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White Privilege

Understanding White Privilege by Frances Kendall
Call Number: 305.809 K333
ISBN: 9780415874267
Publication Date: 2013

How to Really Understand White Privilege | Quartz
By Jeff Yang.
The Real Reason White People Say ‘All Lives Matter’
By John Halstead
What Riding My Bike Has Taught Me About White Privilege | Quartz
By Jeremy Dowsett.
What White Privilege Really Means: It’s not about what whites get. It’s about what blacks don’t.
By Reihan Salam, from Slate, 12/17/2014.
White Privilege, Explained in One Simple Comic
By Jamie Kapp, a 19-year old artist. [Brief profanity at the end.]
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
By Peggy McIntosh
What is White Privilege, Really?
by Cory Collins
Understanding White Privilege
by Francis E. Kendall, Ph.D.

Asian Pacific American Voices

CAPAC Statement on Riots in Ferguson
Statement by the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, November 24, 2014.
Following Ferguson: Asian Americans Can Choose ‘Invisibility, Complicity, or Resistance’
By Julianne Hing.
Why Asian Americans Might Not Talk About Ferguson
By Liz Lin.
Why Ferguson Matters to Asian Americans
By Soya Jung.
The Asian American Response to Black Lives Matter Is Part of a Long, Complicated History
by Cady Lang
Black Lives Matter ignites activism among Asian Americans
by Dandan Zou
‘You’re Asian, Right? Why Are You Even Here?’
by Aaron Mak

Being an Ally

Witnessing Whiteness by Shelly Tochluk
Call Number: 305.800973 T562
ISBN: 1607092565
Publication Date: 2010

"Not All White People"
"I understand that my goal is modest: Reading accounts of racism, written by people of color, without becoming defensive." From "Overthinking My Teaching," a math teacher's blog.
4 Ways White People Can Process Their Emotions Without Bringing the White Tears
By Jennifer Loubriel
12 Things White People Can Co Now Because Ferguson
From Quartz.
12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People
From The Root.
Calling IN: A Less Disposable Way of Holding Each Other Accountable
By Ngọc Loan Trần
Dear White Allies: Stop Unfriending Other White People Over Ferguson
By Spectra
The Do's and Don'ts of Being a Good Ally
From The Angry Black Woman.
Native Americans Understand...Thinking about Ferguson MO
From the blog Native American Commitment to Wellness & Respect,
White Anti-Racism: Living the Legacy
From Teaching Tolerance.
Your Guide On How to Support Black People After Incidents of Police Violence
By Alan Pelaez Lopez

Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
by Paul Kivel
How to be a good white ally, according to activists
by Emily Stewart

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