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John Vang replied to the topic Week 9 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
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One of the things I was particularly interested in about Standing Rock and NoDAPL was the involvement of youth activists. The photo I want to share this week is about the One Mind Youth movement, a group of youth activists behind the Standing Rock movement. Reaching out to Tribal Council officials, the group was…[Read more] -
John Vang replied to the topic Week 8 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 1 month ago
“Bike Theft Culture” by Kevin Yang
For this week’s focus on #MeToo I want to share a spoken word piece, “Bike Theft Culture” by Kevin Yang. In this piece, Kevin Yang analogizes sexual assault and rape to bike theft. The majority of the poem is a list of tips of how to avoid “bike theft”, in which it is…[Read more]
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John Vang replied to the topic Week 7 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
For this week’s topic on Black Lives Matter, I want to share this photo of Stephon Clark and his family. Stephon Clark was shot and killed the night of March 18, 2018 in his front yard by police officers that had mistaken his cellphone for a gun. I personally knew Stephon for a couple years growing up in the South Sacramento area and this was an…[Read more]
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John Vang replied to the topic Week 5 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
Mos Def Debut Studio Album – Black on Both Sides (Released 1999)
Yasiin Bey, born Dante Terrell Smith and better known as Mos Def, is one of the greatest All-Time Rappers and MC’s in my opinion. His debut studio album – Black on Both Sides (1999) – is widely considered to be one of the best albums of all time. In his album, he merges old…[Read more]
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John Vang replied to the topic Week 4 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
Asian American protesters march in solidarity with Black Lives Matter in New York City in July. (Photo Credit: Unknown / Twitter)
One topic we discussed this week that intrigued me was the idea of Asians as the model minority. This generalized idea has labeled Asian Americans as successful, assimilated immigrants and pushed conflict with other…[Read more]
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John Vang replied to the topic Week 3 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 2 months ago
Gold medalist Tommie Smith (Center), Bronze Medalist John Carlos (right), and Silver Medalist Peter Norman (left) during the National Anthem at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City
Photographed by: John Dominis
This week’s theme of Beyond the Civil Rights Movement made me think about some significant events in sports history. In the 1968 Olympics…[Read more]
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John Vang replied to the topic Week 2 photo share in the forum Organic Social Movements (Winter 2019) 5 years, 3 months ago
Donald Glover a.k.a Childish Gambino – “This is America”The image I chose for this week’s topic is the final scene from the music video of “This is America” by Childish Gambino. In this scene, Childish is running away from a group of white men as Young Thug sings the line “You just a Black man in this world/You just a barcode, ayy.” dep…[Read more]
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