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Homing Desire, Cultural Citizenship, And Diasporic Imaginings, Anh Hua

Journal of International Women's Studies

This article examines the relationship between homing desire, cultural citizenship and diaspora communities. I begin by examining how citizenship is a deeply gendered concept. From there, I will explore how citizenship practices, although promising enfranchisement and equality, sometimes socially exclude certain gendered and racialized individuals and communities as inauthentic citizens, non-citizens, or denizens. Finally, I will analyze the concept of cultural citizenship and how it is being used in various diaspora communities as ways to imagine multiple modes of belonging within and beyond the coherence of national boundaries. I argue that to fully comprehend the lived experience of migratory and …

Women And Post-Conflict Society In Sierra Leone, Hazel M. Mcferson

Journal of International Women's Studies

Gender inequality in Sierra Leone, after colonialism among the worst in Sub-Saharan Africa, has been heightened further by the civil war of 1992-2002--which was related in part to the struggle for control of “blood diamonds” but also to long-standing social and regional disparities, and to collapse of formal institutions and widespread corruption. Sierra Leonean women are today among the most marginalized in the world, socially, economically and politically. However, there are differences among three groups: the better educated, comparatively richer “Krios” (descendants of the original freed slaves); relatively enlightened tribes; and the more traditional patriarchal tribes. The main route to …

Contents, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Section I, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Complete Catalog, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Anthropology, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Biology, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Business Administration, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Collegiate Seminar Great Books, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Economics, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Environmental Science And Studies Programs, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Ethnic Studies, Saint Mary's College Of California

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History, Saint Mary's College Of California

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International Area Studies, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Liberal And Civic Studies Program, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Modern Languages, Saint Mary's College Of California

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2+2 Pre-Nursing Program, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Pre-Professional Curricula, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Psychology, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Sociology, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Studies For International And Multilingual Students, Saint Mary's College Of California

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Index, Saint Mary's College Of California

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The University Of San Francisco Fact Book And Almanac 2011 Mid-Year Edition, University Of San Francisco Office Of Institutional Research

USF Fact Book and Almanac

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Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Cultural Site Stewardship Program – Program Expansion And Steward Retention: Quarterly Progress Report, Period Ending June 30, 2011, Margaret N. Rees

Cultural Site Stewardship Program

• One cultural site steward class was held this quarter adding 17 volunteers.
• Team focus is upon plan to transition project to state stewardship program

Prevalence Of Postpartum Depression Using The Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale At The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Warfa Khadija

Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Background: Postpartum depression is an illness that affects 10-20% of mothers following delivery; the impact it has on the family, partner and the new born baby is significant. There are insufficient data in Kenya as its rate and severity hence the impact is unknown. Screening could allow earlier treatment of these mothers and prevent the long term effects on the family. Objectives: The primary objective was to identify the prevalence of postpartum depression at the Aga Khan University Hospital and to identify associations between participant’s socio demographics and depression. Methods: Cross sectional study to screen postpartum women six weeks after …

June 30, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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"Movie To Movement: Creating Social Change With The Documentary Film 'Food Stamped'", Shira Potash

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

There is substantial evidence linking obesity to lower incomes. Governmental food and farm policy directly affects the affordability, availability, and accessibility of healthy food in low-income areas. Policy also impacts the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) and nutrition education for SNAP recipients. Documentary film is a powerful medium that can be used for social change. This paper explores the ways in which documentary film can be used to decrease health disparities and improve public health. Specifically it provides the scientific evidence and theoretical framework for the creation of the documentary film, Food Stamped. Similar to other popular documentary films such …

Unfreedom In Paradise: Examining Race, Citizenship, And Anti-Haitianism In The Dominican Republic, Kristen C. Holmes

Open Access Theses

In the Dominican Republic, the memory of the Haitian conquest and annexation of the nation from 1822 until independence on February 27, 1844, along with the solidification of the anti-Haitian nationalist rhetoric of the 1920s and 30s, have fueled deep-seated animosity toward Haitians. Many Dominicans continue to hold strong anti-Haitian attitudes, and negative views of blackness pervade much of Dominican popular discourse, as well as ideas of beauty and social propriety. Lamentably, these negative attitudes toward Haitianness, which has become synonymous with blackness and vice versa, have spread far beyond informal conversations in private households, permeating the political realm as …

Studying The Relationship Between Past People And Their Environments, Peter D. Clift, Rowan Flad, Dorian Q. Fuller, Liviu Giosan

Faculty Publications

AGU Chapman Conference on Climates, Past Landscapes, and Civilizations; Santa Fe, New Mexico, 21-25 March 2011; The fortunes of human societies are intimately linked to the environments that sustain them. This has been true from the first emergence of human ancestors through to the present day. An AGU Chapman Conference was held to discuss the relationship between past people and their environments. Participants examined the state of the field, debated issues of contention, and formulated ways that such cross- disciplinary research can progress. Scientists' increasing ability to generate high- resolution climate records has proliferated studies that link the rise and …