The Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration Office of Academic Equity’s recaps its “Essential Conversations: Anti-Asian Racism,” whose speakers and participants a called for people to educate themselves, to get beyond stereotypes by getting to know the Asian American Pacific Islander communities, and to stop Asian hate.
Yasemin Dildar (economics) was one of three experts asked to give their analysis of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan and his proposed American Jobs and American Family Plans.
Tomasz Owerkowicz (biology) was interviewed for an article about whether other animals get heart attacks, Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote the third installment of his four-part series, “Is Life a Solo Journey,” David Yaghoubian (history) discussed the Arab-Israeli “normalization” process, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented in an article on how white supremacists use social justice language to promote their bigotry.
CSUSB will host “Essential Conversations: Anti-Asian Racism,” a conversation to discuss the anti-Asian racism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will take place on Zoom beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, May 3.
Anthony Silard (public administration) questioned in his Psychology Today blog, The Art of Living Free, what is our true nature – narcissist or mensch? and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the Derek Chauvin verdict and about hate crimes in the U.S.
Brian Levin, criminal justice professor and director of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, was quoted in an article about hate crimes targeting Asian Americans, saying “these acts tend to be vastly underreported.”
Brian Levin (criminal justice) reacted to reports of comments made by some equating the COVID-19 vaccines to the Holocaust.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for a podcast on the epidemic of hate crimes in America, and included in other news media coverage about extremists’ activity.
Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about “The Problem with ‘Respecting Diversity,' and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for an article about a fatal officer-involved shooting in Minnesota.