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September Book! The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
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By Sarah · 3 posts · 15 views
last updated Sep 01, 2017 06:55PM
January Book! I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
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By Sarah · 2 posts · 29 views
last updated Feb 19, 2019 09:46PM
August Book! The Salt-Wind by Brandy Nālani McDougall
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By Sarah · 1 post · 10 views
last updated Jul 29, 2017 04:30PM
Q4 What does it say about our culture that the desire for weight loss is considered a default feature of womanhood?
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By Sarah · 1 post · 8 views
last updated Jul 29, 2017 04:45PM
Q3 How does pop culture define and express societal values about weight and weight loss?
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By Sarah · 1 post · 3 views
last updated Jul 29, 2017 04:43PM
Q2 How is the "obesity epidemic" portrayed in the media?
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By Sarah · 1 post · 5 views
last updated Jul 29, 2017 04:39PM
Q1 How does society erase the humanity of someone when it comes to their weight, gender expression, and race?
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By Sarah · 1 post · 5 views
last updated Jul 29, 2017 04:37PM
Q6 What were your overall thoughts on this book? Would you recommend it?
By Sarah · 1 post · 4 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 4 views
last updated Mar 14, 2017 09:10PM
Q5 How would this book be different if it included women, LGBTQ+, and other POC in its analysis?
By Sarah · 1 post · 4 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 4 views
last updated Mar 14, 2017 09:08PM
Q4 How do mass incarceration policies compare to the old Jim Crow laws?
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By Sarah · 1 post · 2 views
last updated Mar 14, 2017 09:04PM
Q3 How has the War on Drugs influenced number of people incarcerated in the US?
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By Sarah · 1 post · 2 views
last updated Mar 14, 2017 09:02PM
Q2 Should Civil Rights leaders focus more on prison reform issues?
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By Sarah · 1 post · 3 views
last updated Mar 11, 2017 04:02PM
Q3 - How does Sánchez explore the issues undocumented immigrants face in the U.S.?
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By Sarah · 1 post · 10 views
last updated Jan 29, 2018 03:22PM
Q2 - How do you feel the expectations Amá has for Julia are influenced by her immigration to the U.S. and its differences to Julia's upbringing in the U.S.?
By Sarah · 1 post · 4 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 4 views
last updated Jan 29, 2018 03:13PM
Q1 - How do you feel about the way Sánchez chose to explore death and mourning?
By Sarah · 1 post · 7 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 7 views
last updated Jan 29, 2018 03:08PM
Q5 - How did you like the book overall?
By Sarah · 1 post · 17 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 17 views
last updated Mar 02, 2018 03:53PM
Q4 - How does Jerkins use whiteness to gain acceptance in society? How do white and other nonblack people navigate black spaces and further add to anti-black racism?
By Sarah · 1 post · 7 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 7 views
last updated Mar 02, 2018 03:52PM
Q3 - How do you feel about Jerkins' stances on #OwnVoices books and writing outside your gaze?
By Sarah · 1 post · 8 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 8 views
last updated Mar 02, 2018 03:48PM
Q2 - What is some bad advice you were given as a child that you had to unlearn as an adult?
By Sarah · 1 post · 4 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 4 views
last updated Mar 02, 2018 03:45PM
Q1 - At what age did you realize your race? How did that impact your sense of self?
By Sarah · 1 post · 8 views
By Sarah · 1 post · 8 views
last updated Mar 02, 2018 03:43PM
