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Investment Without Displacement: Gentrification of One of California’s Last Black Enclaves
During the outbreak of the Black Lives Matters Movement, I contributed to a Twitter thread of Black-owned businesses by sharing a...

Angela Vo
Nov 4, 20205 min read


The Electoral College and the Need for Change
The Electoral College is a figurehead of American politics, invented by the Founding Fathers to be another revolutionary aspect of this...

Jackie Bueno
Oct 13, 20204 min read


What You Should Know About Asian American History and Its Relevance Today
To fully understand the breadth and scope of racial injustice in the Asian American population, we must examine the history of Asian America
annempowertochange
Oct 1, 20207 min read


Filipinx-Americans and the United Farm Workers Movement: Invisible in the Eyes of U.S. History
Source: Vivify Change Catalyst via WordPress **As October is Filipinx-American History Month, this piece is dedicated to the manongs (the...
bryannaempowertoch
Oct 1, 20204 min read


Art Education’s Impact on Civic Engagement
In such divisive times, art brings people together to start a conversation on social issues.
Sydney Ching
Sep 29, 20203 min read


Establishing an Anti-Racist Curriculum in Schools
Discussions have been sparked on the call for pedagogy as an effective tool when it comes to discussing racism.
Aida Agayeva
Sep 28, 20204 min read


Essentially Expendable: America’s Undervalued Front-line Heroes
The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired an outpour of appreciation towards the country’s front-line workers such as doctors to nurses, through...

Angela Vo
Sep 24, 20203 min read


The Filipinx-American Community & COVID-19: A Manifestation of Colonial Legacies
Being both Chinese and Filipina, I have always been very aware of the differences between these ethnic identities. Although both...
Bryanna Baysa Fong
Sep 20, 20203 min read


Gerrymandering: Side Stepping Democracy
The intention of partisan gerrymandering is clear: to ignore the needs of constituents for one’s own political gain. In practice, it limits

Jackie Bueno
Sep 14, 20204 min read


The Lasting Effects of Redlining 70 Years Later and Its Direct Relationship to COVID
" it is critical that our lawmakers examine the policies that have been created over the years which perpetuate the lower income and racial
oliviagingold
Sep 8, 20207 min read


Dismantling Institutions & Rethinking America
“Centering Blackness takes into account the ways in which our social and economic structures are built on the invisibility and disposability
oliviagingold
Sep 4, 20205 min read


What is Path-Dependency and How Does It Help Explain Systemic Racism in America?
Since the most recent social justice uprising in response to police brutality even in the midst of a global pandemic in May 2020,...
oliviagingold
Aug 28, 20208 min read


More Than an Aesthetic: The Damaging Effects of Gentrification on Chinatown & Communities of Color
In 1964, my paternal grandparents left Hong Kong with their two young children and immigrated to the United States. They entered through...
Bryanna Baysa Fong
Aug 2, 20203 min read


Advocating for Education on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: A Personal Take
Preface (Updated 7/29): Since posting this article this AM, we'd like to acknowledge that having more representation in a company is a...
Sydney Ching
Jul 29, 20203 min read


Feeling Phony: The Imposter Syndrome Effect
The ‘imposter syndrome’ term has long since been coined from feelings of inadequacy and dissatisfaction with one’s self. In these times...
Aida Agayeva
Jul 16, 20204 min read


Welcome
Why did I start Empower To Change now? Since graduating from Cal, I had what still feels like the unthinkable honor of working on Capitol...

Jackie Bueno
Jul 10, 20202 min read


BLM Movement and Its Lasting Impact
Where do we go from here? 2020 -- the start of a new decade. I don't think the average person saw a global pandemic coming, let alone...

Jackie Bueno
Jul 10, 20201 min read