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This blog reflects a diversity of viewpoints from WAESN youth, educators, and community contributions. Posts do not always represent WAESN’s organizational positions.
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A Special Kind of Betrayal: The Violence and Hypocrisy of Cis Men of Color in Organizing
This blog post was supposed to be published in June of 2026 but was delayed due to a cis man of color’s tomfoolery and inability to take responsibility for his actions. Part Three: Tracy by Tracy Castro-Gill, Ph.D. Nonprofit Leadership as a Gender Minority Person of Color Being a nonprofit leader means putting the needs…
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Navigating Critical Race Theory and Educational Disparities in Rural America
by Xitlaly Mendoza, AES 340 student As a daughter of immigrant, agricultural-working parents, I was…
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Exploring the Controversial: Who owns the narrative of genocide education?
by Dr. Tracy Castro-Gill, WAESN Executive Director The 2024 legislative session saw a controversy that…
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Unveiling Racism: A Critical Examination of Education, Identity, and Systemic Inequality Through the Lens of Critical Race Theory
by Anonymous AES 340 Student This month’s post comes from a student of Dr. Castro-Gill’s…
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Asian American Anti-Blackness
This month’s post comes from a student of Dr. Castro-Gill’s American Ethnic Studies course at…
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Reclaiming Our Hidden Truths: The revolution of remembering
This month’s post comes from a student of Dr. Castro-Gill’s American Ethnic Studies course at…
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Breaking the Model Minority Myth
This month’s post comes from a student of Dr. Castro-Gill’s American Ethnic Studies course at…
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