Workshops Block B 1:15-2:15
Burn Out vs. Compassion Fatigue
Jennifer Hua
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2020 has left many educators feeling tired, burned out or even worse, feeling helpless and at times powerless. There is a different between being burned out vs experiencing compassion fatigue. This workshop will allow us an opportunity to take a moment to pause, reflect on our current state of mind. In the workshop we will work together to use the skills we learned to help ground us in our daily experiences and find constructive ways to cope.
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Know History, Know Self: Fighting erasure by finding self
Kristina Kalaw Joyas
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Fighting the narrative that Asians are a monolith requires nuanced discussions and understanding. As educators, we’ll need the tools and language for the discussions around race, privilege, and specified issues. It starts with an inward look at one’s own identity work and its continued development. This workshop will take a look into the ways Southeast Asian folks explore their identities. It takes a dive into conversations about beginning the work and dissecting the gaps in one’s learning. It aims to support Southeast Asian-identified educators in their own self-education, identifying possible gaps, and how we support our BIPOC-identified students.
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Laughing While Asian: Using Asian American Humor to Tell Our Stories and Empower our Classrooms
Debby Katz
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Who says critical race theory isn’t funny? Okay, maybe it isn’t… but Asian Americans are! In this workshop, we will explore how Asian-American comics, novelists, and screenwriters are brilliantly adapting the tools of humor and satire to share our experiences, humanize our stories, and deconstruct those “model minority” stereotypes. Focusing on texts ranging from the satirical novel Interior Chinatown to the stand-up comedy of Hasan Minhaj, we will explore how Asian American comics use the power of laughter to tackle serious topics like anti-Asian bias in Hollywood, Islamophobia, Asian-American anti-Blackness, and internalized racism. The workshop will help us offer all our students in our high school English and humanities classrooms a provocative, accessible, and empowering introduction to what it means to be Asian American today.
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Healing Generational Trauma, Claiming Generational Strengths: A Workshop for the South Asian Diaspora
Jessy Molina
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Xavier Dagba said, “As you focus on clearing generational trauma, do not forget to claim your generational strengths.” As members of the South Asian Diaspora, many of us are simultaneously thriving upon the foundation of the strength, courage and sacrifice of those who came before us and healing from the generational traumas of colonization, indentured servitude, immigration, forced migration and systemic oppression related to race, gender, class, caste, colorism, sexuality, and more. Join us to share experiences and learn concrete strategies to move toward deeper understanding and love for ourselves and our communities, as well as how to support students to do the same.
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