Words Without Borders Campus

20 Stories, Films, & Essays on Identity & Race

Posted on June 15, 2020

Mexican American scholar and author Gloria Anzaldua. By K. Kendall. CC by 2.0 license.

At our June 1st #LunchGlobally session, during the first wave of protests against police racism, our group spontaneously brainstormed a list of books, films, and organizations to help students make sense of the issues. Because we were reading Marco Avilés' powerful essay “I Am Not Your Cholo," many (but not all) of these resources depicted Latinx experiences -- an important and sometimes under-discussed element in the discussion of biased law enforcement.

5 Global Readings on Racism

Posted on June 09, 2020

Here in New York, where WWB has its offices, we have been struggling to make sense of all that has been happening both locally and on the news.

"My Man": A Powerful Performance-Poem on Race and Identity, with Video

Posted on June 04, 2020

Ricardo Aleixo performing at a national poetry festival in Brazil in 2011. By André Luiz D. Takahashi.

Join Us Wednesday: Writing About Immigration & Race with Marco Avilés

Posted on May 27, 2020

7 Mangas to Read Next & More Q&A with Jocelyne Allen

Posted on May 21, 2020

Recently, manga translator Jocelyne Allen joined us for two livestreams to talk about Akino Kondoh's autobiographical series "Noodling in New York." The comics depict Akino sampling new foods, meeting a friend's cat, struggling with English, and navigating life between two cultures -- a familiar challenge for many of our students.