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How one woman fought bigotry and helped change the way Asian Americans see themselves

In 2016 at Cal State Northridge, Karen Loong listened transfixed as Zia appeared onscreen, urging people to reconnect with their roots to understand why it’s important for immigrants to stand up for representation and their civil rights. The former paralegal had returned to school to delve into Asian American studies and hearing Zia “lit ... a fire in me,” she remembered. -- Los Angeles Times

Cheers and pride for CSUN graduates on Friday, first of seven commencement events

The colleges of Engineering and Computer Science and of Science and Mathematics at California State University, Northridge, held their commencement ceremony on Friday, May 19 on the lawn in front of the University Library, the first of seven commencement ceremonies that run through May 22 at the campus. -- Los Angeles Daily News

Festival at Northridge museum celebrates Asian diversity and culture

More than 300 visitors showed up for last year’s inaugural event. Organizers said that this year’s Pan-Asian festival was supported by Cal State Northridge University’s student-led Vitalizing Our Museum program, funded by the school’s Diversity, Equity, and Innovation grant. -- Los Angeles Daily News

Are Bluesky Social’s Good Vibes Doomed?

Johnathan Flowers, an assistant professor of philosophy at California State University Northridge, said he’d like to see Bluesky make a clear statement accepting the consequences of proactively protecting users across marginalized groups and outlining its stance on protecting sex workers and trans people in particular. “I say these two groups specifically because given the increased amount of legislation that aims at both a literal and a social genocide of trans people, it is incumbent upon social media platforms to make clear their positions where transphobic violence is concerned,” Flowers said. “Most social media platforms have statements about racism, sexism, gender-based violence on their platforms…. What I have yet to see is a platform seriously say, ‘Transphobes are not welcome here, and we will take whatever steps are necessary to prevent transphobic violence on our platform.’” -- Vanity Fair

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