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Reverberations of the 1950s Puerto Rico Nationalist Independence Movement
Get PDFIn the first half of the twentieth century, the nationalist movement in Puerto Rico, led by Harvard Law School graduate Pedro Albizu Campos (1893–1965), firmly called for the independence of the island. Its supporters made vociferous calls against the exploitation of the island by the United States government, its military and multinational corporations. Their campaign for independence culminated on October 30, 1950, with small-scale armed insurgencies across Puerto Rico, the Governor’s residence in San Juan, and the attacks against then President Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) at Blair House, Washington D.C. While a combination of domestic and foreign actors played significant roles in the failed insurgency, it was primarily the United States and the Puerto Rican governments who actively worked for the collapse of the independence coalition. Monolith government forces embodied in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Puerto Rican Insular Police relied on coercive force, undercover work, and intimidation of people to disrupt and interfere with the nationalist movement. These repressive campaigns had traumatic repercussions on Puerto Rican nationalists and their supporters that still reverberate in the historical collective memory and Puerto Rican society
Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Sustainability: Review and Research Directions
Get PDFEnvironmental sustainability is one of the most important and complex issues currently facing our global society. One solution to some aspects of this problem could come from artificially intelligent systems and data analytics methods. The objective for this study is to identify the range of recently published research that addresses issues involving the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and environmental sustainability. A systematic literature review produced a sample of 62 journal articles from 2018-2024 that were each categorized into one of six research themes that included studies of AI and the ways in which it impacted natural resources, energy and waste management, manufacturing and supply chain management, policy and governance, UN sustainable development goals, and public attitudes. Each identified study was reviewed within its category and the findings provide a description of the current relationship between AI and environmental sustainability along with directions for future research. In some studies, AI methods are used for analysis of large data sets to identify the factors that impact environmental sustainability outcomes. In other studies, they looked at strategies and regulations that enable effective AI use. Studies also note that AI can produce negative outcomes due to increased energy demand, potential for perpetuating bias in decision models, and violation of individual privacy rights
OPENING DOORS: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF LATINO ACTIVIST- EDUCATORS AND THEIR JOURNEY TO ADVOCACY
Get PDFThis study explored the experiences of Latino educators, with the intention of looking at how their work helped shape their identities. This study focused on Latino men to highlight their unique experiences, as they are underrepresented in higher education research and face distinct challenges in identity development and advocacy. While this study centered on Latino men, it drew on broader research on Latino students to explain their experiences in higher education. What started as a focus on on-campus employment grew into a broader exploration of how personal, cultural, and systemic factors influenced their development as activist educators. The results from a hermeneutic phenomenological approach highlight the role of community, social movements, and higher education in shaping the paths of Latino students. The findings show that the participants’ drive to advocate for others did not begin in college. This identity started with the people and movements that influenced them earlier in their lives. Family members, teachers, and neighbors planted the seeds, while social justice movements like the Chicano movement gave them an understanding of inequities. College became the place where they gained the tools to act. Through on-campus jobs, mentorship, student organizations, and social groups, these Latino men learned how to navigate systems and turn their passions into works of resistance. Based on the results of this study, I call on institutions to step up. On-campus jobs should be designed with purpose, mentorship should be fully supported, and culturally affirming spaces should be prioritized. Latino students bring immense cultural wealth, and higher education has a responsibility to create environments where they can lead with intention
CHALLENGES TO AND RECEPTIVENESS OF SERVICE PROVIDERS EFFORTS WHEN WORKING WITH UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS
Get PDFThis exploratory study will obtain knowledge on how receptive Undocumented Latinx Migrants (ULMs) are to the advocacy efforts of Service Providers (SPs). Additionally, challenges and barriers that SPs encounter that prevent them from delivering quality and effective services and resources to ULMs will be explored. The last theme to be explored is the degree of knowledge of resources, that SPs possess, that can empower the ULM community. The data obtained from SPs will make the audience aware of the challenges, ethical and legal dilemmas that they face when advocating for this population.
This qualitative research design/methods will consist of 3 themed open-ended questions that will be asked of nine SPs who work with ULMs. The participants will be from the Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange. The analysis of the data will be focused on finding a mean(s) of responses and recording the divergent responses, that will bring into awareness SPs’ experiences of challenges and resources for this community. The expectation is that the publications of these findings will help other SPs, become aware of resources that they were not previously conscious of and possibly collaborate with other service providers to increase the effectiveness of delivery of services
Think leader, think man? The role of implicit bias, status-legitimizing beliefs, and gender in hospitality leadership discrimination
Get PDFSystem justification and cognitive dissonance theories were integrated to investigate how social norms influence perceptions of women in leadership by examining perceptions of reverse discrimination and gender hierarchies. To continue the progress of gender equity in hospitality leadership, it is crucial to understand the underlying conditions under which high-status groups may perceive reverse discrimination, leading to animosity in the hiring and promotion processes. Hospitality managers (n = 203) were surveyed to test a double moderator interaction between hotel managers\u27 gender, implicit bias, and status-legitimizing beliefs. Results indicated implicit bias increased perceptions of reverse discrimination. Status-legitimizing beliefs strengthened the relationship between implicit bias and reverse discrimination. Women demonstrated a stronger relationship between implicit bias and reverse discrimination than men. Implications for research and recommendations for hospitality managers are proposed
SOCIAL WORKERS PERCEPTION OF CO-OCCURING DISORDERS
Get PDFThis study investigates how social work practitioners in California view their approach to treating people with co-occurring disorders—disorders that involve both mental health and drug use problems. Eleven clinicians participated in in-depth Zoom interviews for the study, which reveals the main obstacles and variables affecting their treatment with patients who have co-occurring illnesses. The questions focused on the clinician\u27s own experiences working with clients, including the challenges they face and common miscommunications or occurrences that have influenced their approach. Numerous challenges are shown by the research, such as complicated client needs, scarce resources, stigma, and a lack of family support. Client-related concerns, social worker difficulties, and structural and societal variables are the main themes that came out of this study. Adopting an integrated approach to therapy is crucial, and the study emphasizes the need for structural changes to better access to care, more social worker training, and more family participation. These results highlight how urgent it is to improve procedures and frameworks in order to better serve the needs of people who have co-occurring disorders. By relating the findings to more general theoretical frameworks and providing insightful information about the state of social work practice in this field, the study also lays the groundwork for future research and policy development
