What goes into differentiating “good” from “bad” in this binary conception of immigrants? Why are some perceived as “different?” Is it the fact that he is educated? Or that he speaks with no accent? Is it because he is working in a career that most consider “respectable?”
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Our team recently discussed rhetoric that is “provocative for the sake of being provocative.” I recalled an article I was assigned as an undergraduate: Hanna Rosin’s “The End of Men.” I might have laughed if I weren’t so anxious about people’s rights being stripped away.
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In a recent interview, I was told I am “still American” even though I’m from Hawaii. This happens to me a lot. Hawaii has long been seen as a mystical tropical paradise, which has led to a harmful dynamic wherein people go to Hawaii to exploit the land and dehumanize its people. One of the clearest memories from my childhood is the “Clean Up the Beaches” campaign led by Governor Linda Lingle’s administration that led to several of my family members and friends being forced from their homes. Policies enacted to create a more “palatable and tourist-friendly” Hawai’i Nei leave Native Hawaiians with no choice but to leave their sacred land. Only 10.06% of Hawaii’s population is Native Hawaiian – what is wrong with this picture?
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We have a long way to go when it comes to equitable representation on our screens — and progress can’t just rest on the shoulders of the few creatives of color in powerhouse positions such as Rhimes, Tyler Perry, Kenya Barris, Mindy Kaling, Lena Waithe, and Michaela Coel, who along with their peers, currently provide the bulk of opportunities for BIPOC talent. Allies also have to step up to do their part and the industry as a whole must organize to ensure accountability.
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For anyone involved in learning and development, it’s not enough to just build well-designed DEI training programs. To ensure sustainable, systemic progress, we need to examine the underlying biases that exist at the very core of an organization’s learning development infrastructure. Regardless of the subject matter, all training should be grounded in inclusive and equitable practices. Yet, often training materials do not represent diversity and may even reinforce stereotypes and biases.
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As if I weren’t already a huge Gabrielle Union and Ellen Pompeo fan, their recent talk on...
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For months and months, the 2018 Midterm Elections captivated the nation’s attention. Our...
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Australia has made a seemingly small but hugely impactful change to their currency with the...
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It probably goes without saying that diversity and inclusion work is tied to the nature of work...
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The Winters Group advances a model called the 4Es™ to suggest how we can become more...
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Peeling away my jacket from my shoulders on an unseasonably warm autumn afternoon, I settled...
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Today is International Day of the Girl, National Coming Out Day, and this month is National...
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