Special Message from Emerita Faculty, Special Panel Today! Missing & Murdered Indigenous Womxn, Webinar this week! Testimonies of Migration, Detention, and Solidarity, Turning Wheel Hits the Streets to Address the Digital Divide, Senior Spotlight Juliette Mohr: Wise Medicine, Senior Spotlight Delaney Tax: Liberatory Love, Senior Spotlight Valerie Jaimes: Trust Your Power, Faculty & Sta Updates, Dr. Angel Hinzo: Dropping Knowledge, Executive Assistant Esther Aguilar: Puzzle Therapy, Alumni News Sarah Lynn Miralles, Class of 2010, Alumni News Jane Henderson, Class of 2017,https://digital.sandiego.edu/ethn-newsletters/1006/thumbnail.jp

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University of San Diego Digital USD Ethnic Studies Department Newsletters Department of Ethnic Studies 10-26-2020 USD Department of Ethnic Studies Newsletter 2:2 Department of Ethnic Studies Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/ethn-newsletters  Part of the Ethnic Studies Commons Digital USD Citation Department of Ethnic Studies, "USD Department of Ethnic Studies Newsletter 2:2" (2020). Ethnic Studies Department Newsletters. 7. https://digital.sandiego.edu/ethn-newsletters/7 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Ethnic Studies at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ethnic Studies Department Newsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact digital@sandiego.edu. View in browserUSD Department of Ethnic Studies Newsletter 2:2Special Message from EmeritaFacultyDear Ethnic Studies Friends,For Mexican Americans/Chicanxs and manyothers, Day of the Dead celebrations coincidewith Halloween. This tradition, however,celebrates the cyclical nature of all life: deathimplies rebirth, what was will come again,nothing is permanent. Many of the events of 2020 have been seenbefore, but they resurge with newpermutations and implications. Voter suppression, violence against Black people, theattack on women’s rights, pandemics and economic collapse surge and subside withthe ongoing power struggles for competing visions of the economic and social order.This time around, I have been inspired by the power and global signi cance ofresistance against economic and political repression. Many people of all kinds hit thestreets to protest the murder of unarmed Black men and women. The overt and almostcomic attempts at voter suppression are sending thousands of people of all races tostand in line for hours to vote. These are violations we once associated primarily withJim Crow laws. At USD, I have been privileged to sit in on faculty coalitions thatsupport our brave Black faculty’s long overdue demands for racial justice andinstitutional transformation. The greatest inspiration has surely been the people going out, often at personal risk,to march, to protest, to challenge authority, and to vote. I would add, as an EthnicStudies educator, that if one wanted to understand this historical moment, it would beimpossible without our curriculum; and that is why the current administration in D.C.has tried to suppress all teaching about white supremacy, slavery, and unconsciousbias.In the spirit of this celebration, we can answer the voices of repression with thedicho/saying: “They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.”Gail PerezProfessor EmeritaSPECIAL PANEL TODAY! Missing& Murdered IndigenousWomxnMonday 10/265:30-7:00 pmZoom Iink HEREThis panel addresses the MMIWmovement, the history of genderedcolonial violence, jurisdictional issuesand policy, and healing and justice. Youare invited to wear red in solidarity withthe MMIW movement.Angel Hinzo, ETHN AssistantProfessorPerse Lewis, USD Tribal Liaison and ETHN Professor of PracticeAmerican Indian Student Organization Executive BoardJames Trujillo, Avellaka Program, La Jolla Band of Luiseno IndiansFor more information, please contact the Gender Equity & Sex Positivity Collective.WEBINAR THIS WEEK!Testimonies of Migration,Detention, and SolidarityWednesday 10/286:00-8:00 pmClick HERE to register!This panel focuses on the meaning ofsolidarity in the migrant justice andabolitionist movement and expands theconversation about what it means toFree Them All. To do this, we’ve invitedindividuals engaged in social justicework, in order to share our unique perspectives with each other, better understand thefull scope of the abolitionist movement, and cultivate deeper commitments to thisstruggle:Dr. Dennis Childs, UCSD Ethnic Studies professor and author of Slaves of theState: Black Incarceration from the Chain Gang to the PenitentiaryGenesis Hernandez Sanchez will share her testimony of migration andexperience while detained at Otay Mesa Detention CenterOscar Navarez Giovanni Diaz will share his testimony of his experience whiledetained at Otay Mesa Detention CenterIsabella B. Arzeno Soltero, Border Angels water drop leaderRuth Mendez, Otay Mesa Detention Resistance phone-team memberSuggested Reading: American Friends Service Committee, “Compounding Su eringDuring a Pandemic: A Case Study in ICE's Detention Failures."For more information, please contact Professor Alexis Meza.Turning Wheel Hits the Streetsto Address the Digital DivideThe Turning Wheel Mobile ClassroomProject is excited to announce theformation of the Turning WheelEducational Connection (TWEC). TWECwill transform the Turning Wheel businto a hotspot to provide internet accessin communities of color, such as LoganHeights, Linda Vista and south SanDiego. With support from the MulvaneyCenter, USD student leaders, the ChicanoPark Museum and Cultural Center,Nativity Prep Academy, the Chicano ParkSteering Committee, and ViaInternational, TWEC addresses theeducational inequities and widening digital divide created by remote learning in theage of COVID.A recent study sponsored by San Diego for Every Child reports that 100,00 students donot have internet access in San Diego County. The average student has fallen 7months behind their studies. Even more alarming, Black and Latinx students are fallingbehind 10 months! The community and educational partnership of TWEC addressesthis digital divide by equipping the Turning Wheel bus with the technology needed toassist up to 100 students at a time.TWEC will o icially launch on February 13 at Chicano Park. Although this most recentform of structural racism is larger than our hotspot e orts, TWEC aims to createtechnological access and literacy for BIPOC communities that have been mosta ected. TWEC is especially grateful to the anonymous donation of a community elderthat made this project possible. To support our e orts, please contact Dr. AlbertoPulido.Senior SpotlightJuliette Mohr: Wise MedicineMy name is Juliette Mohr, and I am agraduating Ethnic Studies major &Psychology minor. I am the president ofStudents for Sensible Drug Policy oncampus, and o  campus I am involved inharm reduction & policy work with anemerging organization called theIntercollegiate Psychedelic Network.My work focuses on the socio-politicalhistory and cultural implications ofdi erent modalities of healing that canhelp us navigate the challenges of ourworld. Trauma is an aspect of life that, toa certain degree, we all experience. Zainab Amadahy writes, “Capitalism, colonialismand heteropatriarchy make us sick. Are our responses healing us? Are our actionsgenerating wellbeing for others? Or are we unintentionally reproducing the kind ofrelationships that make us sick in the  rst place?” I believe that in order to shape theworld, we must address harm and integrate healing—individually and collectively. Ihave always been drawn to the potential of shaping society via personal healingoutside of the medical-industrial complex.Grounding my studies in the Ethnic Studies framework has been crucial, because ithas guided me to look at the issues that a ect us individually in a systematic way. It isthrough this curriculum that I have come to see that everything is interconnected, theentire structure interdependent in all its parts. With a deeper understanding of howour systems in place work, I am better equipped to see the cracks in the structure, thealternatives that carry wisdom for us in this moment, and a potential way through.Ethnic Studies has shown me that empires rise and fall, but you can always look to theresistance that is happening in this moment, that has always been happening in theface of all moments of oppression. Senior SpotlightDelaney Tax: Liberatory LoveMy name is Delaney Tax, and I am EthnicStudies major with minors in Architectureand Gender Studies. Outside of my timespent in Ethnic Studies classes, I am aKeck fellow for the 2020-2021 academicyear doing research on the impacts ofcolonial urban planning and thethresholds along which bodies arecategorized, restricted, and accepted inthe built environment. I am also afounding member of USD GESP, anorganizing collective advocating forinclusive and accessible sex education,protection, and contraceptives on campus (amongst many, many other things). With the e ects of hypercapitalism and systemic racism occupying the world stageand our collective conscience, I feel endlessly grateful to be studying Ethnic Studies.This department has provided me with a wealth of knowledge and community that hasfundamentally shaped the way I interact with myself, others, and the environment. Dr.Jesse Mills gave me the most impactful piece of advice I will ever receive: make everydecision based on love. Ethnic Studies has repeatedly shown me that the mostvaluable, liberatory decision is that rooted in love and, while the future is terrifying, itis brightened by adopting a pedagogy of care. Senior SpotlightValerie Jaimes: Trust YourPowerWhat’s good, y’all! My name is Valerie (she/her/ella) and Iam a  rst-generation senior doublemajoring in Ethnic Studies and Sociology.I’m also a co-chair for the Association ofChicanx Activists and a member of theMulvaney Center’s Beyond Borders team.USD’s Ethnic Studies fam has allowedme to truly  nd my passion for educationequity and has inspired me to practicemy love for my people through action. Iam beyond grateful for the opportunities of growth Ethnic Studies has given me thusfar and hope to continue this important work by becoming an educator post-graduation. I encourage y’all to truly trust the power within you even in the moments of painfuldoubt. Have you rolled the dice on yourself lately? Healing is a lifelong and sacredjourney, and my question for you is: have you shown up for yourself the same way youshow up for others? Something I have learned during this pandemic is that taking careof and protecting your energy and spirit is part of the hustle/resistance! “Your heart isa muscle the size of your  st. Keep loving and keep  ghting!” Sending you all loving energy!Faculty & Sta  UpdatesDr. Angel Hinzo: DroppingKnowledgeHaho! It’s been a busy term, and Iwould like to share some of thework I’m participating in outside ofthe classroom. I co-authored an article entitled“Indigenous Epistemologies:Implementing Indigenous Practicesand Perceptions to the Area ofSTEM” which was published inCurriculum and Teaching Dialogue. Iam also co-presenting on thistopic at the Advocacy & WaterProtection in Native CaliforniaSymposium on October 30th. Youcan watch the presentation onFacebook Live or register for theconference HERE. National Native American Heritagemonth begins in November, and I'mexcited to be an invited speakerfor the SOLES Graduate StudentAssociation and MissouriHumanities Council’s NativeHistorian Symposium on November11th. You can register for thesymposium and watch my talk“Restoring Native Histories andNavigating Settler Archives” HERE.My cat Paashi (in her candy corncollar) and I wish you a wonderfuland safe rest of the year!Executive Assistant EstherAguilar: Puzzle TherapyHello! My name is Esther Aguilar,and I am the Executive Assistantfor the department. While stayingsafe at home, I have discovered anew hobby to relax and de-stress:puzzles! It sounds boring, but Ihave found them to be veryrelaxing and even addicting. I havealready  nished four 1,000-piecepuzzles. Most of them are oflandscapes that help to set arelaxing mood. I like going on earlyevening strolls at the beach orpark and completing my day doinga puzzle with a football, soccer, orbaseball game in the background. I’m also thankful for thetechnology we have to stay intouch with our loved ones. It'samazing how comforting anduplifting a 5-minute video call withmy nieces and nephews can be. Working from home, while ablessing, cannot compare to thewarm and lively atmosphere inMaher 210. I’m looking forward toheading back to campus when it issafe to do so. Until then, I hopeeveryone can discover a newhobby or two for relaxation andself-care.Alumni NewsSarah Lynn Miralles, Class of2010Hi everyone! My name is Sarah Lynn Miralles (she/her).I graduated with a B.A. in Ethnic Studies &minor in English & was active inAssociated Students & FUSO. USD EthnicStudies will always have a special place inmy heart. I am so thankful that I took Dr.Pulido’s intro class my  rst semesterwhere I learned that my experiences as awoman of color were valid & I was able tobuild my critical consciousness.In 2013, I received my MA in Ethnic Studies from San Francisco State University where Iwrote my thesis on Filipinx identity & dance. I taught Filipinx American Studies &Asian American Studies at CSU Long Beach & nearby high schools. I recentlytransitioned into an administrative role at the Claremont Colleges where I am theCoordinator for the Asian American Advisory Board & the Community EngagementCoordinator for the Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies. My workengages with APIDA (Asian Paci c Islander Desi American) students on both thestudent a airs & academic ends.I  nd joy in karaoke, anything ube, spending time with my partner, dumplings, & morerecently KPop. I hope you all are staying hydrated, rested, & able to  nd moments ofjoy, big or small!If you're interested in learning more about a career in education and student a airs,feel free to reach me at sarah.miralles@pomona.edu.Alumni NewsJane Henderson, Class of 2017Hi USD Ethnic Studies! Since graduating with my degree inEthnic Studies in 2017, I've been makingprogress in my PhD program inGeography at UC Berkeley. I researchhow race shapes our environments,especially how Black people createcommunity and home in the midst ofdisplacement and anti-blackness.Speci cally, my research spans acrossthe Caribbean and the US Midwest tothink about the relationship between Black and Indigenous geographies. My researchasks what relationship Blackness has with settler colonialism and land accumulation,especially in frontier spaces of US empire. As the world has changed this year, my  eldwork plans have paused as I  gure out how to do the most ethical and caring work Ican.The pandemic brought me back home to the Minneapolis area. While being here, I'vehad the chance to get involved with abolition organizing and workshops in the wake ofthis summer's BLM uprising. I participated in a Twin Cities abolition book club, wherewe most recently read Beyond Survival: Strategies and Stories from the TransformativeJustice Movement. I also worked with other graduate students at Berkeley to createour own zine for a police-free campus, which people can  nd HERE!I've been really inspired to see that many of the concepts I  rst learned about in myEthnic Studies classes are being applied in real life. I look forward to building withcurrent and future Ethnic Studies students to imagine and create a better world. Ihope you're all able to take good care of yourselves and your loved ones right now.In solidarity and love,JaneUniversity of San DiegoDepartment of Ethnic Studies5998 Alcala Park, Maher Hall 210San Diego, CA 92110(619) 260-4132https://www.sandiego.edu/cas/ethnicstudiesUnsubscribe

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