Recommended Resources from Introduction: Read This First
Dismantling the Racism Machine: A Manual and Toolbox, 2nd ed., 2025, by Karen Gaffney
Online Videos
- Crenshaw, Kimberlé. “The urgency of intersectionality.” TED, 2016.
- Hinojosa, Maria. “From invisible to visible.” YouTube, uploaded by TEDxTalks, 14 July 2015.
- Lin, Grace. “The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf.” YouTube, uploaded by TEDxTalks, 18 Mar. 2016.
- Vulchi, Priya and Winona Guo. “What it takes to be racially literate.” TED, 2017.
Podcasts
Websites
- Race: The Power of an Illusion. California Newsreel, 2018.
- “Self-Care.” Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture, 2024.
- Understanding Race. American Anthropological Association, 2012.
Articles
- Bhaimiya, Sawdah. “An Asian MIT student asked AI to turn an image of her into a professional headshot. It made her white, with lighter skin and blue eyes.” Business Insider, 1 Aug. 2023.
- Gonzales, Elena. “Why We’re Saying ‘Latine.’” Chicago History Museum, 24 Oct. 2003.
- “Latino, Hispanic, Latinx, Chicano: The History behind the Terms.” A&E Television Networks, 14 Sept. 2020.
- Liu, Eric. “Why I don’t hyphenate Chinese American.” CNN, 11 July 2014.
- Painter, Nell Irvin. “Why ‘White’ should be capitalized, too.” Washington Post, 22 July 2020.
Books
- Arana, Marie. LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority. Simon & Schuster, 2024.
- Bonilla-Silva, Eduardo. Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America. 4th ed., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014.
- Crenshaw, Kimberlé, et al., editors. Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement. The New Press, 1996.
- Delgado, Richard, and Jean Stefancic. Critical Race Theory: An Introduction. 3rd ed., New York University Press, 2017.
- Guo, Winona, and Priya Vulchi. Tell Me Who You Are: Sharing Our Stories of Race, Culture, & Identity. TarcherPerigee, 2019.
- Norris, Michele. Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race and Identity. Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Films
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