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Love, Joy, and Intimacy:: One Family\u27s Response to 550 Days of Lockdown
Get PDFTwo parents and their middle school aged child reflect back on 550 days of COVID-19 lockdown. Using a Poem in 3 Voices platform, each of them respond in conversation-style about their love of each other, their love of learning, and the joy and healing they found in common everyday things like reading, writing, cooking, music, and gardening. Their playful banter seeks to speak to the intimacy they intentionally built with each other during the pain of the pandemic and their unspeakable losses. The purpose of this aesthetic work is to illuminate that not all of lockdown was despair and that, in the midst of pain, there can also be moments of love, joy, and intimacy
“Dialogue is, thus, an existential necessity.” Paulo Freire
Get PDFInstitutions of education are spaces in which broader issues show up and replicate themselves; they are also spaces where intentional deliberation transforms not only schools, but the communities in which schools are embedded. Many factors contribute to the messy reality of education and many remedies are necessary for schools to fulfill their liberatory potential. In this journal, we cultivate space for one of the most powerful tools for educational transformation: dialogue/diálogo. K-16 educational partners are constantly negotiating social forces and caught amidst school’s dual aims of inculcation and liberation. Yet, much of the discourse regarding issues of justice and equity in education happens in silos. This journal upends that practice and, instead, cultivates an authentic dialogue towards a tranforming of our realities amongst myriad people invested in education, including pre-service and in-service teachers and administrators, school counselors, staff, community members, faculty, and researchers.
Our intentions for In Dialogue/En Diálago are to put K-16 educational partners in conversation with each other about critical issues in education, and to cultivate collective critical consciousness amongst educators in the greater Los Angeles region. Fostering community dialogue is integral to the process of advocating for more just schooling. As such, we feature voices not typically included in traditional academic journals but that are essential in the discourse toward equity and justice. In this editors dialogue, we offer some insight into how each piece in this inagural issue is critical to our community dialogue, in this case, about our transformed realities due to the global pandemic we all experienced. 
Atonement for Racial Capitalism: The Pathway to a Socially Just San Francisco
Get PDFIn the pursuit of a socially just San Francisco, Shanell Williams delves into her personal experiences growing up in the city and highlights the pervasive racial inequalities that persist. Reflecting on a mix of positive encounters and deeply traumatic moments, Williams uncovers the stark realities faced by Black communities in San Francisco, particularly in the context of economic opportunities and belonging. Through her work, she advocates for economic reparations as the fundamental solution to address the historical and ongoing harms inflicted on Black San Franciscans due to systemic racism and displacement. Williams emphasizes the urgency of recognizing these past wrongs and implementing concrete measures, like a reparations fund, to pave the way towards an equitable and inclusive city where the Black community can thrive. By challenging the status quo and advocating for decisive action, Williams prompts a critical reevaluation of the city\u27s commitment to social justice and a brighter future for all its residents
The XVII Amendment’s impact to Economy, Politics, and European Immigration during Prohibition in the United States
Get PDFProhibition occurred between the years 1920 to 1933. The United States Congress ratified the XVII amendment prohibiting the sale, manufacture, and transport of intoxicating liquors. During these years United States emerged from its involvement in World War I, experienced the Roaring Twenties, and felt the impact of the Great Depression. The era historically transformed the United States during the period of thirteen years. Upon the ratification of XVIII amendment, the Volstead Act became the enforcing mechanism of the law, Prohibition took effect within the United States on January 17, 1920. The economy, law enforcement and European immigration were all sectors uniquely affected during the Prohibition era in the United States. The United States government political fallout occurred because they believed the ratification would positively impact the country’s economy, however; the government lost tax revenues immediately after the tax on liquor sales halted. The law’s goal was to eliminate all liquor within the United States. The government did not expect illegal smuggling nor the establishment of a bootlegging industry. The closure of saloons led to an illegal development of underground speakeasies. Alcohol smugglers thrived, while the National Anti-Saloon League influenced distinguished members of Congress and the government with their use of “pressure politics.” The Treasury Department assigned a Prohibition Unit agency known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation to follow paper tracks and anonymous tips about speakeasies and illegal smuggling. The United States endowed Border Patrol with law enforcement authority allowing them to make arrests without warrants on any violation of immigration laws. Immigrants found opportunities sidestepping the law and built speakeasies to supplement their incomes. Germans, Italians, and Irish Americans were all targeted because of citizens preconceived prejudices against immigrants in the United States
Beyond the Pain
Get PDFShanely Margarita Garcia is a first-generation undergraduate student at Cal State LA. Her love of the cosmos is what inspires her to be a better person. From a young age, her dream to pursue music gave her the energy to begin to place her mark on the world. Through the study of the performing arts, she wishes to heal and build a community for those who are willing to be open-minded. As she grew into a young adult, she found that chasing one’s dreams is difficult yet exhilarating. Using the lessons that life and her instructors have taught her she explores art through poetry to bridge the spoken word of the mind and spirit
Writing Across Communities of Difference
Get PDFMarty earned her Master of Arts in English from Cal State LA in 2022. For her master’s thesis, she cataloged the progression of narcissistic representation in an early modern play and a nineteenth-century novel. To expand on this project, she considers how modern-day higher education can reproduce narcissistic structures. She argues that Eurocentric ideologies permeate first-year writing students’ minds and contribute to feelings of impostorism. In her work as a graduate assistant and first-year writing instructor, she encouraged first-year writing students to question social roles and feelings of inferiority
Nurtured by Love
Get PDFYan Xu’s narrative showcases the transformative power of education, the importance of familial support, and the journey towards self-discovery and resilience as a first-generation student. The narrative captures the joy derived from the unwavering support provided by the author’s family, which granted access to educational opportunities and personal growth. The absence of parental guidance in navigating the challenges of school life and academic pressures led to moments of self-doubt and emotional struggles. Fortunately, however, the author found solace in the care and attention given by her parents. As the sole well-educated family member, the author now experiences profound respect, compliments, and admiration, further cultivating a sense of gratitude, confidence, and happiness
Preservice Teachers’ Reflective Practices, Self- efficacy, and Professional Growth
No full textThis qualitative research study looks at how reflective practices support preservice teachers’ professional growth and development and its impacts on their self-efficacy. This study takes place in a regionally recognized south-western Hispanic Serving Institution that serves a high needs school district. Preservice teachers were asked to reflect on their field experiences to integrate theory and practice. The common themes that emerge contend that preservice teachers with a high sense of self efficacy maintain a better understand of classroom management with its connection to building relationships. Another significant finding indicates that preservice teacher’s reflective practices lead to self-efficacy and professional growth. These finding are significant to improving teacher preparation programs