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...community and its members have increasingly come under scrutiny and judgment in the wake of September 11th. Images of turban-clad terrorists and cries of martyrdom have become almost synonymous with our identities??even here at Harvard. We constantly seek to dispel these stereotypes, precisely because of the damage they incur on personal and political levels. Yet instances like these remind us that there is work to be done. We call on the administration to be more sensitive to the needs and experiences of Arab-American student organizations on campus, recognizing the uniquely precarious position in which...
...queerness in the context of race, a movement that differs from the early days of gay activism on campus, when hosting general discussions asking questions such as “Is there anything good about being gay?” was considered radical.Some students find themselves torn between two identities??their sexuality and their ethnicity—particularly for those who spent time building social circles within ethnic groups where homosexuality carries a stigma. “Many people who are black and gay feel they are not welcome in the black community,” says Brooks...
...level of parental disapproval, since it looks like it may end in gunshot wounds. The gritty, choppy video, shot in black and white, relies on close-up shots and attempts to create a hostile T.I. that not even a mother could love. the rapper’s dueling identities??the commercial T.I. and the rawer T.I.P.—against each other. This track is meant to remind listeners that T.I. has street cred and should be feared, as well as loved, by fans. While the video’s style takes pains to portray the rough underbelly...
...cedes Wang, “I don’t expect right off the bat for people to be like ‘Oh, this is what they’re experiencing.” And she was right: many leaving “Identities?? were confused. “I felt like the models were Asian but I wasn’t sure what about the fashion was specifically Asian,” says Alli Chandra...
...humble roots in Pfoho dining hall) the two bear little resemblance now. While clearly more lavish and established, “Eleganza’s” mission is not as easily discernible as that of “Identities.” As “Identities?? plans on expanding in the following years, it remains to be seen whether an increasing budget might entail a diluted focus...