#StudentsofColor

[afrimericanone]

Good Afternoon Everyone... while we have been quiet... a lot is going on behind the scenes... we would like to invite you to our virtual community meeting for our Boston Prep Charter School cultural nutrition program on Aug 14th from 12-2pm. This program has been recognized by the Boston City Council - Ricardo Arroyo @ricardonarroyo and promises to introduce the cultural foods we all know and love into the Boston Public School cafeteria. Yes, that's right! Jollof Rice (the Nigerian kind) in the cafeteria with simultaneous cultural class instruction of the culture of Nigeria.... now imagine all the cultures at the school having the same opportunity. This is the future of diversity and inclusion! Students of color should see the food they eat at home in their schools. We will be discussing our data collected and looking for your feedback. Please get your FREE tickets in the bio.. See you there! https://linktr.ee/afrimericanone #culturalcompetency #culturalheritage #culturalcuisine #inclusion #blacklivesmatter #culturaldiversity #africandiaspora #africaunite #foodactivist #foodie #healthyfood #healthyeats #studentsofcolor (at Boston, Massachusetts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRwxmfXqrBj/?utm_medium=tumblr

[latinachikaspeaksmagazine]

I am so happy to announce another amazing collaboration I did for our podcast @intersectionalconvos ❗ I had the pleasure of talking about mentorship in grad school with Dra. Yvette Martinez-Vu from @gradschoolfemtoring podcast ❤ The episode will be released July 30th❗❗❗ This was my time doing a podcast that has a YouTube Channel, so check it out... or not because I was a nervous wreck🤣🤣🤣 #latinachikaspeaksmagazine #latinachikaspeakspodcasts #intersectionalconversations #latinamagazine #latinapodcast #latinassupportinglatinas #firstgenerationstudent #firstgen #firstgem #firstgeneration #firstgenerationcollegestudents #studentsofcolor #poc #woc #qpoc #mentorshipmatters #mentorship #mentors #collegesupport #graduateschool #gradstudent #gradschoolgrind #gradschoolproblems #latinacontentcreator https://www.instagram.com/p/CRg8ulogptr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[newadventuresawaits]

Shout out to my @wpi_oma team for putting together an amazing @wpi #studentsofcolor #reception at #president #laurieleshin home! (at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI))

[dmnsqrl]

Posted @withregram • @ms_kawi From The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People’s Children by Lisa D. Delpit See previous posts for context. See stories for excerpts from the article. #teachersofinstagram #socialjusticeeducation #teacherresources #antiracism #antiracisteducation #teachersofcolor #oaklandteachers #whiteteachers #backtoschool #decolonize #pedagogy #teacherresources #studentcentered #learning #blacklivesmatter #blm #classroom #curriculum #studentsofcolor #equity #teachersofoakland #abolitionistteaching #teachersofcolor #teacherideology #learning #teaching #literacy #ideology #decolonizeyourmind #quotes https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrEs_GnBbmb323_5_UQOuWl5vis6H-EHY0h1I0/?igshid=1me0vzxac4py1

[docchristorres]

Not gonna lie... this sign make my day every time I pass by it! #ilovewhatido #sunypotsdam #potsdamproud #potsdamexsci #dironaa #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #whowouldhavethought #diversityequityinclusion #studentsofcolor #facultyofcolor #latinxphds #latinxpride #afrocaribbean #boricua (at SUNY Potsdam) https://www.instagram.com/p/B606PUkFy3z/?igshid=10e47ouyuf3pw

[lewcyd]

2017年・3月・31日

   I went for a walk in the garden near my University before heading to the library and study some English Grammar.

[naijagalstudies]

New Studyblr Alert!

Is this me procrastinating from doing work? Lets call it productive procrastination hehe

Hi, I’m Chi-chi! 

About me:

First generation Nigerian American

First Year Osteopathic Medical Student (OMS I)

Future Ob/Gyn

Hobbies

Everything Afrobeats

Working Out

Dancing (mostly Afrobeats and Konpa)

Anime and Manga lover

Studying 

Why make a studyblr?

I love the studyblr community so I decided to come and add a little color as a POC student

To share my experience with applying to medical school as a non-traditional student

To share my experience navigating the world as a twenty something POC woman

More study motivation as I get unmotivated like you wouldn’t believe lol

To meet new friends! So don’t hesitate to send me asks, messages or any other way to interact :)

Inspired by

@studyign, @studentsofcolor, @emmastudies, @nontraditionalmedstudent-blog, @studydiaryofamedstudent

I'm so excited to have finally joined the studyblr community! 

[95percentmaine]

Meet Carolin Moreta, Machias. (Part 2)

When I met one-on-one with Carolin, president of the Black Student Union at the University of Maine Machias, she apologized to me. She said she isn't usually as pessimistic as she felt that day.

“I have a strong character, and I like to show my character, and I like to be me. When I'm not able to be me I feel really limited, and I don’t like that,” she said. “I definitely feel very oppressed sometimes, after being here [in Maine].”

Carolin is a first generation immigrant from Lawrence, Massachusetts, born to Dominican parents, who grew up in a neighborhood where everyone was either Dominican, Puerto Rican or black. Her first experience in Maine, at a boarding school, ended abruptly: “I didn’t know it was going to be such a culture shock...I didn't feel smart enough at all. My values were different than other people’s values, I spoke differently, I didn’t understand as much, I just felt inadequate. And it would all build up. And it all built up until the day that I finally was kicked out.”

She came to the University of Maine Machias, motivated and looking for redemption, after being recruited at a college fair. Despite her high G.P.A. and dean’s list status, the lack of students with a similar background to hers started to wear on her. Carolin recounted a few experiences when she felt singled out or othered, once by a police official who visited her class and told her that the state’s drug problem was attributed to out-of-state students, which she felt meant “brown or black people.” He also told her that she could return to Massachusetts if she didn’t like Maine. At the beginning of the academic year, she said she was confused for another student of color who looked nothing like her.

“It’s just a matter of people getting to know other people and feeling comfortable speaking about race, because this place, you know, with the migrant workers with people coming in, I feel like it is getting more diverse,” said Carolin, “The community is recognizing people coming, but I don’t feel like they’re knowing what to do. They’re just staring and assuming.”

At the time of our conversation Carolin said she was planning to transfer to another school, and switch her major from creative writing to urban studies. “I care so much about race awareness and I feel like that's my mission,” said Carolin. "We’re often told, especially here, to not say certain things a certain way, so we don’t make nobody feel uncomfortable, but that's not how it is back at home." Even among other students of color, she feels she has to hold back, because they don't feel as strongly about racial issues on campus. "I want to be around people who are just as passionate as me who are not scared to talk about race."

[dominicanslovehaitians]

“Recently, a Duluth school district in Minnesota decided to drop Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" & Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" from its required reading list because of the books' use of the n-word. Many white-authored classics are racist & damaging to students of color, & their usage of racial slurs is merely the tip of the iceberg for why texts such as these should be left off of literature syllabi. Both incorporate the common white-savior/"magical negro or native" trope whereby #Indigenous, Brown and Black characters exist as mere devices to help white characters attain moral enlightenment. Some critics argue that the Duluth school district's decision was a mistake because the books teach students about #racism. This is only the case, of course, if by "students" we mean white students. Indigenous, Brown and Black students don't learn anything about racism written from the oppressor's point of view. Instead, #whitesavior books reinforce the extremely demeaning and derogatory notion that Indigenous, Black, & Brown people exist only to serve the needs, goals & aspirations of white people—which when read could increase students' stress levels, while also negatively impacting their self-esteem & limiting their ability to see themselves as powerful agents of change in the world. What we teach students about people from marginalized communities should be authentic; & to be authentic, it should come from marginalized authors & the richly drawn characters they create. If #ZoraNealeHurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God," or #OctaviaButler's "Kindred" replaces "The Adventures of #HuckleberryFinn" or "#ToKillaMockingbird”, students, particularly white students, will not only be reading more rigorous, realistic & layered books about the Black community, they will understand bigotry at a deeper, systemic level. Our policies about racism in school texts must go far above & beyond a conversation about racial slurs. Indigenous & #studentsofcolor deserve to have the same privilege in #education that white students have always had—the opportunity to examine & imagine the full extent of their humanity...” Repost @theconsciouskid #decolonize #nowthis

[tallmantall]

#JamesDonaldson On #MentalHealth - #College #MentalHealthSupports Reduce #SuicideRisk 84% In #LGBTQ #Students

Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com New #TrevorProject brief finds most have access to #mentalhealthservices on campus, yet many still face barriers to getting care The Trevor Project By Beth Hawkins #LGBTQ #students whose college or university provides #mentalhealthservices had 84% lower odds of attempting #suicide in the past year than those who had no access, according to a new brief from The #TrevorProject. And while the vast majority, 86%, reported that their college offers such services, a significant number of #students cited barriers to access.  The data is drawn from the organization’s fourth annual survey of #LGBTQ #youth #mentalhealth, which reported steady increases in the number of respondents who report unique risk factors such as harassment, violence and the need to come out over and over in uncertain circumstances; problems finding and getting care; and negative impacts from both the #pandemic and a wave of anti-transgender and “don’t say #gay” legislation.  Overall, a third of #LGBTQ college #students seriously considered #suicide last year and 7% attempted it, according to the nonprofit, which advocates for safe environments for #queer #youth. Both rates were significantly higher among #LGBTQ #studentsofcolor and #transgender and #nonbinary #students.  #LGBTQ #youth aren’t inherently prone to #suiciderisk because of their identity, but rather because of mistreatment, says Hannah Rosen, a research associate with the organization. “The #TrevorProject’s research has consistently shown that #LGBTQ #youth, unfortunately, deal with a significant amount of #LGBTQ-based victimization, including #bullying and discrimination based on their #sexualorientation or #genderidentity.” Thirty-two percent of those who had access to #mentalhealthservices seriously considered #suicide, versus 46% of those who did not. Twenty-two percent of those with no access to college services attempted #suicide, compared with 6% of those who had care available.  Yet, even though 86% reported their college provided #mentalhealthservices to #LGBTQ #students, many also said there were barriers to getting care. One third said they did not feel comfortable going, 29% reported long wait lists and 17% had privacy concerns.  #Queer #students attending colleges with an #LGBTQ center or other cultural resource also reported having fewer thoughts of #suicide and making fewer attempts. More than six in 10, 63%, said their college offered these services. More than 40% of #students at campuses that lacked an #LGBTQ center said they had considered #suicide in the past year, while 9% had attempted it. By contrast, rates dropped to 30% and 6%, respectively, on campuses with specific support services.   The number of #LGBTQ #youth overall who reported seriously considering #suicide rose from 40% in 2020 to 45% in 2022, according to Trevor researchers. The number reporting #depression rose from 55% to a peak of 62% in 2021, before dipping to 58% this year. Rates of #anxiety rose from 68% to 73% during the same period, while the rate at which #queer #youth attempted #suicide stayed relatively constant, at 15% versus 14%.   Virtually all #transgender and #nonbinary respondents to the 2022 survey reported worrying they would be denied gender-affirming medical care or access to bathrooms and sports teams.  #James Donaldson notes:Welcome to the “next chapter” of my life… being a voice and an advocate for #mentalhealthawarenessandsuicideprevention, especially pertaining to our younger generation of students and student-athletes.Getting men to speak up and reach out for help and assistance is one of my passions. Us men need to not suffer in silence or drown our sorrows in alcohol, hang out at bars and strip joints, or get involved with drug use.Having gone through a recent bout of #depression and #suicidalthoughts myself, I realize now, that I can make a huge difference in the lives of so many by sharing my story, and by sharing various resources I come across as I work in this space.  #http://bit.ly/JamesMentalHealthArticleOrder your copy of James Donaldson's latest book,#CelebratingYourGiftofLife:From The Verge of Suicide to a Life of Purpose and Joy http://www.celebratingyourgiftoflife.com In June, the college-ranking website BestColleges.com reported that one fourth of queer #students have considered dropping out because of challenges to their psychological well-being, and 92% said their #mentalhealth has negatively impacted their college experience.  That study found #LGBTQ #students struggled to tap into new and supportive friend networks and to find #counselors who understood their identities or who were queer themselves.   Meanwhile, the higher ed collaborative Proud and Thriving Project, which works to strengthen #mentalhealthservices of #LGBTQ #students, found much higher rates of #anxiety, #loneliness, #isolation among that population than their #cisgender and #heterosexual peers. “No matter what amount of resources a college or university has, campus leaders can start by taking small steps to educate themselves on #LGBTQ people and topics — and make their campus environment more inclusive,” says Rosen. “Even simple actions such as including gender-affirming language in materials, or self-educating about different #LGBTQ identities and terminology, can make a huge difference in affirming #LGBTQ #college #students.”  Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com Read the full article

[surveycircle]

Tweeted

Participants needed for online survey! Topic: "Racism, Mental Health, and Academic Performance in College Athletes" https://t.co/f2MMmciEBO via @SurveyCircle #studentathletes #poc #StudentsOfColor #ncaa #athletes #CollegeAthletes #survey #surveycircle https://t.co/jFrqU633Bg

— Daily Research @SurveyCircle (@daily_research) Feb 14, 2022

[dmnsqrl]

Posted @withregram • @ms_kawi And we need to be determined to do both. #assatashakur #quotes #teachersofinstagram #socialjusticeeducation #teacherresources #antiracism #antiracisteducation #teachersofcolor #oaklandteachers #whiteteachers #backtoschool #decolonize #pedagogy #teacherresources #studentcentered #learning #blacklivesmatter #blm #classroom #curriculum #studentsofcolor #equity #teachersofoakland #abolitionistteaching #teachersofcolor #teacherideology #learning #teaching #literacy #ideology #decolonizeyourmind https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrElKXHjeysRyAdR_zdwcm025iuC-hipiirKM0/?igshid=ncab5buhfuwh

[hapa-studies]

I’ve been really inactive on here lately, and I’m rebranding for the start of this semester, so let me do a formal introduction!

I’m Plum, a 19 y/o Korean-American biracial film student! I’m a third-year at Indiana University Bloomington, and I’m majoring in Media with a concentration in Cinema Media Arts: Studies and Production, with a specialization in screenwriting. (It’s a mouthful, I know ^^) This semester I am a production intern for a locally-taped PBS program called The Weekly Special, so I will likely be blogging about my experiences there along with my notes and bujos ^^;;

I’m not a science major, or a history major, or an English major, like many of the beautiful blogs I see on here, but I love what I do and I have a lot of pride about the work I’m doing, so I’m hoping you guys will enjoy navigating the wonderful world of media with me :)

@studentsofcolor @studysthetics @hayley-studies @hogwartsstudiess @gaystudies @studypetals

[studentsofcolor]

I’m a biracial Korean-American studying Film and Media as an undergrad- I’m from California, but I’m currently attending Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. 

I went to high school in a predominantly Asian city, and it was insanely competitive. I was caught off-guard by it, as I had just come in from an IBMYP program in middle school, and I had falsely thought that public high school would be a breeze after that. I was certainly wrong, as essentially every kid I knew was putting in 6+ hours outside of school in tutoring and SAT classes, a time commitment that I had never needed to skate by in school- however, the pressure from a lot of their first-gen families had them passing me up.

It was kind of a crazy and weird experience, and the first time that I really felt “othered.” I tried to separate myself from the other Asian kids, play up my “whiteness,” because I felt like it was the only identity I could embrace compared to all of the other Asians that felt so much more “Asian” than me.

Fast-forward to college in Indiana, where I suddenly find that I’m the “token Asian” in any given friend group- and I realized very quickly that I’m not as white as true white people, either. I spent last year in a kind of identity crisis, cut off from Asian influences that I hadn’t realized had so pervaded my life. I took Korean as my foreign language, as I was able to test ahead, but I found it full of Chinese international students and white fetishists with two other biracial Koreans.

I started asking myself deep questions about who I am and where I fit in, as I started to embrace more of my Korean culture in an attempt to reclaim what I felt that I had lost. The Asians back home had assigned me a white identity. The white people here assigned me a Korean one. And I was stuck feeling like I deserved neither.

I’m still figuring it out, but I’m also starting to really learn and discover what it means to be biracial. I’m learning that it’s really a new kind of experience, and I’m currently starting the process of mapping out a new script that draws on my experiences as a biracial Asian in the Bay Area. 

- Submitted by @asugarplumfairy 

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