by the Census Critics The categories and language used on the census have changed with every iteration—to reflect the new administration’s social usage of racial and ethnic terms. Since race is a social construct, the terms used regarding race and ethnicity are often confusing, biased, and defined differently by different people. The Census Bureau hopes […]
by Sabrina Cadiz, Elizabeth Jimenez Fique, and Sydney Tischler In an age when deconstructing binaries of all kinds has become next to normal, attempting to describe racial boundaries is a daunting feat. This is especially relevant when we think about the complex narratives intertwined with Jewish history. It begs quite a few questions: is Jewishness […]
by Rachele Byrd, Shivani Dayal, and Molly Hoyer We would like to believe that our education system is a meritocracy—that those who are most deserving will be offered a spot at the nation’s most prestigious institutions. That ideal, however, has hardly ever been the reality of the matter. Over the centuries, various ethnic groups […]
