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Designing the Vietnam War
AbstractThis paper challenges dominant discourses and theories of US imperialism and colonialism in the history of Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand). As a Vietnamese-American, my understanding of the American War in Vietnam has been skewed by American education and films depicting the Vietnam conflict. Deconstructing the western bias imposed by American studies of […]
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Organics ≠ Sustainability: Sustainability Needs Genetic Modification
In March 2009, the White House lawn was broken and plowed: First Lady Michelle Obama planted an organic farm in front of the White House (TheWhoFarm, n.d.). This organic farm served as an educational display for youth to understand the importance of “consuming healthy, locally grown fruits and vegetables” (Regenerative Organic, 2021). The practice of […]
California, Pay Your Jurors Fairly: Low Juror Compensation Harms Defendants of Color
The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees all criminal defendants the right to an impartial jury—a body of twelve unbiased citizens chosen from a fair cross-section of the community (“Impartial Jury.”). At trial, the jury should ideally operate as a safeguard against injustice on the basis of identity, but this body of people […]