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Dreaming of a Better Tomorrow: The School Experience of Unaccompanied Youth in Silicon Valley
No full textThe dissertation examines the educational experiences and challenges faced by unaccompanied migrant youth at a Silicon Valley high school. Defined as minors without U.S. immigration status, under 18, and lacking parental care, these unaccompanied youths represent a vulnerable demographic with unique educational and social needs. From 2013 to 2023, 579,601 unaccompanied children entered the U.S., necessitating extensive support across all states. Participant criteria included unaccompanied migrant youth from Central America or Mexico, aged 18 to 21, who are alumni of Ceiba High School. The study involved three co-researchers who met a total of eight times at a local college, each meeting lasting one hour, and five research interviewees, each participating in two one-hour interviews. Utilizing a qualitative approach and incorporating Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR), Community Cultural Wealth (CCW), and Critical Race Theory (CRT), the study investigates how these youth perceive their sense of belonging within their educational environment and the subsequent impact on their post-educational and occupational aspirations.
The research affirms the critical need for supportive and inclusive educational practices that address the unique challenges faced by unaccompanied students, highlighting the importance of creating environments that enhance their academic engagement and social integration. The findings reveal that unaccompanied migrant youth face significant educational and social obstacles that influence their sense of belonging and future aspirations. The dissertation advocates for the implementation of comprehensive support systems that extend beyond mere academic assistance to include psychological and social support tailored to the specific needs of migrant youth. By integrating Critical Race Theory, YPAR, and CCW, the study not only illuminates the systemic issues impacting these youth but also highlights the potential for educational institutions to play a transformative role in their lives. This research contributes to the broader discourse on migration, education, and social justice, offering actionable insights for educators, practitioners, researchers, and community leaders committed to fostering equitable educational opportunities for all students
Untangling While We Weave: Educators of Color Navigating Trust in Schoolwide Restorative Justice Reform
Get PDFThis qualitative study explores the experiences of educators of color implementing restorative justice practices within the school-prison nexus. Drawing upon carceral progressivism and the school-prison nexus frameworks, it examines how these educators navigate building and repairing relational trust while transforming punitive disciplinary policies. Through interviews, pod-mapping, and community healing circles, the study elicits narratives from five Bay Area educators committed to restorative justice.
Four key themes emerge: 1) interweaving intentional restorative justice structures with authentic connection; 2) consistent care for fostering relational trust; 3) moving at the speed of trust to avoid moral injury; and 4) intergenerational wisdom and collaboration in sustaining restorative justice work. The study proposes a restorative trust model, extending Charles Feltman\u27s framework by situating it within the context of restorative justice work in schools shaped by carceral logics.
The study provides insights and recommendations for educators, school leaders, teacher education programs, and policymakers advancing restorative justice and dismantling the school-prison nexus. By centering the voices of educators of color and proposing a contextualized restorative trust model, it contributes to the literature on restorative justice in education and offers a vision for building just, equitable, and liberatory environments for young people
Tsongkhapa: The Legacy of Tibet\u27s Great Philosopher-Saint
No full textTsongkhapa’s seminal contributions to Buddhist thought and practice, and to the course of history, are illuminated and celebrated by some of his foremost modern interpreters.Few figures have impacted the trajectory of Buddhism as much as the great philosopher and meditator, scholar and reformer, Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357–1419), the founder of the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism and teacher of the First Dalai Lama. His Ganden tradition spread throughout Central Asia and Mongolia, and today, through figures such as the Dalai Lama, who calls Tsongkhapa a second Nagarjuna, his teachings are shaping intellectual conversations and ethical practice globally. To commemorate the 600th anniversary of Tsongkhapa’s passing, a special conference was held at Ganden Monastery in India in 2019, featuring some of the best translators and interpreters of his teachings today. Highlights of those incisive summations of Tsongkhapa’s special contributions are gathered in this volume. Here we discover Tsongkhapa the philosopher, Tsongkhapa the master of the Buddhist canon, Tsongkhapa the tantric adept, and Tsongkhapa as the visionary who united wisdom to compassion.Each of the authors featured looks at a distinct facet of Tsongkhapa’s legacy. Donald Lopez provides a global context, Guy Newland distills Tsongkhapa’s Middle Way, Dechen Rochard uncovers the identity view, Jay Garfield examines the conceptualized ultimate, Thupten Jinpa highlights the seminal importance Tsongkhapa placed on ascertainment, David Gray looks at his approach to Cakrasamvara tantra, Gavin Kilty surveys his Guhyasamaja tantra commentary, Roger Jackson surmises his views on Zen and mahamudra, Geshé Ngawang Samten examines his provisional-definitive distinction, Gareth Sparham highlights his scholastic prowess, Mishig-Ish Bataa illuminates his impact in Mongolia, and Bhiksuni Thubten Chodron presents his instructions on how to cultivate compassion.Whether you are well acquainted with Tsongkhapa’s life and thought or you are encountering him here for the first time, you will find The Legacy of Tsongkhapa an illuminating survey of his unique explorations of the highest aspirations of humanity.https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/1630/thumbnail.jp
Christian Perspectives on Transforming Interreligious Encounter: Essays in Honor of Leo D. Lefebure
No full textChristian Perspectives on Transforming Interreligious Encounter underscores the urgency of interreligious dialogue for contemporary society, aiming to foster interfaith understanding, justice, and peace. The initial section focuses on novel approaches to engaging with the religious Other through non-Christian sacred texts. Contributors explore the Jewish-Christian relationship, offer Christian interpretations of Hindu, Buddhist, and Confucian scriptures, and discuss the Qurʾān\u27s potential to refine Christian theology. The dangers of comparative theology are warned against, and alternative perspectives, such as Asian liberation theology, are proposed for situating religion critically, as well as share the insights on Christian engagement with Zen practice. The second part explores the transformation of key Christian doctrines through interreligious encounters. Contributors delve into topics such as the conditions for faith and divine revelation, formulating a Christology in dialogue with Asian traditions, and understanding the Spirit as a source of questioning. They investigate the communitarian dimension of religious faith, discuss the Catholic Church\u27s stance on interreligious dialogue, examine the role of biblical hermeneutics in decolonizing theology, and reflect on the existential threat of ecological destruction. The third part pays tribute to Leo Lefebure, emphasizing his impact on Catholic theology and comparative theology, and concludes with Lefebure\u27s epilogue, providing him with the last word.https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/1631/thumbnail.jp
الطيور المهاجرة: قصص حقيقية عن النجاة والأمل والصمود
No full textفي الطيور المهاجرة ، جمعت ميمي مالكونيان مجموعة رائعة من قصص المهاجرين السوريين الذين غادروا أماكن مألوفة، وأفراد عائلاتهم، وغير ذلك الكثير، وهم يعلمون أنهم قد لا يخطون خطوة أخرى في وطنهم. كانت رؤيتهم لحياةٍ أفضل هي ما ألهمهم لمواصلة التقدّم دون النظر إلى الوراء. لقد مكّنهم إصرارهم من النجاح في البلدان التي تبنّتهم. تقدّم ملكونيان لمحات عن 16 مهاجرًا ملهمًا، من بينهم فنانون، وموسيقيون، ومثقّفون، ورواد أعمال.
In Nightingales, Mimi Malkonian brings together a fascinating collection of stories of Syrian migrants who left familiar places, family members, and more, knowing they might never make it back home. Their vision of a better life inspired them to keep moving forward without looking back. Their determination enabled them to succeed in their adopted countries. Malkonian profiles 16 inspiring migrants, including artists, musicians, intellectuals, and entrepreneurs.https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/1650/thumbnail.jp
The Circuit Graphic Novel
No full textPoignantly told from a young boy’s perspective, the popular and award-winning memoir centered on a Mexican family working California’s fields is now a powerful graphic novel that will appeal to readers of Illegal and They Called Us Enemy.
An honest and evocative account of a family’s journey from Mexico to the fields of California—and to a life of backbreaking work and constant household moves—as seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for education and the right to call one place home.
A popular choice for community reads, as well as school curricula and curriculum adoptions, Francisco Jiménez’s award-winning memoir, now brought to life in Celia Jacob’s beautiful and resonant artwork, is a powerful story of survival, faith, and hope.https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/1653/thumbnail.jp
The Transformative Power of Architecture and Urban Design: Planning for Social and Spatial Justice
No full textInformed by urban political economy and critical social analysis, this book provides a critical comparative analysis of macro- and micro-level spatial design processes in architecture and urban planning. It interrogates the extent to which past and existing approaches to design have catered to social justice issues. With a special focus on the Right to the City approach and recent efforts to democratize urban spaces in the post-COVID 19 pandemic era, the book draws on examples of spatial design from the USA, Northern European countries and elsewhere to shed light on the presence (or lack) of social justice concerns in liberal capitalist and social democratic societies. This book is an important academic addition and resource for undergraduate and graduate curricula in architecture and urban planning/design programs, as well as a complementary resource for practitioners and policy planners who engage in urban development and transformation.https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/faculty_books/1656/thumbnail.jp
Water and Empowerment: Developing a Vetting Profile for Jibu’s Future Franchisees in Rwanda
Get PDFThis research uncovers underlying characteristics of successful clean water franchisees within the current Jibu network in Rwanda and provides a basis for the future Jibu franchisee application process. The study spanned four weeks and was conducted on site in Kigali, Rwanda. A comprehensive primary data set was compiled, including both qualitative and quantitative captures, through 40 interviews (20 franchisees and 20 staff from franchise organizations) and by collecting ethnographic field notes during the franchise visits. Through subsequent analysis, the study was able to identify characteristics that portend a successful franchisee: Commitment to Jibu’s Mission and Community; Organizational and Educational Previous Experiences; and Financial, Communication, and Organizational Skills. Jibu franchisees who demonstrated proficiency in all of these categories were more likely to run their storefronts at a high production level and to reach sales targets consistently. The research team further explores predictors of potential franchisee success, including commitment to Jibu’s community, responsiveness to Jibu’s financial incentives, and willingness to participate in Jibu’s skill-building opportunities as elements to consider when recruiting franchisees in the future
Santa Clara Magazine, Volume 65 Number 2, Fall 2024 [Print Issue 62:2]
Get PDF12 - INCREASING ACCESS Discerning one’s dream requires a whole set of experiences based on community, opportunity, and, yes, cash. Leslie Griffy
16 - UNPACKING UTOPIA It seems like billionaire-backed utopias are popping up all over the map. What does it take to build a perfect city? Lauren Loftus
22 - A WEALTH OF WELL-BEING In his new book, Professor Meir Statman explores a holistic approach to financial and life well-being. Leslie Griffy
26 - A WOMAN\u27S PLACE Despite being denied access to the priesthood, Catholic women find new ways to lead. Leslie Griffyhttps://scholarcommons.scu.edu/sc_mag/1145/thumbnail.jp
in-vitro Hydrogel Blood Clots
Get PDFCreating a sustainable, ethical, and affordable substitute for animal blood in balloon catheter testing for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is important to take into consideration. This research utilizes agarose and dextran to develop hydrogel-based artificial blood clots. These hydro gels replicate the mechanical characteristics of human thrombi across acute, subacute, and chronic stages through their elastic and viscous moduli (G\u27 and G ) and phase angles. This project addresses extant testing protocols, including temperature regulation, agarose processing, and well plate size, and suggests efficient approaches to encounter these problems.
The hydrogels were characterized by means of a thorough literature review and rigorous mechanical testing with rheometers, allowing their properties to be aligned with those of human clots at different stages of hardening. The outcomes showed that the mechanical characteristics of the hydro gel may be precisely adjusted to mimic the viscoelastic characteristics of actual thrombi. Future testing will have a solid result thanks to the vital insights about the gels\u27 behavior under varying situations that the data gathered from frequency and amplitude sweeps offered.
By reducing the dependency on animal blood, this technique addresses ethical issues and enhances scalability and cost-efficiency. In order to test medical devices, synthetic hydrogels provide a stable, reusable, and biodegradable resource that encourages sustainability in biomedical research. Subsequent research endeavors will center on optimizing phase angle measurements and classifying hydrogels into distinct clotting phases. This will be done by hands-on catheter manipulation assessments to ascertain the catheters\u27 effectiveness and dependability in replicating authentic medical situations. In addition to advancing the creation of better medical procedures, this research suggests moral and environmentally friendly research methods in the industry