Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeAsk Questions and Make a DifferenceThe root causes identified in the interview I conducted include shame and embarrassment of the Vietnamese culture which ultimately leads…Nov 6, 2018Nov 6, 2018
Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeHow can I serve?For my Community Dialogue Session I focused on community knowledge and wisdom through the ABCD model. I presented the model by first…Nov 3, 2018Nov 3, 2018
Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeThe OtherBaldwin defines the majority in terms of a person’s ability to influence others and their status. He explains how “status [has become] a…Oct 22, 2018Oct 22, 2018
Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeWhat’s Important to You?The key characteristics of the ABCD model include constructing shared meaning, creating the potential of associations, recognizing and…Oct 16, 2018Oct 16, 2018
Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeThe Life YOU LiveIris Marion Young places oppression into five categories and “distinctions based on the reflection of the condition” these groups face (p…Oct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018
Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeCR#4 The Other SideContext WorksheetSep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeCR#3 From My Soul to YoursAccording to Tatum’s definition, the dominant identities “set the parameters within which the subordinates operate.” They “[hold] the power…Sep 18, 2018Sep 18, 2018
Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeChanging Systems Not HeartsFreire states that there is no knowledge without practice. Without practice we would be “[walking] in a circle, without the possibility of…Sep 11, 2018Sep 11, 2018
Mia NguyeninF18 Community Action & Social Change: Theory and PracticeThe Service-Learning MentalityVolunteering is the idea that others need help and that we must help them whereas Service-Learning allows students to learn while also…Aug 31, 2018Aug 31, 2018