In The News: Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
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Introducing legislation Wednesday that would abolish the death penalty in Nevada, Democratic Assemblyman Steve Yeager warned that the hearing would turn “emotional and difficult.”
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Over the past few years many Nevadans have sought to pursue a better future by seriously reckoning with the state’s history of racial discrimination. Radio programs and public forums have held critical discussions surrounding the legacies of “sundown towns” in Northern Nevada and the problem of police brutality in Clark County’s recent past, alongside debates over the presence of Confederate symbols in a state once called the “Mississippi of the West.”
With the help of celebrity chef and entrepreneur Jet Tila, award-winning restaurateurs Saipin and Sabrina Chutima, and author Mark Padoongpatt, in this episode, we trace the history of Thai food in America, from pad thai’s surprisingly recent origins to the Thai government’s efforts at gastrodiplomacy.
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Latinx is an alternative description for a Latino or Hispanic person but is the term catching on? The gender neutral word is meant to be more inclusive.
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A podcast at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is using Black History Month as an opportunity to bring awareness to racism.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop announced the launch of its first self-branded vibrator on Sunday, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
For college students across the country, commencement formally marks the transition from student to graduate. Per tradition, most schools feature speakers, give out awards, organize departmental dinners – and, of course, designate caps and gowns for students to wear when they receive their diploma.
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The effort to change the name of McCarran International Airport has taken flight again.
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Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez can count on one hand how many teachers of color he had while growing up in east Las Vegas.
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Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez can count on one hand how many teachers of color he had while growing up in east Las Vegas.
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Laurents Bañuelos-Benitez can count on one hand how many teachers of color he had while growing up in east Las Vegas.
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African Americans have some of the lowest vaccination numbers across the nation and here in the valley.