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  How is discrimination against neurodiverse individuals institutionalized? How is this similar to systemic racism?  Discrimination against neurodiverse individuals is institutionalized because they are placed in a group where people are going to say, “Oh you are on the spectrum so you must be like A B or C.” Individuals who are neurodiverse often don’t have their needs accommodated to in the world. For instance, there were a set of kids who had to be pulled out of class during reading time to read with another adult at their own pace because of the fact the school believed they would slow the other kids down due to them being on a different level. It’s implementing that neurodiverse individuals aren’t able-bodied to due things on their own. This is similar to systemic racism because with that you also have that group of individuals, for instance people of color, grouped in the system that makes them more vulnerable to threats or discrimination due to them not looking a certai...

The three macrolevel factors are Historical Trauma,  National Context, and  Societal and Institutional Discrimination. While two of the microlevel factors are Interpersonal Discrimination and Microaggressions.  Some of the outcomes for trauma is a sense of hopelessness, insecurity and alienation. And these feelings can definitely lead up to those MENA Americans to have their hopes and dreams live within the US be crushed by confusion and a sense of lost. They also could feel social exclusion because their culture might be highly different from the ones in the US so there would be a culture shock. In the  video "Coming Of Age As A Muslim Girl In America", Dalya talks about how she has been questioned about her religion and why she dressed the way she dressed. It demonstrates that culture shock not only to Dalya but to the people around her. People judged based on her background and it's hurtful because what is being said. Something that really struck me is when s...

To put it in simple words, no not all multiracial people identify as Multiracial. In lecture, it was mention that "Individuals with multiracial  identities may choose to identify by a single race". Giving multiracial individuals the choice to pick their own race they want to identify as is good and bad. Good because it's their decision of what part of themselves fits but bad because it's important to not forget you're not just one particular race but to embrace both. In lecture we had a discussion on reasons why some multiracial people may identify as one race. One of the reasons is maybe the race they chose to identify as isn't on the list of options or census. They would have to choose other. For example, in lecture it states that, "white, some other race" was the largest in the demographics. That's because people who are Hispanic/Latinx or Asian wasn't account for.  Some major similarities comes from the article Johnston & Nadal (2010)...

I read the story of Mads Ambrose. I found it interesting that as soon as Mads got out their hometown, they felt like they were ready to come out as queer. I guess you realize that maybe people you grew around or the environment itself won't be as accepting as the people in Portland. They found an waxing salon which felt like a safe place to not have awkward conversations thrown at you like, "who's your boyfriend". It was sad to hear that many Trans-people can't go many places  and feel comfortable. It makes me feel like we aren't doing a good enough job creating safe spaces and hearing stories of these individuals.  Their experiences are similar to what's being discussed in Lefevor article by also mentioning how out genderqueer individuals feel. (Lefevor) It states, " express their affirmed gender, they may continue to be misperceived and misgendered". Comparing to Mads story, they are misgendered and even discriminated against in a "harsh w...

When people say disaggregate data, what is happening is that the data itself is being put in sub-categories. It brings forward things that may not be seen in an aggregate data set. When we look at Asian American and Pacific Islander, it’s important to have as many categories needed to have good representation as what they identify as. For example, in the video “Adam Ruins Everything – How America Created the ‘Model Minority’ Myth”, Computer felt misrepresented as he was called “the smart Asian neighbor”. He explains that he is actually Korean American and also loves frisbee. Disaggregate data is important because instead of grouping all Asians and Pacific Islanders in ONE big group. We are able to see the different and many racial ethnicities. They also show the data accurately represented numbers and statistics. And if we decide not to use this way, with aggregate data you’re only giving a single number and it represents a larger data set. Without good representation, individuals and ...

      This week we talked about environmental racism, adoption, and health inequality. First of, environmental racism is linked to health inequality because of the main reason of those in low-income areas doesn't have access to the care they need to live comfortably.  Structural racism includes housing discrimination, racism, poverty, and unequal and discriminatory treatment in the medical system. In lecture, it was said that depending on the race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and health disparities vary. For example, in the COVID-19 pandemic, African Americans are more likely to have greater risk in health due to the racism that lives within the health care system. In the article, "Racism is a Serious Threat to the Public's Health," they state that, "racial and ethnic minority groups experience higher rates of illness and deaths across a wide range of health conditions" (CDC, 2021). Low-income black communities are often situated near hazardous areas that...