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         Final Project Blog Post       I am an elementary education major, so anything to do with the public schools or students is pretty close to my heart. The entirety of the semester we have been discussing racism, discrimination, etc. and how much it affects this country. We've briefly discussed these issues in the context of schools, however I wanted to explore this idea a little bit more. My target audience was teachers or aspiring teachers, so we could all learn together ways in which we can best help the students in our classroom. I decided to create a graphic to reach this audience. I know that when I am scrolling through social media, I am often drawn to things that have pictures, are easy to read, and have big, main ideas written, rather than a lot of text.      As of right now, I have not heard back from the authors of the article, and therefore have received no feedback. I am not sure if I will...

 

      Nativism, Immigration Policy, and Racial Justice      Racism and nativism have been connected since the beginning of our country's history. Nativism is the belief that native-born citizen are superior over immigrants. This often leads of native racism, which is often closely tied with discrimination against certain racial groups. This unfortunately has been prevalent in the US since America's "discovery". The US also has a record of banning certain groups throughout  history; Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, etc. Immigration is still a very pressing issue today. This week in class we watched a couple videos regarding immigration, however, the video entitled "Deported" spoke to me particularly. In this short film, a family discusses the deportation of their brother and how their family was split up. Their parents originally moved to the US in the 80s from Cambodia to escape the violence occurring there. To go through all of these hardships and fig...

 Neurodiversity           Our system is not created for neurodiverse individuals, and therefore these individuals face institutionalized discrimination, much like people of color (their struggles are not the same, however, they are both at a systematic disadvantage). Something that struck me from this weeks slides was the statement "disability results not from autism itself but from living in a society which tends to be physically, socially, and emotionally inhospitable towards autistic people".      In the Juicervose podcast, parents discuss what it was like finding out their young son had autism in the 90s and the signs that led them to seek help. They said that their son, Owen, began acting strangely; not making eye contact, not listening, etc. and that they were concerned, so they took him to doctors. The said when they got the initial  diagnosis, their thought was "The Hangover". The doctors said t...

 MENA Experiences      In an article we read this week entitled, "A Model of Cumalitve Racial-Ethnic Trauma Among Americans of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Descent" discusses the trauma MENA Americans face. It includes a model of cumulative racial-ethnic trauma, which features microlevel factors including historical trauma, national context, and institutional discrimination. It also discusses two micro level factors which are interpersonal discrimination and identity and recognition. Some outcomes on the macro level include: feelings of belonging vs alienation, their opportunity vs disadvantage, and freedom versus restriction. These refer to outcomes for the entire group. Some individuals outcomes include: fear, hopelessness, and alienation, and physical and mental health conditions.      In the vide "From Aleppo to LA" you see the girl featured coming to terms with living in America and understan...