CGIS stands for the Center for Global and Intercultural Study. Our social identities place each of us within overlapping social and cultural circles, and as such we all experience some degree of intercultural interaction almost daily, whether here in the US or abroad.
Working in the field of global education, we are dedicated to learning about and fostering understanding among different cultures. As an office, CGIS is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we believe that the need to continue educating ourselves, to listen and learn about communities that need our allyship, is vital. It is our hope that through knowledge, we can identify ways to take action. Below you will find articles that the CGIS staff have been sharing with each other.
If you'd like to contribute to this list, please email CGIS at cgis@umich.edu
“If one suffers we all suffer. Togetherness is strength. Courage.”
—Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Black Lives Matter
Articles
- Anti-Black Racism: History, Ideology, and Resistance (PITT 0210) — Final Course Syllabus
- I’m A Black American. Here Is How I Used Solo Travel To Escape My Racist Country
- Fund Racial Justice
- 2020 Is the Summer of the Road Trip. Unless You’re Black.
- Starbucks bans employees from wearing anything in support of Black Lives Matter
- Young, Gifted, @ Risk and Resilient: A Video Toolkit to Support the Well-Being of Students of Color
- White Academia: Do Better.Higher education has a problem. It’s called White supremacy.
- What Is an Anti-Racist Reading List For?
- D.C. Mayor Bowser has 'Black Lives Matter' painted on street leading to White House
- ANGUISH AND ACTION
- Justice in June
- George Floyd death: The man who sheltered 80 US protesters
- THINGS TO DO TO SUPPORT BLACK LIVES & PROTESTERS
- I AM SO TIRED
- Thousands around the world protest George Floyd's death in global display of solidarity
- Video showing Washtenaw sheriff's deputy punching woman sparks protests
- 2020 Is the Summer of the Road Trip. Unless You’re Black.
- Challenging Racial Battle Fatigue on Historically White Campuses: A Critical Race Examination of Race-related Stress.
- Performative Allyship Is Deadly (Here’s What to Do Instead)
- When black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs
- SILENCE IS COMPLIANCE
- A reading list on Antiracist Pedagogy
- UM Human Resources: Anti-racism Primer: What Can I Do?
- 13 eye-opening essays and articles from Black writers you should have already read to understand America's problems with race
- Supporting the Goals of the Black Lives Matter movement
- Common Racist Attitudes and Behaviorists that Indicate a Detour or Wrong Turn Into white Guild, Denial or Defensiveness
- What if Instead of Calling People Out, We Called Them In?
Videos & Films
13th: A documentary film that explores the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States.
- I Am Not Your Negro: A 2016 documentary film narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States.
When They See Us: Netflix miniseries based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case.
- The Hate U Give
- March 18, 2021: Race and Global China: Sino-Black Relations — Professor Keisha Brown will address the role of race in U.S.-China relations through the lens of Sino-Black relations. In tracing the historical connections of these transnational relations, Brown hopes to provide tools for thinking critically about the impact of ideas of race and networks of difference in China's growing global presence.
LGBTQ+
- Supreme Court says federal law protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination
- When Leaving Campus Means Going Back In The Closet
- The Origins Of Pride Month: What You Should Know About Its History
- Marsha P. Johnson, a black transgender woman, was a central figure in the gay liberation movement
- Five Trailblazers You Should Know: Pride Edition
- THE FIRST PRIDE WAS A RIOT
- Supporting Trans and GNC Students
- Black Trans Lives Matter: 'We're tired of having to pick sides'
- 10 steps faculty can take to support trans students
- Transgender Students in College
- In Oak Lawn, Black Lives Matter and Pride Join Together
Videos & Films
AAPI Support
Articles
- Anti-racism resources to support Asian American, Pacific Islander community
- Stop AAPI Hate
- Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans Are on the Rise. Many Say More Policing Isn't the Answer
- 'I am not your scapegoat': NYC public art calls out anti-Asian racism
- Asian Americans like me are fighting hate with tradition
- Takei: Hate against Asians is as old as American history
- We asked Asian Americans about their experiences with hate. The responses were heartbreaking
- How Racism and Sexism Intertwine to Torment Asian-American Women (NYTimes)
- Anti-Asian Violence: The History of Anti-Asian Racism in the US (Today)
- How Millennial Nobel Prize Nominee Amanda Nguyen's Viral Video Sparked Coverage of Anti-Asian Racism (CNBC)
- Anti-Asian Racism, Violence, and Virus-Blaming During the Pandemic: We Need to Talk About This (Healthline)
- I Laughed At The Jokes White People Made About Me. I’m No Longer Laughing.
- Too Chinese for the US, too American for China. Where can I call home?
- Why some Asian Americans are embracing their heritage by dropping their anglicized names
- A Short History of Racist Things People Have Said to Me Because I'm Asian
- Can We Please Stop Calling Them “Asian Fit” Goggles?
- Opinion: Asian Americans like me are fighting hate with tradition
- Racism Has Always Been Part of the Asian American Experience
Podcasts
- The Rise in Anti-Asian Attacks During the Covid-19 Pandemic (NPR)
- Screams and Silence (Codeswitch, NPR)
- How to Talk to Kids about Anti-Asian Racism (NPR)
Videos
- Anti-Asian Xenophobia Rises Amid Pandemic (ABC News)
- Who Killed Vincent Chin (PBS, through U-M Library)
