Books, Articles, PDFs, and other Helpful Resources
Below are resources that students can use to facilitate important conversations around race and ethnicity issues and to continue to develop their own skillset on the importance of building inclusive classrooms and promoting a safe environment for all students.
There has been a lot of talk in the media recently ABOUT Arabs. So, we wanted to talk WITH Arabs about how they feel people see them and how they see themselves. Tell us, how does the world see YOU? Do you feel defined by your skin color, gender, or maybe even your religion?
"Chinese are not the same as Japanese, are not the same as Koreans, Filipinos, or Thai, or Indians..." We talked with people from a variety of Asian cultures about how they think the world sees them. How does the world see YOU? Do you feel defined by your skin color, gender, or maybe even your religion?
"We're not a cookie-cutter version of what Hollywood or the media projects about what we look like... " Have you ever been told you don't look like the culture you come from? How do you think people see you?
Seattle Times video project about the words we use to talk about race — have ranged from “this left me conflicted” to “this made me reflect” to “this rustled my jimmies.”
The project features 18 people explaining what a dozen terms mean to them, including diversity, person of color, microaggression, institutional racism and white fragility.
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