3 minute overview of researched and documented anti-Black systemic racism. | video Race/racism,Black American

*** Meet the Black Marine Vet Whos Speaking Out Against Black Lives Matter

2021-01-05T23:00:42Z

Black Marine Corps veteran Michael Whaley being interviewed on Fox News about how Black Lives Matter promotes racism and why all lives matter. | video Race/racism,Black American

**** If Black People Said The Stuff White People Say

2021-01-05T22:52:01Z

Hilariously painful two minutes of turnaround. Hits all the obvious ones. | video Race/racism,Black American,White

*** Things Black Men Are Tired Of Hearing

2021-01-05T22:43:38Z

A short collection of short excerpts of black men talking about common stereotypes. | video Race/racism,Black American

*** Reconsider Columbus Day

2021-01-05T22:39:36Z

A short and very clear appeal. | video Race/racism,Native American

*** Japanese-Americans Imprisoned For Ethnicity Speak Out In Defense Of Muslims

2020-12-30T23:36:41Z

First hand accounts of Japanese Americans being driven from their homes and into prison camps. Perspectives from 2017. | article Race/racism,Asian American,MENA

*** Letters From Camp

2020-12-30T23:29:44Z

Young Muslim Americans reading letters from WW2 Japanese American incarceration camps with survivors. | article Race/racism,Asian American,MENA

*** The Legacy of Christopher Columbus, A Short Account in Technicolor by LILI BERNARD

2020-12-30T23:26:15Z

Visually graphic account of the atrocities committed Columbus and his men. | video Native American

*** Classism in the Community

2020-12-30T23:15:41Z

Authenticity comes from being able to speak for and with the street. Need to know what you are talking about. | video Black American,social class

*** People Like Us episode #1

2020-12-30T18:33:01Z

Introduction to class in the U.S., primarily through vignettes of individuals. A nation of tribes, and a divided world. | video social class

**** 5 Tips For Being An Ally

2020-12-30T18:01:43Z

A quick, easy to understand crash orientation for anyone wanting to be an ally. And a good refresher for anyone already involved. | video allies,activism

*** "Brown Girl"

2020-12-30T17:39:53Z

Always missing a word in either language. | video Latinx

*** How inclusive and accessible is your statement on Inclusion and accessibility? | Inside Higher Ed

2020-12-17T02:00:04Z

Good considerations for developing a statement about course accessibility that is not full of jargon and legalese. Two concrete examples. | article

*** "What Kind of Asian Are You?"

2020-12-14T16:54:47Z

Poetry slam blasting through a raft ton of stereotypes with history of some derogatory terms, systems and more. "And I still feel". | video Race/racism,Asian American

*** What kind of Asian are you?

2020-12-14T16:53:25Z

Absolutely classic, painful, hilarious, perfect response. Your people's fish and chips are amazing. | video Race/racism,Asian American

*** Suheir Hammad - First Writing Since

2020-12-09T22:19:44Z

Spoken word. Post 9/11 reactions and observations. | video

*** "Black Privilege" (CUPSI 2015 Finals)

2020-12-09T22:11:14Z

Spoken word. Many emotions and experiences building off the phrase "black privilege". | video

**** Brave New Voices (Quarter Finals) - Washington DC Team

2020-12-09T17:38:13Z

2013 spoken word performance blending Muslim and Jewish backgrounds with each other and in the context of Palestine. Emphasizes shared values and continuing struggle against stereotypes and systemic oppression. | video Race/racism,MENA

*** Burnout: What It Is and Some Ways to Address It In Ourselves and In Organizations

2020-12-07T23:00:22Z

Addressing burnout, including connections to White supremacy. Good considerations of how we might fall into oppressive patterns because of burnout. | article

*** WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE: Characteristics

2020-12-07T23:00:21Z

Short version of White supremacist culture signs (long version at https://coco-net.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Coco-WhiteSupCulture-ENG4.pdf) | article

*** White Women doing White Supremacy in Nonprofit Culture

2020-12-07T23:00:16Z

Particularly useful because considers things that other "lists" don't, especially overdelivering, niceness, and confusing informality with equality. | article

*** NativeLand.ca

2020-12-07T23:00:03Z

Whose land are you on? Native land look-up tool from Native Land Digital. Also has apps. This page on land acknowledgement is also really helpful: https://native-land.ca/resources/territory-acknowledgement/ | article

*** Mistaken for Muslim / a Studio Revolt project

2020-12-05T19:06:15Z

This spoken word piece is a great example of racialization at it’s worse as it shows that many people get racialized as MENA right after the 9/11 attacks and to many racist people MENA = Muslim. Being Muslim is a prevalent stereotype of MENA groups, that in turn causes us to create the MENA category to track down instances of hate crimes towards MENA people. | video Race/racism

*** How Culture Impacts Women in the Middle East and North Africa

2020-12-05T19:04:36Z

We chose this video because it was a good video to show the role of women in the Arab culture and a good example of the diversity in the Middle East. We are hoping to show one example how women in different cultures get treated and the expectations that are placed upon them based on country and social class. | video Race/racism,MENA,gender,feminism

*** Who are the Arab Christians

2020-12-05T19:02:51Z

We chose this video, as we wanted to show another side of the MENA people. There is just more to MENA than Muslim and we wanted to show the lives and struggles of Christian MENA people. This video is to show a different narrative that we are used to getting in the Media as the video shows the struggles of Palestinian Christians who are against the Israeli occupation. | video Race/racism,MENA

*** ASIANS IN THE MEDIA | Trinity College

2020-12-05T19:00:03Z

We chose this video due to it providing insight into how Asian American's are portrayed in the media. It talks of the types of movies Asian Americans are cast and why they are cast. Most of the time, Asian Americans are portrayed based upon stereotypes. It is only when Asian Americans have assimilated into American culture and have denied their heritage, according to the speaker. It is only when an Asian American has dismissed their own culture. Asian American women are often portrayed as sex objects to please all men accept Asian American men. They are often the "bad ass" within the movie as well. Rarely are Asian American women, also, shown as being in a romantic relationship with an Asian American man. This video captures the fundamental problem of how America places Asian American within the racial hierarchy in the media. The media is a substantial source of knowledge for Americans, therefore the media is educating Americans about Asian Americans using primarily stereotypes. | video Race/racism,Asian American

*** Asian Americans Respond To Racist Comments

2020-12-05T18:58:25Z

We chose this video based upon it highlighting how Asian Americans internalize such stereotypes. It shows how the little moments, the daily oppressions they face, have a tremendous impact on them. Its about the comments others don’t see as racist that such Asian Americans internalize and, as a result, they feel “other” and separate from the rest of the population. The people in this movie are those of the younger generation. We chose this due to it showing how our generation feels about racism and what they would have said if they heard, again, a certain racist comment said to them in the past. It is them standing up against racist comments. | video Race/racism,Asian American

*** Asian Stereotypes in the Media 🎬

2020-12-05T17:02:53Z

This is another video that talks of Asian American stereotypes, yet it speaks of how they are viewed as this model minority group, as talked of within discussions held in class. It shows how they are poorly represented in the media. Some are positive stereotypes and some negative, yet they are still stereotypes. Even though it may seem positive to be a model minority group, it still is placing them within a category based on labels. This video breaks down this myth. It shows that to place all Asian Americans in this group is factually wrong and controversial. It provides facts on how such stereotypes are not true based on percentages. To debunk this myth is critical and to spread awareness of this is important in breaking the myth. It is damaging to Asian Americans. It makes it so that all other aspects of each individual labeled as Asian American is overlooked based on the myth. | video Race/racism,Asian American

*** Beyond the Model Minority Myth

2020-11-18T14:00:08Z

Analysis that more directly considers capitalism in the positioning of AsAms. And explores AsAms as "between two color lines — white/non-white and black/non-black" | article

*** Kai Naima Williams performs "radical imagiNation" at the Densho Dinner @ Home

2020-11-16T22:00:03Z

A post-oppressive visioning, connecting in solidarity. | video

*** Advice for how to successfully guide students in group work online (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed

2020-10-28T14:00:03Z

Collaborative projects teaching | article

*** Opinion | The ‘Karen’ memes and jokes aren’t sexist or racist. Let a Karen explain.

2020-09-19T13:00:03Z

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*** How to Save Higher Education

2020-09-17T13:00:03Z

A proposed approach to higher education in the US that is not free college, but that promotes access, ensures accountability from the colleges, and avoids rewarding/subsidizing the already elite private and public universities. | article

*** Latinos Back Black Lives Matter Protests. They Want Change for Themselves, Too.

2020-09-06T14:00:10Z

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*** It's time for non-Black Latinx people to talk about anti-Blackness in our own communities - and the conversation starts at home

2020-09-06T14:00:09Z

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**** The Perils of “People of Color”

2020-09-04T12:44:37Z

For decades, Americans have debated the place of Asians, Arabs, Latinx, indigenous people, and other interstitial minorities, and each community has waged its own battles over language."Addresses the history of "People of Color" as a term adopted by racially oppressed people in the US as a term of solidarity that"helped define a united front against those in power." Describes the current move away from PoC and central reasons for this move--the desire to "capture the disproportionate per-capita harm to Blacks" and the ways that "PoC" is used to avoid addressing anti-Blackness: "The practical use of “people of color” has also devolved into “diversity” rhetoric, invoked by a white managerial class that may be willing to hire fair-skinned Latinx or Asian expats but not Black people." Acknowledges these issues while also noting a fear that the central solidarity needed to address White supremacy could be eroded. Raises the question of how much language will matter, which raises the question for me of how and why that language is used. | article Solidarity,Relations,Race/racism,activism

*** On Erasure: Asian Americans and Social Justice

2020-09-04T12:00:05Z

Several Asian American perspectives in response to the question "It seems that much of Asian American experience is erased or dismissed in the current dialogues involving race and social justice. How does this make you feel? And what organizing strategies do you have to counter this pervasive notion that Asians don't endure racism?" | article Relations

*** Analysis | ‘People of color’ are protesting. Here’s what you need to know about this new identity.

2020-09-04T12:00:04Z

Describes how the term/identity "People of Color" relates to solidarity by creating a superordinate identity. And how that solidarity can be fractured if inclusion feels threatened. | article Race/racism

**** “People of Color” Was Once a Sign of Respect. But It’s Becoming a Cop-Out for the Powerful.

2020-09-04T12:00:03Z

FROM THE ARTICLE: "[T[he success of people of color has brought with it a strong potential for misuse...In many spaces, the term functions now as performative fauxgressive politeness....people of color and its cousins have evolved from a compassionate shift in our linguistic paradigms to tools that people in positions of racial or other kinds of power can use to appear politically sensitive while doing little, if any, of the actual work of social justice.... It’s a term that, in many ways, still centers whiteness and suggests that anti-blackness doesn’t exist in Latino communities or that anti-immigrant sentiments don’t exist in black American ones."NOTE: Language can be important because it creates identities that foster or impede solidarity. But language of resistance is continually co-opted to maintain the oppressive status quo. Discusses ways that "PoC" is used to obscure racial discrimination for specific radicalized groups. | article Relations,Race/racism

*** Native American Poetry and Culture | Poetry Foundation

2020-09-04T11:52:21Z

A good source for selections of Native American Poetry | article Native American

*** On Solidarity, Centering Anti-Blackness, and Asian Americans

2020-08-29T18:00:10Z

FROM THE ARTICLE: "...how to “center anti-Blackness” in Asian American racial justice activism.Acknowledge the leadership of Black Lives Matter and use the political space and opportunity the movement has created – including the 24/7 media coverage that has finally changed the dominant news narratives about Black crime to one of crimes against Black bodies – to ask ourselves, how does this movement serve me and those like me, whether we be Asian or Latino, Native or white? And then make those connections and tell your story.Some tell me doing so 'de-centers anti-Blackness.' But 'centering anti-Blackness' requires us to tell the stories of the many oppressions that hold it in that central role, as the fulcrum of white supremacy, and of the many levers without which elites, who are the ultimate beneficiaries of white supremacy, cannot continue to use that fulcrum to continue to propel us toward racial dystopia."NOTES: Attempts to center White supremacy as the primary issue, discussing the importance of solidarity. Discusses how one way to approach solidarity is to tell one's own Asian American story of oppression and resistance. | article Solidarity,BLM2020

*** https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/144560/native-american-poetry-and-culture

2020-08-29T15:00:05Z

A good source for selections of Native American Poetry | article

*** Reviving the history of radical Black-Asian internationalism

2020-08-15T02:00:02Z

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*** AAPI/APIDAs Navigating Anti-Blackness

2020-08-06T18:48:41Z

Webinar from the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture, focused on AsAms navigating anti-Blackness. Names many of the difficult dynamics within White supremacy, including triangulation and model minority myth issues. | video Relations,BLM2020

**** (PDF) #APIsforBlackLives: Unpacking the interracial discourse on the Asian American Pacific Islander and Black communities

2020-08-06T16:47:37Z

FROM THE ARTICLE: This frame highlights the impact of history and systems/community level adaptations that produced the current day interracial dynamics we see within the #BlackLivesMatter movement. More specifically, we shed light on a shared history of solidarity, the intentional puppeteering of AAPIs to uphold White supremacy and maintain a divide between racialized oppressed communities, and the internalized racialized images that inhibit community coalition building | article Solidarity,Relations

**** I’m a Black Scholar Who Studies Race. Here’s Why I Capitalize ‘White.’

2020-08-02T20:00:02Z

Some (e.g. Associated Press) argue against capitalizing White, stating that doing so potentially legitimizes White supremacy. This article argues for capitalization of White, because to not do so ignores that there is real meaning in Whiteness. Personally, I wonder whether the argument against capitalizing White relates to a fear of legitimizing White supremacy, or a discomfort with recognizing that the construction of Whiteness and the lived experiences of White privilege actually do connect to White supremacy? | article Race/racism,White

*** 10 Ways To Reduce Our Reliance On Policing And Make Our Communities Safer For Everyone

2020-07-30T14:00:06Z

Unpacks "defunding the police," emphasizing over reliance on police for public services and ways this undermines safety and justice. Describes what alternatives for various issues might look like (mental health crises, forensic evidence labs, gun violence, domestic violence and disputes, police in schools). Concrete and therefore good for folks who default to how police are necessary (perhaps, but are they necessary for everything they currently do?) | article Informative,Race/racism

*** 7 Ways Non-Black People of Color Perpetuate Anti-Blackness

2020-07-29T15:00:03Z

Practical, concrete list of frequent actions of collusion with anti-Blackness. | article Anti-Blackness,Race/racism

** How Asian Immigrants Learn Anti-Blackness From White Culture, And How To Stop It

2020-07-29T15:00:02Z

From 2017 but timely for the current 2020 moment. Similar to many of the current calls regarding AsAm buy-in to anti-Blackness and the need to resist the White ideal and understand how Black liberation is central to AsAm liberation. | article Anti-Blackness,Accomplices

**** Anti-Racism Resources for Asian Americans

2020-07-29T14:38:40Z

A resource list for AsAms seeking to understand racism and anti-Blackness. Sections on "What We Owe to Black Communities" and "Our History," plus sections for particular sub-populations (e.g. evangelical AsAms, specific ethnic groups) seem particularly strong and unique. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations

*** Meet the Asian Americans helping to uproot racism in their communities

2020-07-29T14:36:04Z

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*** Code of Ethics for White Anti-Racists

2020-07-28T18:00:10Z

10 suggestions for stronger solidarity. From Tim Wise | article White,allies

*** User Clip: Co-Conspirators

2020-07-21T19:27:50Z

Vital distinction between ally and co-conspirator (accomplice, abolitionist): sharing the risk. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Race/racism,allies,activism

**** Asian Americans' Response to Black Lives Matter Is Part of a Complicated History

2020-07-20T17:00:04Z

Provides a good historical analysis of both solidarity connections and the ways that the rise of the model minority myth as a wedge with Black Americans, and also as "reinforc[ing] a structure in which assimilation into white society is the primary goal for other ethnic groups."Highlights both solidarity action with Black people and the need for AsAms to take back their own narrative. | article Solidarity,Relations,Race/racism,Black American,Asian American

*** Perspective | I’m Asian American. The pandemic showed me why black people feel so unsafe.

2020-07-20T17:00:04Z

Provides good connections and analysis of anti-Blackness and the ways the constructed position of Asian Americans encourage passivity and using "invisibility" as protection. Oversimplifies (but that is so common, perhaps not remarkable). | article Relations

*** How to talk to your Asian immigrant parents about racism

2020-07-20T17:00:03Z

Practical framings | article Relations

*** 75 ways Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are speaking out for Black lives

2020-07-20T17:00:02Z

Helpful just to have multiple examples and connections to orgs and resources that facilitate action. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,ActionOrgs

*** User Clip: Bettina Love Co-Conspirators

2020-07-20T00:57:07Z

Vital distinction between ally and co-conspirator (accomplice, abolitionist): sharing the risk. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Race/racism,allies,activism

***** Dr. Bettina Love explains what she means by a co-conspirator

2020-07-18T19:59:39Z

Vital distinction between ally and co-conspirator (accomplice, abolitionist): sharing the risk | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Race/racism,allies,activism

**** Why I Can’t Hold Space for You Anymore

2020-07-01T14:51:21Z

A pointed poem about the costs to BIPOC folx of holding space. Wih a great associated exercise for personal engagement and reflection. While these experiences are most common for BIPOC folks interacting with White people, I think that White supremacy invites BIPOC folks to collude in our own oppression, and that of other BIPOC and ethnic minorities, by enacting some of these towards each other. | article Accomplices,Race/racism,White,allies,privilege,teaching tool,kw: Accomplices

*** Me and Bruce Lee would like to have a word with you.

2020-06-28T15:06:51Z

Makes links between anti-Blackness and racism, holding the both/and and centering injustice | article kw: Solidarity,kw: Relations,Black American,Asian American,allies

*** To Hmong Americans, On Racial Justice and Patriarchy

2020-06-27T16:01:05Z

QUOTE: It’s time for us to collectively wake up. The American Dream will not save us. On the contrary, the pursuit of the ‘Dream’ feels as though it is leading to more harm than good….That’s why as a community, we can no longer afford to ignore the injustices experienced by Black people in this country. There is no equity in silence.NOTES: links also to calling out sexism and misogyny within AsAm/Hmong community that connects to internalized racism and anti-Blackness | article Accomplices

**** The Combahee River Collective Statement

2020-06-27T15:52:03Z

NOTES: 1977 call for solidarity to resist oppression. race, gender, sexuality, and class. Over 40 years ago...what is our progress? QUOTE: ""The most general statement of our politics at the present time would be that we are actively committed to struggling against racial, sexual, heterosexual, and class oppression, and see as our particular task the development of integrated analysis and practice based upon the fact that the major systems of oppression are interlocking. The synthesis of these oppressions creates the conditions of our lives. As Black women we see Black feminism as the logical political movement to combat the manifold and simultaneous oppressions that all women of color face." | article Solidarity

**** Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All

2020-06-27T15:22:59Z

QUOTE:...the moral choices remain the same. Solidarity or complicity. Rise against abusive power or stand with our back turned to the abuse of power. If we as Asian Americans choose the latter, we are indeed the model minority, and we deserve both its privileges and its perils. NOTES: Provides some good information to complicate an overaggregated view of AsAms as a homogenous group. Particularly strong in considering history of systemic anti-AsAm racism. Sometimes seems to buy in to oppression oympics both within AsAms and between AsAms and Blacks, but steps away from this by highlighting capitalistic exploitation and relation to racism. | article Accomplices,Relations

*** Seattle Asians for Black Lives

2020-06-27T14:02:35Z

Protests, teachins, events. AsAms organizing against anti-Blackness | article ActionOrgs

*** Colonized Loyalty: Asian American Anti-Blackness and Complicity

2020-06-27T13:57:31Z

Provides some good analysis of why many AsAms are complicit in anti-Blackness, and links to colonization. Argues for solidarity and offers examples. Complicates the understanding. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations

*** 403 Forbidden

2020-06-27T13:56:52Z

Provides some good analysis of why many AsAms are complicit in anti-Blackness, and links to colonization. Argues for solidarity and offers examples. Complicates the understanding. | article

**** Mass AsAmCommission Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter

2020-06-25T22:58:57Z

A call in to the AsAm community in Massachusetts. Offers a good example of a statement that works to do the both/and is more than words. Both/And: statement acknowledges and names the specific issue of anti-Blackness and related violence against Blacks while simultaneously acknowledging anti-Asian racism; it also highlights AsAm solidarity and connections with Black resistance and simultaneously acknowledge AsAm's ascribed privilege and triangulation within the White supremacist race hierarchy and the anti-Blackness within the AsAm community. Ends with an action-oriented commitment (what we will do different)--this could be a bit more specific, but is a good beginning. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations,BLM2020

*** ‘It Is Time for Reparations’

2020-06-25T22:53:13Z

Reparations are the foundation of justice. This article makes the case for reparations. Other authors and other articles have talked about different ways reparations might look but we must first recognize and advocate for the absolute necessity. | article Race/racism,Black American

*** Some members push back as Mass. Asian American Commission head stands firm on Black Lives Matter statement - The Boston Globe

2020-06-25T14:12:40Z

Problemmatic pushback from within AsAms against the Mass AsAm Commissions BLM statement (see http://www.aacommission.org/statement-in-support-of-black-lives-matter/). A good illustration of the ways that positioning one's own oppression centrally can support divide and conquer and deny ascribed racial privilege. Also illustrates really well the ways that understanding the context of White supremacy is central to deep understanding. A question for folks who may agree with the position of this article: did the original statement inherently (and publically) divide the AsAm community, or did the pushback in this article do that? | article Anti-Blackness,Relations,BLM2020

*** Non-Black People of Color Against Anti-Blackness

2020-06-24T12:46:35Z

Non-Black people of color speaking out against anti-Blackness | article Accomplices

*** Non-Black People of Color Against Anti-Blackness

2020-06-24T12:44:42Z

Non Black people speaking out against ani-Blackness | article

*** Non-Black People of Color Against Anti-Blackness

2020-06-24T12:43:58Z

Voices of Non-Black People of Color Against Anti-Blackness | article

*** Non-Black People of Color Against Anti-Blackness

2020-06-24T12:43:52Z

Voices of Non-Black People of Color Against Anti-Blackness | article

***** Coalition politics.

2020-06-23T17:17:17Z

An important article that differentiates "home" from coalition. Home being where you go for validation, support, belonging. And coalition being where you foster coalition and solidarity. Sometimes there might be connections. But sometimes not.... FROM THE ARTICLE: [What happens when you let others in, others who are different is] "...it ain’t home no more. It is not a womb no more. And you can’t feel comfortable no more. And what happens at that point has to do with trying to do too much in it...Coalition work is not work done in your home...And you shouldn’t look for comfort. Some people will come to a coalition and they rate the success of the coalition on whether they feel good when they get there. They’re not looking for a coalition; they’re looking for a home!...You don’t get fed a lot in a coalition. In a coalition you have to give and it is different from your home. You can’t stay there all the time. You go to the coalition for a few hours and then you go back [home]...and coalesce some more.” | article Accomplices,allies,teaching tool

*** Anti-Racism & Racism in Psychology

2020-06-23T12:14:33Z

A resource list of scholarly and research articles focused on anti-racism and racism in psychology (as a science, discipline, and profession), psychiatry, counseling, social work, psychotherapy, & supervision). From Ken Pope. | article Resources

**** Dear White People, Your Black Colleagues Aren't Okay

2020-06-22T17:28:12Z

Directed at White people, but seriously worth reading as an AsAm or other PoC in relation to considering the difference between racism and anti-Blackness | article Relations,Race/racism,Black American,allies

***** Dr. Bettina Love explains what she means by a co-conspirator

2020-06-22T15:36:53Z

Vital distinction between ally and co-conspirator (accomplice, abolitionist): sharing the risk | article Solidarity,Accomplices,allies,activism

***** You know that racist thing you said? Skip the lame apology and try this instead....

2020-06-22T15:27:48Z

When you get it wrong: "please don’t say, “I am not a racist.” So what should that person say instead? Glad you asked. Here’s a template for future apologies..." | article Race/racism,White,allies,privilege,teaching tool

*** Anti-Racism Resources for Asian Americans

2020-06-21T21:07:32Z

A list providing peadings, films/videos and other resources to understand AsAm history and positionality and race relations. | article Solidarity,Relations

**** The Next American Revolution

2020-06-21T21:06:21Z

FROM PUBLISHER: The pioneering Asian American labor organizer and writer’s vision for intersectional and anti-racist activism. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations

***** asian_american_racial_justice_toolkit.pdf

2020-06-21T20:48:52Z

FROM THE TOOLKIT: This toolkit is a project of love from the grassroots, from and by Asian American communities. As Asian Americans, we believe that our liberation is tied to Black liberation and we continue to dream about a world where all of our people will be free....One of the strategic problems that this toolkit seeks to address is the need to move beyond the politics of inclusion and representation, to address the structural roots of racism. Demographic change is being driven by non-Black people of color – primarily mixedrace people, Asians, and Latinos who for the most part, have not yet found their own language to connect race and white supremacy to the conditions of their lives. This leaves our communities vulnerable to racial wedge issues, and requires us to have courageous conversations about what anti-Black racism is and how it works. NOTES: Absolutely essential. An *amazing* resource providing guidance for trainings and a range of resources. Deep, critical race analysis from on-the-ground activist orgs and thinking. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations,ActionOrgs,Race/racism,Black American,Asian American,Essential

*** The Education for Liberation Network

2020-06-21T20:35:43Z

ABOUT: The Education for Liberation Network is a national coalition of teachers, community activists, researchers, youth and parents who believe a good education should teach people—particularly low-income youth and youth of color—how to understand and challenge the injustices their communities face. The network aims to help improve the practice of education for liberation by bringing people together to learn from each other’s experiences. | article ActionOrgs,Race/racism,ethnicity

** Intergroup relations: The role of racial socialization, racial identity, and racial stereotypes on intergroup contact between Asian Americans and African Americans | Semantic Scholar

2020-06-21T20:10:30Z

FROM THE ABSTRACT: …. Asian Americans and African Americans occupy different status positions on the U.S. racial hierarchy. Although their relative status positions are important factors to consider in understanding their evaluations and interactions with each other, the influence of racial psychological factors are also important to consider because they may influence how status is perceived. Thus, the current study investigated how racial socialization, racial identity, and racial stereotypes influence contact between Asian Americans and African Americans. U.S.-born Asian American (N = 190) and African American (N = 304) adults completed an online survey….Results from multivariate multiple regression analyses suggested that racial socialization, particularly exposure to racially diverse environments, was positively related to the frequency and quality of contact, as well as willingness to engage in future contact for both Asian Americans and African Americans; whereas race-related discussions was associated with African Americans’ endorsement of Asian stereotypes. In addition, the study showed that racial identity schemas partially mediated the relationship between racial socialization and intergroup contact, and the relationship between racial socialization and racial stereotypes. Finally, findings revealed that African Americans reported more willingness to engage in future contact with Asian Americans than Asian Americans reported with African Americans. Chen, M. (2016). NOTES: Dissertation-Boston College. | article Relations

*** Intergroup Relations: The Role of Racial Socialization, Racial Identity, and Racial Stereotypes on Intergroup Contact between Asian Americans and African Americans

2020-06-21T18:00:22Z

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**** Asian Americans and internalized oppression: Do we deserve this?

2020-06-21T18:00:22Z

ABSTRACT: This chapter will examine the experience of internalized oppression within the Asian American community. The chapter opens with a demographic overview that clarifies the breadth and diversity of the individuals that comprise the Asian American community. In order to provide a context for the roots of Asian Americans' experiences with internalized oppression, the chapter then examines the experiences of discrimination—both historical and contemporary—that have targeted Asian Americans. This section will then be followed by an overview of the common manifestations of internalized oppression that have been theoretically proposed and the mental health and behavioral implications that have been found in the empirical literature. Lastly, the chapter concludes with an introduction to the theoretical and applied literature that addresses the critical issue of how to challenge the internalization of one's oppression. In other words, how does one begin to challenge and shift how one perceives him/her-self and the oppression that targets both the individual and their community? Millan, J. B., & Alvarez, A. N. (2014). Asian Americans and internalized oppression: Do we deserve this? In E. J. R. David (Ed.), Internalized oppression: The psychology of marginalized groups (p. 163–190). Springer Publishing Co.NOTES: important as a foundation for considering barriers to AsAms acting as accomplices to Black folx | article Relations

**** Internalized Racism: A Systematic Review of the Psychological Literature on Racism's Most Insidious Consequence

2020-06-21T18:00:21Z

ABSTRACT: Racism is often thought of as existing and operating at the interpersonal and institutional levels. One aspect of racism that has been relatively forgotten, however, is its internalized component: racism that exists and operates at the internalized level. Surprisingly, even psychology—the field that is arguably best equipped to study the internalized component of racism—seems to have lagged in investigating and addressing this construct. Thus, we conducted a systematic literature review of psychological work on internalized racial oppression to better understand what is currently known, what the recent surge in scholarship has contributed, and where the research and service gaps are in order to identify areas for future growth. Overall, psychological attention on internalized racism seems to be increasing, and there have been some exciting conceptual (e.g., cognitive behavioral conceptualization, moving toward “appropriated racial oppression”) and empirical (e.g., development of scales, correlates with mental health variables) developments. However, our review also revealed a need for more work that: (1) utilizes qualitative or mixed methods; (2) focuses on the experiences of different racial and ethnic groups; (3) investigates how internalized racism intersects with other forms of internalized oppression; (4) clarifies the connection of internalized racism with other theoretically similar phenomena; and (5) incorporates social justice and advocacy in clinical and community services to balance unequal power dynamics that perpetuate racism—the root cause of internalized racism. NOTES: important as a foundation for considering barriers to BIPOC acting as accomplices to each other | article Relations,Course Reading

*** ASIANS AGAINST ANTI-BLACKNESS READING GROUP

2020-06-20T23:00:19Z

A reading group syllabus with a list of readings focused on Black experience and anti-Blackness with a relative emphasis on Asian-Black relations. The resources link has discussion prompts and powerpoint for sessions. kw: relations | article Accomplices,Relations

***** PastKey: Historical TImelines of Racism and Racialized Minorities in the United States

2020-06-20T23:00:18Z

A history timeline focused on racism in the U.S. The default interactive mode combines points from all minority groups. You can access timelines for specific groups (Black, AsAms, Latinx, Indigenous Americans, MENA) through clicking the menu in the upper right corner, choosing "reference mode," clicking on the key icon to the left of the search box, and choosing the specific group. More specific timelines on Malcolm X, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and other topics can be accessed at "pastkey.org" | article Educational,Solidarity,Relations,Race/racism,ethnicity,Black American,Asian American,Native American,Latinx,MENA,teaching tool

*** Is solidarity amongst people of color realistic?

2020-06-20T22:00:18Z

Discusses a broader consideration of "middlemen" minorities, including AsAms and Latinx and how they are used (and collude) to maintain Black oppression. | article Relations

*** What We Get Wrong About ‘People of Color’

2020-06-20T22:00:17Z

Discusses how the phrase "People of Color" has gone from fostering solidarity to problemmatic as used to maintain and avoid addressing the specificity of anti-Blackness. Provides important critical analysis but fails to address the issue of fostering solidarity and the ways that the problemmatic shift in meaning is, itself, part of White supremacy strategy. | article Relations

*** The BIPOC Project

2020-06-20T22:00:17Z

kw: organization/movement | article ActionOrgs

**** Scholars for Social Justice

2020-06-20T22:00:16Z

SFSJ "formation of progressive scholars committed to promoting and fighting for a political agenda that insists on justice for all, especially those most vulnerable. " Petitions, education, actions, organizing. kw organizations | article ActionOrgs

*** Fostering inter-minority race-relations: An intervention with Black and Asian students at an urban university

2020-06-20T22:00:16Z

QUOTE: "Since immigration reform and the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s, increasing numbers of members of historically underrepresented groups (e.g. Blacks, Asians, Latino/as36) have been enrolling in higher educational institutions (NCES, 2005). Inter-minority dynamics (e.g., Black and Asian) are increasingly prevalent, particularly in urban educational contexts where minority group members are over-represented relative to suburban contexts (Kiang & Kaplan, 1994; Rosenbloom & Way, 2004). ...The purpose of this paper is to offer an intervention model for promoting positive race-relations between Black and Asian students on campus. Our model, by design, aims to attend to the unique power dynamics occurring in interactions between minority groups, and aims to encourage not only change in relations between group members, but also change at the institutional level.". kw: Black Asian relations | article Solidarity,Relations

**** Triangulated threat: A model of Black and Asian race-relations in a context of White dominance

2020-06-20T22:00:15Z

Centers White dominance in considering how Blacks and Asians are pitted against each other and internalize negative views that foster White supremacy and social distance between minorities. QUOTE: "By 2050, social scientists predict that racial minorities collectively will constitute more than half of the entire U.S. population (Bobo & Hutchings, 1996; Yancy, 2003). Complex interactions between minority groups are inevitable and raise questions about the relations between groups and groups’ members. In this chapter, we (a) integrate theory from political science and psychology to develop a model of “triangulated threat” for understanding Black and Asian relations outside of a Black–White paradigm, (b) review research on Blacks’ and Asians’ intergroup perceptions to support triangulated threat, (c) consider the implications of triangulated threat for social distance between Blacks and Asians, and (d) position triangulated threat within a context of White/European American dominance. Our chapter responds to recent calls in the literature for a paradigm shift in the ways in which we understand race relations (Alcoff, 2003; Perea, 1997). We offer “triangulated threat” as one model for community activists, theorists and researchers, and educators to move “beyond Black and White” in the ways in which they think, talk, teach, and write about race relations. Moreover, we position this model within a broader context of White/European American dominance, recognizing the ways in which the dominant White group’s constructions of racialized minority groups (i.e., the social constructions of the meanings of “Black” and “Asian”) promotes a “divide and conquer” strategy that maintains White power and privilege." | article

**** #Asians4BlackLives: Notes from the Ground

2020-06-20T22:00:15Z

ABSTRACT: This article was collectively written by four autonomous Asian American grassroots organizations inspired by the #Asians4BlackLives activist formation that emerged in the Bay Area at the end of 2014 in direct response to a call for solidarity by Black comrades through a crisscrossing constellation of Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) groups. In July 2018, one of the editors of this piece issued an open national call inviting radical Asian American groups working in solidarity with Black liberation and beyond to consider collectivizing our voices for a shared piece to submit. The anchoring commitment was to center active sites of struggle within the discourse of contemporary Asian American studies by profiling summary reflections from the ground... We brought [co-generated] these questions back to our local groups and curated summarized responses from our respective formations – all of which we have attempted to stitch together here. Within our groups and on these calls, we shared our political commitments, strategies that inform our ongoing organizing efforts, and key lessons learned based on the different sets of material, time, and space conditions within which all our groups are organizing. We discussed the parallel and unique challenges that each locale faced, especially around capacity, internal development, contexts for Asian-Black relations, countering anti-Black racism within our communities, and solidarity building. This article is a snapshot in time of what continues as an ongoing conversation, our own gesture of commitment to staying networked and building together as we also build within and beyond our formations. May Fu, Simmy Makhijani, Anh-Thu Pham, Meejin Richart, Joanne Tien & Diane Wong (2019) #Asians4BlackLives: Notes from the Ground, Amerasia Journal, 45:2, 253-270, DOI: 10.1080/00447471.2019.1671158 | article Solidarity

**** This Tree Needs Water!: A Case Study on the Radical Potential of Afro-Asian Solidarity in the Era of Black Lives Matter

2020-06-20T22:00:15Z

QUOTE: "In this essay, my main argument is that state-sanctioned violence, domestically and globally, as well as the geographic proximity of Black people and Asian Americans are motivating new iterations of Afro-Asian solidarity in the era of #blacklivesmatter. This article examines the complex history of Black and Asian American community formation in South Sacramento....South Sacramento’s settlement patterns involve a Southeast Asian refugee community...These are Asian Americans who have been differently racialized. To put it simply, they are not “model minorities.” Moreover, many carry with them explicit experiences of state-sanctioned violence and militarism. I turn to the narratives of local activists, community organizers, and artists to interrogate and better understand how they are working to actualize a new iteration of Afro- Asian solidarity in the era of #blacklivesmatter. This solidarity is directly informed by a shared experience with state-sanctioned violence, the dynamics of being in an urban environment, and of Black people and Southeast Asians being subjected to a similar racialization that often casts them as deviant. By foregrounding the narratives of Asian American activists across three generations – baby boomers, Generation X, and millennials – with differing approaches to solidarity building and activism, this work begins to illustrate emergent forms of Afro-Asian solidarities and their radical potential, underscoring contemporary modes of activism from a hyperlocal perspective. Jeanelle K. Hope (2019) This Tree Needs Water!: A Case Study on the Radical Potential of Afro-Asian Solidarity in the Era of Black Lives Matter, Amerasia Journal, 45:2, 222-237, DOI: 10.1080/00447471.2019.1684807 | article Solidarity,Relations

**** Like Crabs in a Barrel: Why Interethnic Anti-Racism Matters Now George Lipsitz

2020-06-20T22:00:14Z

QUOTE: "In places near the ocean where merchants sell live crabs, they display their wares in open barrels without tops. When the crabs try to escape by climbing up the sides of the barrel they always fail. As soon as one starts to climb up, the others who are also trying to escape pull it back down. When we try to overcome racism, sexism, homophobia, or class oppression, we often find ourselves in the position of crabs in a barrel. We work as hard as we can, but all our efforts fail to free us. We cannot get at the people who really have power, but we can reach someone from our own group or someone from another group no more powerful than our own. Instead of pulling ourselves up, we only pull someone else down. It is not hard to figure out why this happens. People with power want those they rule to be divided and to fight each other so they will not unite and fight side by side against their true enemy. If forced to make concessions to aggrieved groups, the powerful want the gains of one group to come at the expense of another, instead of acceding to a fundamental redistribution of resources and power. This “divide and conquer” strategy has been used more and more in recent years." | book Relations

*** Black and Vietnamese in Multimedia Syllabus

2020-06-20T22:00:13Z

QUOTE: "a list of (mostly) films, videos, and television shows, curated to present the multifaceted ways in which Black and Vietnamese people have been represented in relation on-screen....It’s not an easy list to watch at times; There are many instances in our shared history fraught with violence from colonization, from military aggression, from xenophobia, from misogyny, and from antiblackness. I invite you to engage with this material from a place of learning. The point is not to agree with everything but to understand overall the different discourses that have existed in the media. I hope that our journey doesn't end here!" | article Relations

*** "Asian Americans need to talk about anti-blackness in our communities"

2020-06-20T21:00:12Z

Addresses history of tensions, ways that AsAms have perpetuated anti-Black racism and internalized this within our own community (e.g. through colorism), addresses dvide-and-conquer strategy, and offers examples of prior solidarity. | article Anti-Blackness,Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations

*** Non-Black People of Color Need to Start Having Conversations About the Anti-Blackness in Our Communities

2020-06-20T21:00:12Z

General call to non-Black PoC to step up within our communities to address anti-Black racism. Offers suggestions for steps to do this that mostly mirror general ally actions and suggestions. | article Accomplices

*** Addressing Anti-blackness Within the Vietnamese/Chinese & Asian Community

2020-06-20T21:00:12Z

Open google doc compiling posts and resources related to addressing anti-Blackness in AsAm community. | article

***** Showing Up For Black People Is a Duty, Not a Transaction

2020-06-20T21:00:11Z

QUOTE: "For many non-Black people, knowledge of what Black people have done for the world is scarce. We were raised in a system that deliberately downplays or omits the contributions of Black people...[But] Our solidarity should be unanimous and absolute, without an explanation about what Black people contributed to our communities. Solidarity is not a transaction. Compassion should not be given only when we receive something in return."NOTES: considers true meaning of solidarity, not as transaction. | article Solidarity

*** Login • Instagram

2020-06-20T21:00:11Z

Graphic of three pronged anti-racism (anti-Blackness) for Asian Americans: comments emphasize the important inclusion of addressing self-hate and internalized racism. A great simple graphic capturing a complex process. kw: solidarity, accomplices | article Relations

*** Letters for Black Lives

2020-06-20T21:00:10Z

Letters for Black Lives 2020. A letter drafted for AsAms (and others) to share with their (older/immigrant) family members, explaining why BLM is vital. Translated into at least 30 different languages. "We began as a group of Asian Americans and Canadians writing an intergenerational letter to voice our concerns and support for the Black community. We have since grown to include other immigrant groups and communities of color. Our goal is to listen, support, and amplify the message of Black Lives Matter within our communities." See also the great conversation guide (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B7PrxYC0H9ECtPmx4x3OQyOPLKaQS4xMYVNQ2jtDV7c/edit?source=post_page-----ed27ea67eb2e----------------------) that has terrific, specific guidance about how to have these conversations, responses to specific questions, current specific instances, debunking myths and much more. | article Accomplices

*** A message to the Southeast Asian community regarding the Black Lives Matter movement

2020-06-20T21:00:10Z

QUOTE: "Before proceeding into this read, note that it is purposefully curt to highlight that non-black words about the Black Lives Matter movement are very not important right now. This is not a resource to learn about the BLM movement, it is one to explain why every Asian American should be involved in educating themselves and eventually becoming a part of the movement." | article Accomplices

*** 6 Ways Asian Americans Can Tackle Anti-Black Racism in Their Families

2020-06-20T21:00:09Z

Offers specific advice about approaching anti-Black racism with AsAm family members. Good but broad overview | article Accomplices

*** Take Action Against Anti-Blackness

2020-06-20T21:00:09Z

Guidance for specific actions to resist anti-Blackness. General, not AsAm specific. Places to donate, reading lists, other resources. | article BLM2020

***** Black and Asian-American Feminist Solidarities: A Reading List Black Women Radicals

2020-06-20T21:00:09Z

Awesome reading list of Black and Asian feminist solidarities. Hope! | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations

***** The Asian American Reply to Pandemic-Era Racism Must Be Cross-Racial Solidarity

2020-06-20T21:00:08Z

One of the best articles addressing need for AsAms to step up against anti-Blackness, with brief historical analysis emphasizing shared struggles and solidarity. Also recognizes relative privilege. Addresses also covid-19 response and racial inequity. | article Solidarity,Accomplices,Relations,BLM2020

*** 30+ Ways Asians Perpetuate Anti-Black Racism Everyday

2020-06-20T20:00:11Z

QUOTE: "It would be a massive missed opportunity if we fail to make the connection between the stories of Amy Cooper and Tou Thao and our daily behaviors. It’s easy to dismiss these as isolated incidents perpetuated by “racists” — but none of this is just one person’s racism coming to light and none of us is innocent.We all perpetuate anti-Black racism in our daily lives. We can’t fight anti-Black racism unless we can notice its manifestation in ourselves and others on a daily basis in our workplace, social interactions, and online engagement." | article Anti-Blackness

**** Its time for Asian Americans to unite in solidarity with black Americans

2020-06-20T20:00:11Z

QUOTE: "Asian Americans' privilege is an uncomfortable thing for us to consider, given the very hard journey our immigrant parents, grandparents or great-grandparents may have taken to carve out a place for us here, and the microaggressions (along with more explicit forms of racism) we still experience in our own lives.....[but] Asian Americans have a particular role to play as allies: We need to be loud. Because in the past, our silence has led to our being used as an example of a "good minority" that doesn't protest, a hardworking population that presents a counterfactual to the notion that America is racist, a magic eraser for 400 years of anti-blackness on this continent." | article Accomplices,BLM2020

*** Officer who stood by as George Floyd died highlights complex Asian American, black relations

2020-06-20T20:00:10Z

QUOTE: "Several experts expressed that this is a pivotal moment for Asian Americans to tackle the subject of anti-blackness in a productive way, beginning with unpacking the biases in their own communities by first confronting the historical context behind it." NOTE: provides brief analysis and history examples of Black-Asian relations in the context of White supremacy. | article Relations,BLM2020

*** 20+ Allyship Actions for Asians to Show Up for the Black Community Right Now

2020-06-20T20:00:09Z

List of specific things AsAms can do as allies, especially in moment of 2020 BLM | article Accomplices

*** 'Awoken' By N.Y. Cop Shooting, Asian-American Activists Chart Way Forward

2020-06-20T20:00:09Z

2016 Liang case where an AsAm police killed a Black man. AsAm community divided with some calling it an "accident" and stating that Liang (officer) was scapegoated in sentencing, | article Anti-Blackness,Relations

***** Prilleltensky, I. (2012). Wellness as fairness. American Journal Of Community Psychology, 49(1/2), 1-21. doi:10.1007/s10464-011-9448-8

2020-06-18T13:07:20Z

ABSTRACT: I argue that distinct conditions of justice lead to diverse wellness outcomes through a series of psychosocial processes. Optimal conditions of justice, suboptimal conditions of justice, vulnerable conditions of injustice, and persisting conditions of injustice lead to thriving, coping, confronting, and suffering, respectively. The processes that mediate between optimal conditions of justice and thriving include the promotion of responsive conditions, the prevention of threats, individual pursuit, and avoidance of comparisons. The mechanisms that mediate between suboptimal conditions of justice and coping include resilience, adaptation, compensation, and downward comparisons. Critical experiences, critical consciousness, critical action, and righteous comparisons mediate between vulnerable conditions of injustice and confrontation with the system. Oppression, internalization, helplessness, and upward comparisons mediate between persisting conditions of injustice and suffering. These psychosocial processes operate within and across personal, interpersonal, organizational and community contexts. Different types of justice are hypothesized to influence well-being within each context. Intrapersonal injustice operates at the personal level, whereas distributive, procedural, relational, and developmental justice impact interpersonal well-being. At the organizational level, distributive, procedural, relational and informational justice influence well-being. Finally, at the community level, distributive, procedural, retributive, and cultural justice support community wellness. Data from a variety of sources support the suggested connections between justice and well-being. | article

*** (PDF) Wellness as Fairness

2020-06-18T13:05:43Z

I argue that distinct conditions of justice lead to diverse wellness outcomes through a series of psychosocial processes. Optimal conditions of justice, suboptimal conditions of justice, vulnerable conditions of injustice, and persisting conditions of injustice lead to thriving, coping, confronting, and suffering, respectively. The processes that mediate between optimal conditions of justice and thriving include the promotion of responsive conditions, the prevention of threats, individual pursuit, and avoidance of comparisons. The mechanisms that mediate between suboptimal conditions of justice and coping include resilience, adaptation, compensation, and downward comparisons. Critical experiences, critical consciousness, critical action, and righteous comparisons mediate between vulnerable conditions of injustice and confrontation with the system. Oppression, internalization, helplessness, and upward comparisons mediate between persisting conditions of injustice and suffering. These psychosocial processes operate within and across personal, interpersonal, organizational and community contexts. Different types of justice are hypothesized to influence well-being within each context. Intrapersonal injustice operates at the personal level, whereas distributive, procedural, relational, and developmental justice impact interpersonal well-being. At the organizational level, distributive, procedural, relational and informational justice influence well-being. Finally, at the community level, distributive, procedural, retributive, and cultural justice support community wellness. Data from a variety of sources support the suggested connections between justice and well-being. | article

*** 5 Productivity Practices That Helped Me Finish My Dissertation | Inside Higher Ed

2020-06-13T08:00:06Z

5 Productivity Practices That Helped Me Finish My Dissertation | article

*** The rush to reopen colleges this fall ignores harsh scientific and ethical realities (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed

2020-06-08T19:54:08Z

The rush to reopen colleges this fall ignores harsh scientific and ethical realities (opinion) | article

*** CDC releases new guidance for colleges on reducing coronavirus spread

2020-06-08T19:54:07Z

CDC releases new guidance for colleges on reducing coronavirus spread | article

*** Underrepresented faculty members share the real reasons they have left various academic institutions (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed

2020-03-06T21:14:12Z

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*** Nine out of 10 people found to be biased against women

2020-03-05T07:48:08Z

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*** Rebecca Solnit: ‘Younger feminists have shifted my understanding’

2020-03-01T12:01:33Z

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*** Tar & Roses - Downtown, Santa Monica, CA

2019-08-17T18:47:42Z

Amazing restaurant by Santa Monica beach. Interesting and complex flavors for charcuterie boards and main dishes. One of the best. | article

*** A Collective Response to Racism in Academia

2019-08-03T15:53:41Z

A call out of the Chronicle of Higher Education's request to FoC to share experiences, with a great list of ways to undermine White supremacy in the academy through action rather than voyeurism | article White

*** A checklist to determine if you are supporting white supremacy (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed

2019-08-03T15:46:03Z

Good checklist about White faculty who "value diversity" but don't take action | article

**** Asian Americans Are the Least Likely Group in the U.S. to Be Promoted to Management

2019-07-28T00:27:10Z

Documents glass ceiling for AsAms, providing statistics in research in multiple professions including tech, law, banking, accounting, and generally. | article Informative, Asian American

*** Advice for dealing with criticism as a person of privilege in academe (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed

2019-07-27T22:34:12Z

Constructive and destructive criticism, effective strategies, primarily in a university environment. | article communication

*** Op-Ed: Israel just dropped the pretense of equality for Palestinian citizens

2019-07-27T22:04:15Z

A reaction to the law from a Palestinian member of Israel's parliament. | article Palestine

*** Israel passes controversial Jewish nation-state law

2019-07-27T21:58:37Z

Reactions to the law, with links to background information. | article Newsworthy, Palestine

*** "Always on my mind"

2019-07-25T21:09:01Z

A collection of photos and statements from older Palestinian refugees, together with signs of their names placed in their locations of origin, often within walking distance. | article

***** Israeli “self-defense” against Palestinians is logically impossible

2019-07-25T15:39:44Z

Provides a good overview of historical and contemporary context citing research. | article Informative

*** Anti-Semitism vs. anti-colonialism

2019-07-25T15:24:26Z

Israeli racist laws and colonial policies represent the Israeli government and not the Jewish people. | article

**** Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free | George Monbiot

2019-07-25T14:54:28Z

The need for open access to taxpayer funded research, Sci-Hub, the Public Library of Science, and Plan S. Why activists like Alexandra Elbakyan and Aaron Swartz, along with advocates like Stevan Harnad, Björn Brembs, Peter Suber and Michael Eisen are heroes. | article Informative, reading

**** Reverse Racism

2019-07-25T13:52:41Z

Reverse racism de-mystified with historical and systemic context and meaning. | video Funny, Race/racism, activism

*** How to Cope With the Current News Cycle as a Sexual Abuse Survivor

2019-07-25T04:36:11Z

Boundaries, triggering, obligation, help, breathe, grounding, self-care. | article Coping

*** 6 Tips for Making Your Conversations About Reproductive Rights More Trans-Inclusive

2019-07-25T04:19:06Z

Several suggestions, including a shift from access to abortion towards a movement for bodily autonomy. | article trans

*** It's not always good to write your résumé and cover letter in a linear chronology (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed

2019-07-25T03:58:33Z

Target the opportunity. Put the most important and relevant things first. | article cv, jobs, communication

**** The Performance of Transgender Inclusion

2019-07-25T03:50:45Z

Really clear explanation as to why round-robin pronoun introductions are not a good idea. | article LGBQ, trans, gender, allies

*** 5 Ways Your Critiques of Psychiatry Might Be Ableist

2019-07-25T03:31:40Z

Some clear perspective on a few common types of statements regarding mentally ill folks and psychiatry. | article disability, privilege

*** Why Auschwitz survivor Esther Bejarano supports BDS

2019-07-24T04:10:19Z

Rare persepective on Israel from someone who lived through all of the history. | article Resistance, Palestine, BDS

**** Privileged | By Kyle Korver

2019-07-24T03:46:41Z

Compelling personal testimony, perspective and call to action from a white professional basketball player. | article Eloquent, Race/racism, allies, Black American, White

**** Americans Strongly Dislike PC Culture - The Atlantic - Pocket

2019-07-24T03:28:14Z

Apparently a large percentage of the population perceives attention to problematic racial terms as a display of cultural superiority rather than a concern for social justice. | article Informative, activism, allies

**** The Nordic Model May Be the Best Cushion Against Capitalism. Can It Survive Immigration?

2019-07-24T02:47:34Z

Sweden is choosing between immigration as an investment in resources or a separatist hierarchical model. The first is high cost, the second could unravel the country. | article Informative

*** How to write a publishable journal article (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed

2019-07-24T02:21:55Z

Debunks some common myths and describes a few types of publishable articles. | article Informative, writing

**** How to teach students time-management skills (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed

2018-09-18T19:08:27Z

Tips for students to manage time and see more clearly what their time commitments actually are. | article life balance

**** The scientist-practitioner-advocate model: Addressing contemporary training needs for social justice advocacy.

2018-06-09T22:04:37Z

An example of therapy training social justice classes. | article Activism Training Example

**** Integrating social justice training into the practicum experience for psychology trainees: Starting earlier.

2018-06-09T22:03:43Z

An example of therapy training social justice classes. | article Activism Training Example

**** Social justice and applied psychology: practical ideas for training the next generation of psychologists.

2018-06-09T22:02:47Z

An example of therapy training social justice classes. | article Activism Training Example

**** Integrating disciplines for transformative education in health services: Strategies and effects.

2018-06-09T22:01:41Z

An example of teaching higher ed general social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** IX. Exploring Activism and Change: Feminist Psychology, Liberation Psychology, Political Psychology.

2018-06-09T22:00:47Z

An example of teaching higher ed general social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Research as a social justice tool: An activist’s perspective.

2018-06-09T21:59:54Z

An example of research methods and social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Rejecting the null: Research and social justice means asking different questions.

2018-06-09T21:59:03Z

An example of research methods and social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Borderland Journey: Stories from Deported Latinas

2018-06-09T21:58:09Z

An example of research methods and social justice. Also see these related articles: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sound-science-sound-policy/201510/nature-survival and https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sound-science-sound-policy/201509/crossing-the-line | article Activism Training Example

**** Decolonizing qualitative research through transformative community engagement: Critical investigation of resilience with Palestinian refugees in the West Bank.

2018-06-09T21:56:47Z

An example of research methods and social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Social justice at the microlevel: Working with clients' prejudices.

2018-06-09T21:55:38Z

An example of psychotherapy counseling social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Social justice advocacy: Community collaboration and systems advocacy.

2018-06-09T21:54:36Z

An example of psychotherapy counseling social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Beyond awareness of ‘difference’ and towards social action: ‘solidarity practice’ alongside young people.

2018-06-09T21:53:31Z

An example of psychotherapy counseling social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Multicultural organizational consultation: A social justice perspective.

2018-06-09T21:52:25Z

An example of organizational consulting for multicultural social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Psychologists as Organizational Change Agents.

2018-06-09T21:51:31Z

An example of organizational consulting for multicultural social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** Multicultural competencies in consultation.

2018-06-09T21:50:16Z

An example of organizational consulting for multicultural social justice. | article Activism Training Example

**** International disaster psychology ethics: A social justice model imbedded in a systems paradigm.

2018-06-09T21:49:13Z