This week marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948. That means it is also the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, the destruction of over 500 Palestinian villages and subsequent displacement of over 800,000 Palestinians outside of, but also within, Israel. I have been reminded of this by students on [...]
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Maile Arvin blogs here. She is a graduate student in Ethnic Studies living in Southern California. She likes coffee and poems.
About photo header: Where my family is, comes from: the beach at Waimanalo, Oʻahu.
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- The Fire This Time
- Ethnic Studies Faculty Statement on UC and Public Education
- Faculty Walkout at Universities Across California Today
- Court Supports Cleaner Air for Tribal Lands in Michigan
- The Unforgivable Transgression of Being Caster Semenya
- Musings: Rabble Rousing
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