The ODEI just wrapped up another thought-provoking Inclusive Language Series. This series provided an opportunity to learn about currently appropriate and affirming terminology as well as the reasoning behind why these terms are generally preferred. Thanks to the gracious agreement of the presenters and attendees, these sessions were recorded are now available for your learning pleasure on Percipio!
Click here to access the video series (UMSL or UM System login required)
Here are several resources to help you learn about and celebrate the rich diversity of AAPI cultures!
Resource from Insight into Diversity:
AAPI Heritage Month, celebrated each year in May, is intended to develop awareness of and celebrate the rich cultures and contributions of America’s fastest growing demographic group. In 2021, this time for celebration falls in the midst of a worsening crisis of racism and violence against some of the nearly 20 million AAPIs living in the U.S. today. The March murder of six women of Asian descent during a shooting in Atlanta and an escalating number of anti-Asian hate crimes has brought this often overlooked population to the forefront of the nation’s anti-racism movement. In solidarity with this community, we highlight recent releases by six celebrated authors who convey diverse AAPI experiences through the power of fiction, poetry, and essay.
Click here to watch the UMSL Townhall sponsored by the UMSL Staff Association, the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Education, and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Here are resources for combating Asian Hate. Resources – Town Hall_ We Are Not A Virus – Tritons Against Asian Hate
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success. Visit the collection and calendar of events!
Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this May and every day with a special PBS collection of stories that explores the history, traditions and culture of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States.
For our second Diversity Alliance Interview, we speak with the Director of the SUCCEED program, Jonathan Lidgus.
The SUCCEED program focuses on inclusion for all, by being one of the only programs in the nation to serve students of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Jonathan talks about how he helped develop the SUCCEED program; how the program has changed his life; and, other ways he supports faculty, staff, and students with disabilities.
To celebrate Indigenous People’ Day, we kicked off our Diversity Alliance Interview series by interviewing a member of the United Houma Nation, Dr. Dana Klar, Assistant Teaching Professor in Child Advocacy Studies.
Dr. Klar talks about how her work has shifted during a double pandemic, explains the importance of anti-racism training, explores her experience as a Member of the United Houma Nation of southeast Louisiana and how she incorporates her connection with Indigenous People’ into service learning for students in her Cultural Advocacy class. You won’t want to miss this conversation!
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