Sharice Davis is a House of Rep. from Kansas, known for being the first openly queer Native American women in Congress. I included her in this photo segment because protests and activism does generate change, but in our current society, what will truly move mountains is policy. For Sharice to grapple with her positionally and put herself in a…[Read more]

This is Constance Wu. In 2018’s Womens March, she brought to light the extremity of the fetishization of Asian women. Rooted in historical context, Asian women have been immensely lusted over due to their race. The Page Act of 1875 specifically demonized Asian women to be sexual objects coming into America to corrupt the male white body. As…[Read more]

Meet the woman that create #BlackLivesMatters that white women and “allies” love to put on their instagram for the clout- Alicia Garza. Not much credit is given to the one that create a conversation out of love and demand for visibility of intersectional black violence within the United States, and subsequently, globally. Garza is a UCSD Alum (she…[Read more]

I decided to choose this image of the Third World Liberation Front because, again, women are not circulated in the popular protests to establish Ethnic Studies. This image, in particular, centers a woman at the front of the protest. Although I do not know the context nor the name of the woman, I very much enjoy seeing this image when looking up…[Read more]

I decided to choose Chance the Rapper because he is a hip hop artist, rapper, and overall figure of social justice through means of art. What I enjoy most about Chance is his fearless discourse on all things politics, even those that conflict with his own views. Short tweets that comment on police brutality, somewhat defense of Kanye’s MAGA…[Read more]

The image is of a former child of Cambodian refugees, PJ. I chose to highlight this image because the theme “Beyond the Civil Rights Movement” should encompass the contemporary issues facing our time. Also, expanding the notion that the Civil Rights Movement should also include the rights of undocumented immigrants and refugees. These two types of…[Read more]

When thinking of this week’s theme, I decided to stray away from the normative Civil Rights Movement discourse and center Dolores Huerta, one of the lead advisors and major player in the United Farm Worker’s Movement. Most would idealize Cesar Chavez, but it was Dolores Huerta who gave the ultimate sacrifice of leaving behind her four children to…[Read more]

The image I chose was of Yuri Kochiyama, a Japanese-American activist that is often undermined for the amount of work, labor, and contribution she had in the Civil Rights Movement. The image is of her protesting with black folks because she understands that an injustice to one community is an injustice to all communities. I strategically decided…[Read more]