by Ari Robin McKenna This is the first in a series of articles featuring the words of local ethnic studies educators who are doing work to address systemic racism in our classrooms. To read the series intro, click here. To Amanda Hubbard, ethnic studies is foundational; it is the basis for effective instruction in the … Continue reading Ethnic Studies Educator Amanda Hubbard Takes Us Above and Beyond the Winner/Loser Binary→
by Ari Robin McKenna As fresh droves of people grapple more seriously with the slippery concept of systemic racism, now is the time to support the efforts of educators working to mainstream antiracist education. Three years ago, the future of ethnic studies in Seattle Public Schools (SPS) looked assured, after the school board unanimously approved … Continue reading OPINION: Ethnic Studies Could Dismantle Systemic Racism in Our Schools→
by Leija Farr The start of 2019 signified a changing narrative for Seattle Public Schools. Students can bring many valuable and delicate attributes to a learning environment: their voices, their style, and their personalities, among other things. But there is one specific attribute that fits beyond the boundaries of a classroom and find its roots … Continue reading Seattle Public Schools Showcases Its Present and Looks to the Future of Ethnic Studies→
October 18th – 26th is the Emerald’s Rainmaker Membership Drive! In order to continue producing the Emerald, we need 500 new donors at an average donation of $12/month. Will you join us? by Tracy Gill Last May, the Seattle Public Schools school board voted unanimously to adopt ethnic studies curriculum in every school and every grade … Continue reading Dual Language Literacy Is Ethnic Studies→
by Koji Pingry I grew up understanding open mindedness was important and I tried to embody what that meant. Growing up in a society that loves binaries: good and bad; black and white; communist and capitalist; republican and democrat; I’ve found I didn’t even know what open mindedness meant. My ideas were becoming increasingly polarized … Continue reading What Ethnic Studies Means to Me→
by Reagan Jackson (This article was originally published on the Seattle Globalist and has been reprinted with permission) Sukino Keo, a student at Rainier Beach High School, laid out the need for K-12 Ethnic Studies to the board of the Seattle Public Schools. “As a school with students of color majority it is important that … Continue reading Students Tell Seattle School Board Ethnic Studies Needed→
by Kelsey Hamlin It’s been well documented that Seattle has a problem when it comes to racial gaps in learning, discipline, and opportunities for all of its school children. Some of these systemic issues can be traced all the way back to redlining, Seattle’s historic practice of effectively restricting designated residential areas to certain races.
by Agatha Pacheco (This article was originally published by The Seattle Globalist) Researchers in University of Washington’s Department of Communication are looking for people who are black, Latino or multiracial to participate in a study looking at the impacts of microaggressions on health. Participants must 18 or over, and have experienced a microaggression in the past … Continue reading UW Study Asks if Ethnicity-based Microaggressions Affect Health→
On the first Day of Remembrance event held in 1978, Seattle author Frank Abe remembers being blown away by the turnout.
“There were hundreds of people just waiting to sign up,” Abe said. “And I mean a thousand people and hundreds of cars jamming the parking lot.” They were there to recreate the trip Japanese Americans took in WWII after the U.S. government forced adults and families into desolate incarceration camps.
Amplifying the Authentic Narratives of South Seattle
