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  Asian American & Pacific Islanders The act of disaggregating data is essential to coming to accurate conclusions about the Asian American and Pacific Islander population. To disaggregate data means to separate data into categories or sections, in this case, breaking AAPI individuals into more specific groups. An article by Teranishi (2009) explains the main danger of not disaggregating AAPI data by stating that, “Aggregating all AAPIs into one racial category prevents scholars and practitioners from examining and serving the needs of many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are neglected in the shadows of persistent stereotypes” (para. 18). This means that disaggregating data is important for seeing the needs of individual groups who’ve been put into the larger group of AAPI. When we fail to disaggregate AAPI data, we make assumptions that are too broad and fail to see which specific groups need help. This has many negative impacts on AAPI individuals and families. It c...

  LGBTQ+ Gender and Coming Out I listened to episode three from the Gender Reveal Podcast (Woodstock, 2018). This was a very interesting listen, as I’ve never heard a story like Carlos’. Many things stood out to me about their story, from their stand-up comedy stories to their take on what gender means (2018). However, the way Carlos started experimenting with more feminine fashion is what stood out to me. They accidentally wore their sister’s jeans and this led to wearing their girlfriend’s clothes. Personally, this story made me feel happy and inspired. I love the way Carlos’ feminine journey was kind of an accident, but once they realized they liked this look, they followed what felt right. The most notable similarity between Carlos’ story and Lefevor’s article (2019), is that of intersectionality. Lefevor (2019) discusses how intersectionality for genderqueer people influences how they navigate “complex structural dynamics of oppression (e.g., White supremacy) and privilege (e....

  Racism in Health and Adoptees Environmental racism and health inequality are directly related. We can see environmental racism in the way that Flint, Michigan, does not have safe water and how communities of color are often located near factories that pollute and emit toxins into the environment. Because these factories create an unsafe area, the people living near them (primarily people of color) suffer many health problems. An article by Berkovitz (2020) reads, “The disparate effects of air pollution alone- hardly the only harm of racism and segregation- have been shown to have adverse health effects” (para. 11). Because the environment surrounding communities of color is often not the safest, the health of its residents are in constant danger. One thing that perpetuates health inequalities is that of bias in healthcare. According to an interview on NPR (Demby, 2018) “One in 5 [Black women] avoided going to the doctor or seeking health care out of concern that they would be r...

  Wealth Inequality Among Racial Groups One of the largest false beliefs of why people of color have less wealth than Whites is that people of color do not work as hard. This ties into the mindset of “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” Typically, it is White people who believe people of color should just work harder to live the “American dream.” The belief that people of color aren’t putting in enough work, seems to be the explanation of why these people have less wealth. However, this belief is just not true. There are actually many variables that come into play when discussing wealth accumulation and mobility. Meschede (2016) explains some major factors that influence changes in wealth, including “employment characteristics, extended family wealth, negative life events… and neighborhood characteristics and housing wealth” (p. 7). As we’ve talked about before, people of color have a harder time acquiring jobs, tend to live in poorer neighborhoods, and have less wealth to pass o...