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The Sanctuary City Project, Sergio De La Torre

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Artist, curator, and professor Sergio De La Torre discusses his work with The Sanctuary City Project, which is an ongoing community-based participatory project that develops deeper conversations and awareness about immigration issues often times transforming oral history into visual representations.

Deported Veterans: The Unintended Consequences Of “Good Moral Character”, Jonathan Deras

Master's Theses

The purpose of this research is to argue that U.S. immigration policy, specifically the 1996 IIRIRA (also known as IIRAIRA), needs to change regarding the legal treatment of immigrant U.S. military veteran deportees due to the following concepts. The first concept is to articulate how the criminalization of immigration, and how the military system intersects to facilitate the Deportation of U.S veterans. A key concept in this analysis is the standard of “good moral character” set by the U.S. government that enlistees need to meet to be accepted into the military; this standard is also used against immigrant veterans during …

Crisis Within A Crisis: A Comparative Analysis Of Covid-19’S Implications On Greece And Spain’S Migrant And Refugee Processing Policies, Injy Elhabrouk

Undergraduate Honors Theses

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic came a collective global panic regarding health, safety, and security. Since the major outbreak of the coronavirus in March of 2020, few issues have received scrutiny and attention in the public sphere. Yet, the problems that existed before COVID-19 have not become obsolete, however, they were removed from the public eye. One such issue to receive less scrutiny is the treatment of the most vulnerable populations in the world—migrants and refugees. Spain and Greece’s locations on the Mediterranean Sea mean they are often the first place migrants seek refuge in their journey to …

Singing The Dark Times In There There, Rachel Brahinsky

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Rachel Brahinsky uses the Toni Morrison's ideas of map-making and place to consider Oakland as the center in Tommy Orange's There There.

Embodied Prayer In Tommy Orange’S There There: Reaching The All-The-Way-There Place, Christina Garcia Lopez

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Christina Garcia Lopez considers embodied prayer as a place for belonging in There There by Tommy Orange instead of places that are geographically rooted.

“If We Learn For Ourselves, We Don’T Have To Be Taught”: Native Childhood And Pedagogies Of Becoming In Tommy Orange’S There There, Samira Abdur-Rahman

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Samira Abdur-Rahman looks at how Native children and youth develop their identities in Tommy Orange's There There.

Memories, Stories, And The Search For Our Place, Monisha Bajaj

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Through the themes of home, displacement, and exile, Monisha Bajaj reflects on her family history and also her role as a scholar of migration and education in the Bay Area.

American Indian And African American Urban Spatial Imaginaries, Tanu Sankalia

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Tanu Sankalia explores American Indian urban spatial imaginary in Tommy Orange's There There through the architect Walter Hood on West Oakland built environments and African American urban spatial imaginary.

Self And Belonging In Movement, Christine J. Yeh

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Christine Yeh writes about displacement and new identities created through movement in There There by Tommy Orange.

Resituating The Expert: What Educational Consulting Work With Tribal Communities Has Taught Me About Being An Educator, Desiree D. Zerquera

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Desiree D. Zerquera's experience as an educational consultant for Tribal Colleges and Universities forces her to reconsider the idea of being an "expert."

Parallel Worlds In Oakland, Rick Ayers

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Rick Ayers explores the layers of community and place in Oakland and how Tommy Orange's There There traces a world that Ayers did not know existed.

Indian, Vijaya Nagarajan

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Vijaya Nagarajan traces her personal identity, religious studies scholarship, and the ritual life.

Indian Present, Indian Presence, Michael Rozendal

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Michael Rozendal looks for Indian Oakland that is present here and now in the Bay Area.

The Multifaceted Identity Of Trauma, Lisa De La Rue

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Lisa de la Rue looks at the visibility and invisibility of communities of color in the Bay Area and the impact on an individual's identity.

There There: Tracing Structural Discrimination, Health, Identity, And Resilience, Erin Grinshteyn

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Erin Grinshteyn outlines structural discrimination and resulting health disparities in Native American populations in There There by Tommy Orange.

Exploring Place And Identities In A Modern World: The Power Of Stories, Marisa Knight

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Marisa Knight writes about the psychological processes of narrative and engagement with literature.

Things To Do In Weatherford, Oklahoma, Dean Rader

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Poem by Dean Rader

Exploring Place And Identity In A Modern World: Usf Scholars Respond To There There By Tommy Orange, Saera R. Khan, Christine J. Yeh

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Using the novel as a source of inspiration, USF faculty across the university were invited to provide their research, artistic, and scholarly perspective through essays, reflections, or artistic pieces on themes about “place and identity in a modern world.”

Both And Neither, Sophie Engle

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Sophie Engle writes about her experience with otherness and imposter syndrome in STEM.

Emerging From Collective Derailment, Saera R. Khan

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Saera Khan outlines collective derailment in the characters of There There by Tommy Orange.

A Venue To Grow: Researching Professional Growth In The Collaborative Courts Of The Northern District Of California, Wyatt Lim-Tepper

Master's Projects and Capstones

This study examines the professional growth of collaborative court staff in the Northern District of California (NDCA). First, it sets forth a background that reviews the history of collaborative courts and details the development, purpose and structure, and current processes at the federal level. Second, the researcher describes the framework of the NDCA as an institution and further identifies the stakeholders who participate in the NDCA’s two collaborative courts: the Reentry Court and the Conviction Alternatives Program (CAP). Third, the study reviews the literature on professional growth in the legal field, education and academia, and public-health fields. Fourth, this paper …

Enabling Electric Storage Participation In Wholesale Markets: An Analysis Of Ferc Order No. 841, Glenn A. Smith

Master of Science in Energy Systems Management

This study has been performed to understand the potential impact that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order No. 841 will have on the adoption of energy storage resources (ESR). This analysis looked at: (1) the Order’s requirements, (2) FERC’s exercise of its authorized jurisdiction within the Order, and (3) actions taken by the Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO), Independent System Operators (ISO) and FERC to demonstrate compliance with the Order’s requirements:

Order No. 841 utilizes a participation model to ensure ESR’s are able to participate in wholesale electricity markets to an extent that is reflective of a resource’s physical and …

Enabling Electric Storage Participation In Wholesale Markets: An Analysis Of Ferc Order No. 841, Glenn A. Smith

Master's Projects and Capstones

This study has been performed to understand the potential impact that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Order No. 841 will have on the adoption of energy storage resources (ESR). This analysis looked at: (1) the Order’s requirements, (2) FERC’s exercise of its authorized jurisdiction within the Order, and (3) actions taken by the Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO), Independent System Operators (ISO) and FERC to demonstrate compliance with the Order’s requirements:

Order No. 841 utilizes a participation model to ensure ESR’s are able to participate in wholesale electricity markets to an extent that is reflective of a resource’s physical and …

Climate Of Transformation: Pursuing Carbon Neutrality And Economic Equity In San Francisco, Stephanie A. Siehr

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

San Francisco has enacted numerous policies in its efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. Stephanie Siehr outlines current initiatives and the work that still needs to be done to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Going To Jail To Receive Mental Healthcare?, Lisa De La Rue

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

San Francisco jails are now the largest mental health facility in the country. Lisa De La Rue writes about issues with affordable healthcare and the growing population of incarcerated people with mental illness.

It’S About Discrimination And Equality, Not Just Diversity And Bad Actors, Tristin Green

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Silicon Valley firms have made changes in response to accusations of discrimination and harassment. Tristin Green writes about the narrative around individuals and suggests that the focus move to systemic problems within organizations.

A New Model Of Art Commerce, John Zarobell

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

Rising rents in San Francisco led to galleries closing and vanishing studio space for artists. John Zarobell explores innovative development of art galleries and studios as a new model for creative spaces.

Bay Area – Nexus Of Change – But Toward What?, Rick Ayers

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

The Bay Area has a history as a site of innovation and change. With Caffe Trieste as a backdrop, Rick Ayers considers recent shifts in culture and freedom.

Queering California’S K-12 History Curriculum, David Donahue

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

To comply with the California Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful Act (FAIR Act), new inclusive textbooks were developed for K-12 instruction. David Donahue discusses the process of implementation and how this will impact curriculum in California and across the United States.

California Is The Home Of The Multiracial Movement, Saera R. Khan

Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship

California is home to the largest and fastest growing ethnic identity group. Saera Khan contends that multiracial individuals want to be accepted by multiple groups and she argues for understandings of identities as shifting, fluid, and dynamic over time.