Reimagining “Success” in the Latinx Community & Ourselves

This past fall, I was asked to be a keynote speaker at the University of Georgia’s (UNG) Great Latino Debate. The planning committee asked me to speak about “my success as a Latina in America.” At first, I struggled trying to figure out what I would...

GAO Report on Segregation Misses the Bigger Picture

This was originally published on the Economic Policy Institute's blog. Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a misleading report on school segregation, which I discussed with NAACP Legal Defense Fund President Sherrilyn Ifill...

Perspectives in Belonging: Jonathan Simon

This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Jonathan Simon is an Adrian Kragen Professor of Law at UC Berkeley and a member of the Haas Institute’s...

Perspectives in Belonging: Syyen Hong

This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Syyen Hong is a currently incarcerated individual held at San Quentin Prison in California. He was...

Perspectives in Belonging: Madiha Khan

This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Madiha Khan is a senior at UC Berkeley studying Philosophy. Madiha shares her personal perspective as an...

Perspectives in Belonging: Janetta Johnson

This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Janetta Johnson is the executive director of T ransgender, Gendervariant, Intersex Justice Project (TGI...

Perspectives in Belonging: Marlon Peterson

This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Marlon Peterson is the founder of Precedential Group Social Enterprises, a social justice organizational...

Perspectives in Belonging: Aparna Shah

T his piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Aparna Shah is the Executive Director of Mobilize the Immigrant Vote (MIV), a statewide, multi-ethnic...

Perspectives in Belonging: Talila Lewis

This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Talila Lewis is an attorney-activist who is working to increase access to the legal system for deaf and...

Perspectives in Belonging: Aurora Garcia

This piece was originally published in our We Too Belong report and is part of our work in inclusive practices in immigration & incarceration. Aurora Garcia is an organizer with California Partnership, a project of the Center for Community Change...