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Sit Here
Sit Here Last night, you were in my dreams.Much like in real life,In the real time of our friendshipIn the real struggles of our relationship,We were awkward,We didn’t look each other in the eyes.When I saw your downcast eyes,I banished my gaze to the concrete as well. We were traveling somewhere,You chose not to sit…
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Honoring Carlos Bulosan
(Design by Nicole Ramirez) I’ve been re-reading Bulosan’s America Is In The Heart lately. Perhaps its my recent move to the Pacific Northwest, the Fall colors in Oregon, the beginning of the rainy season, or perhaps it because I just need to see these region of the U.S. through different eyes, not mine. My heart…
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The Presentation of Dave in Everyday Life
Two nights ago, R and I, along with some friends in Portland, went to go see Dave Chappelle on his new comedy tour. It was my first time seeing a comedy show live. I’d followed Dave’s career from The Chappelle Show and was always inspired by the way he kept it real about race…
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C. Wright Mills and The Wu Tang Clan
The Wu Tang Clan C. Wright Mills In the first week of my Intro to SOC class, I assigned students an essay called, “Society’s Impact On You” to help them apply what C. Wright Mills calls, “The Sociological Imagination.” Before I set them off to write this biographical exercise in the sociological imagination (teacher note:…
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Filipino Families on NPR
Filipino Families on NPR
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Talking to my Immigrant Parents about Trayvon Martin
On Saturday, in the midst of celebrating my cousin’s freshly pressed MBA, I received a text message from a comrade informing me that George Zimmerman was acquitted for murdering 15-year old Trayvon Martin. My heart felt heavy and light–heavy in despair for Trayvon’s lost life, his parents, his family and his friends; and light as…
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Class Discussion on Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Lesson objectives: Identify the main points and critiques of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Analyze the logics and critiques of the bill Explore the sociological links between immigration and race in the current contemporary political debate Resources: Students will have watched the film, “Lost in Detention” and read the below articles outlining the CIR bill…
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Why May 1 Matters
What is May 1? Four days before Cinco de Mayo. The day after April 30. AND, International Workers Day all over the globe. Whatever you need to do to remember it, do it. In the US, May 1 has also doubled for Immigrants/Workers Day. A kasama once said, “It’s like Christmas for workers.” Its the…
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May 1
Stand with immigrants, workers, communities of color, LGBTQ folks on Wednesday, May 1, 2013!
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We rose, but it won’t stop there
On Thursday, February 14, 2013, I rose and danced. Alongside sisters and brothers, elders and children, across cultural and generational communities, the People’s Power Rising contingent brought together communities of color under the banner of “end violence against women.” More importantly, our banner of violence against women worked to broaden the definition of “violence” to…
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