1. The Changing Nature of Race, Power and Ethnicity in the Era of Obama and Sotomayor
2. Community/Global Awareness
3. Wed. Oct 14 4-5:30PM
4. In the workshop, presentations were made about how race and ethnicity constantly affect the world around us. The goal of the speakers was to inform students about the progress being made in crossing racial and gender barriers. Despite the advances, tensions still exist and not everyone is as open to people from different races.
5. I chose this workshop because it sounded interesting. I enjoy politics and thought that it would be great to learn more about Sotomayor. The workshop did not take me out of my comfort zone because the presentations were engaging and educational.
6. I expected to like this workshop and I did. They did not talk about Sotomayor and Obama the entire time but instead interlinked various topics. I would recommend it to other students because it is good to know about current events and how the country is changing rapidly.
7. I learned that even though it seems that racial and gender equality is increasing because of Obama and Sotomayor’s positions in government, there are still disparities that exist. It didn’t really surprise me because a lot of people are very racist and sexist. It is a good thing that advances are being made but I doubt there will be full equality, anytime soon.