“They do not know better because there are not many Asians here in Colombia,” I would tell myself while a child squinted at me, while a man yelled at me “Japonés (Japanese)” or while schoolmates...
Dear Editor,
“So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders. Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you...
On Sunday, Nov. 22, two members of our community wrote “white power” and drew a swastika in the snow on a car. Many members of our community condemned these actions as hateful and totally incompatible...
Calvin got together and vowed to stand against racism. That’s great, honestly it is. The immediacy with which the administration dealt with the swastikas and words “white power” is impressive and...
Growing up in a middle-class white family, I had a pretty good childhood. My parents provided me with a private education, and I never really worried that I’d be without a house or food. In fact, one...
The image of a swastika and the words “white power,” scrawled late Sunday night in the snow on a car windshield, sent shockwaves through the Calvin community.
In a response that students and staff...
What do you know about UnLearn Week?
UnLearn Week can be defined a few different ways. According to Martin Avila, Calvin’s coordinator of multicultural student programming in the intercultural student...
Last month, Calvin was accredited as a Level 2 partner with Partners for a Racism-Free Community (PRFC), a local organization that certifies the equity and inclusiveness of workplaces.
Level 2 is the...
“Mirrors of Privilege” is a film that focused on the lives of several white Americans and their stories pertaining to race. It described how racism might not be as evident in the United States as it...
