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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Average Little Black Girl
the ones with the straight hair to those with the natural naps those we see we are to wonder “who do they think they be?“ lady, miss black sister who am i to help these average little black girls? do … Continue reading
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Breaking Tradition with “The Way Things Are”
IT’S INTERESTING THAT WE, as a society, talk about hate crimes in this country when it comes to race and sexual orientation, but neglect to address the epidemic of hate crimes based on gender alone. Violence against women continues to … Continue reading
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Respect for Mexicano Families: An Interview with Martina Miranda-Lugo
MARTINA MIRANDA-LUGO WAS BORN in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. 21 years ago. She has lived in Urbana for the last 13 years. In 1995, when Martina arrived with her family to the area, she recalls … Continue reading
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Asian Women, US Immigration, and Citizenship
ASIANS HAVE BEEN THE ONLY RACIAL or ethnic group in the United States to be excluded by name from immigrating to the United States. In Asian American Studies, we usually point to the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 as the … Continue reading
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Man Up! Being an Ally to Women
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH IS AN OPPORTUNITY to both understand the past and set our sights on our future. Part of this future is men, men becoming allies to women. When men come to understand sexism, it usually isn’t of our … Continue reading
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From the Inside Out
ACCORDING TO A RECENT NEW YORK TIMES article, one adult out of 100 is incarcerated. Over 1.5 million adults—largely Black and Latino—have become part of this growing population. Yet, what’s generally left out of the discussion is that women prisoners … Continue reading
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The University of Illinois Experience: From One Muslim Woman
OFTEN, WHEN I AM SITTING IN A CLASSROOM, I cannot help but be fully cognizant of the fact that I look different from everyone else. This is a common feeling for any minority, and I, as a headscarf donning Muslim … Continue reading
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Women in Pakistan: A Socio-Political Profile
THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF PAKISTANI WOMEN who attend the University of Illinois. For the most part, the realities of women in Pakistan are seldom discussed or engaged in any substantive manner on the college campus. Knowledge of women in … Continue reading
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Women’s Resistance in Manipur
WOMEN’S BODIES ARE POWERFULLY CODED. As long as they do not disrupt business as usual, they are marveled at, desired, and even respected. Otherwise, they are to be restricted, consumed and fenced. Institutions such as marriage, prison and family are … Continue reading
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Independent Media Still Remains Unequal
WOMEN’S VOICES ARE JUST NOT HEARD. If you randomly turn on the radio for an hour during any program (music or public affairs), count how many times you hear a woman’s voice and even more rare, a woman of color … Continue reading
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The Big Bad Wongsta
KRISTINA WONG IS A CHINESE AMERICAN solo performer, writer, actor, educator, activist, and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. She was an Artist in Residence at UIUC last year. Her work has been described as feminist, activist, hip-hop, and most often, … Continue reading
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Dead-ication
To my great, great, grandmother, Vinnie Banks, great-grandmothers, Priscilla Subtlet, Julia Jones, Carrie May Scott, my grandmothers Millie Jones-Gamble and Fannie Davis, and all those who have returned through my womb. The circle was drawn six intersecting lines —radius bound— … Continue reading
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Sister Dorothy Hennessey: Activist for Peace and Justice
IN HER EARLY TWENTIES, Dorothy Hennessey joined the Franciscan community in Dubuque. For most of her life she was busy teaching in Catholic schools in Iowa. She remembered that in her early years she was a very conservative person. When … Continue reading
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A Legacy for the Next Seven Generations
Yá’át’ééh. Shi éí Charlotte Davidson yinishyé. Tó’ aheedliinii éí nishli dóó Waterbuster Clan báshíshchíín. Áádóó Kinlichíi’nii éí da shichei dóó Flint Knife Clan éí da shinálí. MY NAME IS CHARLOTTE DAVIDSON. I am born to Water- Flows-Together and I am … Continue reading
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Consuming Icons: A Report from the Field
“I LOST MY LEG SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE YOUR VOICE!” Eric Alva, barked at my friend Bess, as he wrapped on the titanium of his prosthetic leg. Eric Alva, former U.S. Marine and a keynote speaker at the Midwestern, … Continue reading
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Struggle and Unity in the Politics of Angela Davis
IN FEBRUARY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS hosted the annual Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference—Liberty and Justice For All: Voting for Change. The insipid “unifying” theme paralleled the goals of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the wealthiest political … Continue reading
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Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day and Being Irish
UNOFFICIAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY is a bar-developed holiday that reduces Irishness to slogans like “Drink Until You’re Irish.” Compared to the sustained and openly abusive treatment endured by so many individuals and groups, this is a passing and minor issue. … Continue reading
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A Toxic Legacy: Douglass Park Residents In Their Own Words
FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE DOUGLASS PARK neighborhood, the vacant lot at 5th and Hill has a distinctively toxic legacy. People with a connection to the neighborhood have long suspected that the site was a source of problems. As they … Continue reading
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Making Sense of the Iraqi War with Boricua Eyes
MARCH 19, 2008 MARKS THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the Iraq War. The US has reported approximately 4,000 deaths and 30,000 wounded. In Iraq, the staggering loss is estimated to be over 1,000,000 deaths, by direct or indirect consequences of US … Continue reading
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