The Model Minority Myth, Relative Privilege, AAPI Experiences, and Why it’s All Oppression Anyway

Asian community members are stuck in a double-bind; trapped between high expectations and the harmful racialized characterizations that continue to exist.

Roe v. Wade, 2022

A Letter from Hope College’s Women’s Empowerment Organization–a Student Club Dear WEO Community,The Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade weighs heavily on my heart. After taking a few days to process, I feel it is appropriate to release a statement to the community regarding my, and the Women’s Empowerment Organization’s, stance on …

Forbidden Voices

I (Hannah Jones, ’21) attended a screening of the film Forbidden Voices on November 18, 2019, at the Knickerbocker Theater in downtown Holland. This event was sponsored by Hope College’s Markets & Morality students organization and co-sponsored by the Center for Global Engagement, Global Studies Program, Asian Studies Program, Phelps Scholars Program, Department of Political …