The Borough of Manhattan Community College Library is celebrating Asian Heritage Month in April. The nation’s annual commemoration dates back to May 1869, and marked the completion of the transcontinental railroad, a defining achievement in which Chinese immigrant labor played a crucial role. But today’s celebration honors and remembers so much more. BMCC and its […]
I wanted to read and review Against TechnoAbleism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement (2023), by AshleyShew. Though Shew’s multiple disabilities are not developmental ones- they happened in her adult life,she does make a point to highlight many types of disabilities and the ways in which society has historically excluded and discriminated against disabled people. As a […]
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March is Women’s History Month. What began as a protest against poor working conditions for women in New York City’s Garment District more than a century ago has grown in scope and size, even spanning continents. Beginning in 1911, March 8 was recognized throughout Europe and the United States as International Women’s Day. It has […]
Throughout November the nation pauses to reflect on the history, culture and contributions of Indigenous people. A connecting thread has been a tragedy. The Indigenous people of the Americas were marginalized, brutalized and oppressed for centuries, and yet have maintained their traditions, language, and beliefs despite the odds. In the United States, the month-long observance […]
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