On Tuesday, September 14, Lindsay Morcom spoke at a Clarke Forum event, Our Languages Belong Here: Indigenous Language Revitalization in Urban Contexts. She began her talk with an overview of the history of her culture and the loss of indigenous languages including the impact of the Carlisle Indian School. While speaking, she frequently would speak…
Wednesday, September 15, marked the beginning of Latinx Heritage Month. This date is also the anniversary of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua gaining their independence. Latinx/Hispanic Heritage month was started in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson and was made into a month-long celebration by President Ronald Reagan. Throughout the month, the…
The Clarke Forum talk, The Model Minority Myth, Anti-Asian Racism, Anti-Black Racism, and COVID-19, presented by Dr. Jennifer Ho was very inspiring and incredibly informative. She was a very strong and impactful speaker and her insight, ideas, and personal stories illustrated the Asian American experience in a very skilled way. Ho began the presentation with…