by Caroline Love In a society with racial divisions, it is better to be counted than to be ignored. The U.S Census provides no way of knowing how many people who trace their ancestry to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live in the United States. That’s because the Census categorizes … Continue reading The MENA Dilemma: Being Counted in a Racialized America
By Dulce Galicia, MPP ’20, for the Latino Community Foundation Continue reading Representation of the Latino Community in Redistricting
By Melanie Burgarino, MPP Candidate 2017 In the Bay area, everybody has something to say about the housing crisis. Who is to blame? I’ve got the quick and dirty answer, it’s the NIMBY, and Obama’s got my back on this one. “Not In My Backyard,” or “NIMBY,” is jargon used by planning and policy nerds … Continue reading Don’t be a NIMBY, be a YIMBY
By Sharon Robinson, MPP 2015 “Being male and black in Oakland means being about as likely to be killed as to graduate from high school ready for college. “ —Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle African American adolescent males are affected by physical and emotional stressors that include “adverse experiences such as racism, poverty, incarceration, … Continue reading African American Adolescent Males: Living Stressfully in Alameda County
Sabine Nicole Talaugon, MPP 2013 In California, K-12 public school curriculum often distorts and underrepresents American Indian history, culture, and governance. This historical bias is inherited from materials in the past that sought to justify the genocide, indentured servitude, forced relocation and forced educational assimilation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) people. Historical bias … Continue reading Addressing “Anti-Indian” Historical Bias in California Public Schools Through Best Practices
