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Addressing Asian American/Pacific Islander College Students’ Mental Health Needs

Expert Recommendations — Executive Summary In May 2021, amidst increasing reports of anti-Asian hate crimes, the Steve Fund and the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan convened a group of eight experts in Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) history, college students, and mental health. The group proposes that colleges and universities adopt…

Mental Health

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Addressing Asian American/Pacific Islander College Students’ Mental Health Needs
Addressing Asian American/Pacific Islander College Students’ Mental Health Needs

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The Intersection of Power, Race, and Commerce

Introduction by series curators, Dr. Roland L. Leak, associate professor of marketing at North Carolina A&T, and Rebekah Modrak, professor of art at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor In the wake of massive racial protests over the past year, some companies began the work of re-evaluating how their brand messaging…

Power

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The Intersection of Power, Race, and Commerce
The Intersection of Power, Race, and Commerce

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Educators for Change: Marginalization and Anti-Racist Curriculum in the Classroom

Introduction by series curator Dr. Lata Murti, associate professor of sociology at University of Massachusetts Global “Educational institutions are the ONE thing that we all do for 13 years,” writes Dr. Trinity Davis in her contribution to this series. But our experiences of these institutions differ widely according to race…

Teaching

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Educators for Change: Marginalization and Anti-Racist Curriculum in the Classroom
Educators for Change: Marginalization and Anti-Racist Curriculum in the Classroom

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Environmental Racism and Justice

Introduction by Series Curator Amy J. Schulz, Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education and University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan “Environmental racism is racial discrimination in environmental policymaking. It is racial discrimination in the enforcement of regulations and law. It is…

Racism

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Environmental Racism and Justice
Environmental Racism and Justice

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·Jun 5

No Sacrifice Zones in Research Either!

Lessons from A Community Science Research Partnership in South-East Queens — By Rebecca Bratspies, Dawn Roberts-Semple, Luz Guel, Andrea Scarborough, Maida Galvez, Oster Bryan, Walter Dogan, Danielle Dubno-Hammer, Lauretta Humphrey, and Michael Scotland Our research collaboration began with a brief query: ‘We are having problems with waste transfer stations in our neighborhood. Can I call you?’ This short message was a…

Environmental Justice

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No Sacrifice Zones in Research Either!
No Sacrifice Zones in Research Either!

Published in Spark: Elevating Scholarship on Social Issues

·Jun 5

Toxic Communities of Color: Reparation and Rebirth

A Story Told in Black and White: Segregation and Injustice in Port Arthur — By Sharon A. Croisant, Hilton Kelley, and Krista Bohn A Story Told in Black and White: Segregation and Injustice in Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas is a small city in East Texas on the shores of Sabine Lake which straddles the Texas/Louisiana border. The town was established in the late…

Environment

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Toxic Communities of Color: Reparation and Rebirth
Toxic Communities of Color: Reparation and Rebirth

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·Jun 5

Mobilizing Black Environmentalism and Data Justice

Taking a Critical Race Approach to Environmental Research and Data — By Faithe J. Day In 2014, I was introduced to the intersection of Environment Racism and Justice through the Flint Water Crisis. During this time, I saw how organizing efforts and coalitions could be used to address localized environmental concerns because much of what we knew about the water crisis…

Race

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Mobilizing Black Environmentalism and Data Justice
Mobilizing Black Environmentalism and Data Justice

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·Jun 5

The Intersectionality of Environmental Justice and Women of Color

Birmingham, AL “She-roes” in the EJ Movement — By Shauntice Allen, Haley Lewis, and Nina Morgan What is Environmental Justice? Environmental justice involves the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Essentially, no group of…

Women

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The Intersectionality of Environmental Justice and Women of Color
The Intersectionality of Environmental Justice and Women of Color

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·Jun 5

Unearthing Lead: Solving the Mystery Behind Pollution Maps

By Juan Manuel Rubio In 2017, Yvette Cabrera walked the streets of Santa Ana with a portable XRF machine, a device used for measuring heavy metals in the soil. Cabrera, an investigative reporter researching the effects of lead poisoning on Latinx youth, took to the streets of Santa Ana because…

Environment

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Unearthing Lead: Solving the Mystery Behind Pollution Maps
Unearthing Lead: Solving the Mystery Behind Pollution Maps

Published in Spark: Elevating Scholarship on Social Issues

·Jun 5

Sacred Lands from Sacrifice Zones?

Himdag: Indigenizing Decision Making and Revitalizing Abandoned Mines in Indian Country — By Oral Saulters and Laurie Suter “In Native American oral tradition, the reverence which humans have for the Earth is a story told many times, in many places, in many languages; if you would know the Earth for what it really is, learn it through its sacred places” — N…

Indigenous

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Sacred Lands from Sacrifice Zones?
Sacred Lands from Sacrifice Zones?
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