Brian Levin (criminal justice) comments on anti-Asian attacks, a new bill that vows to combat extremists in law enforcement, and the passing of a self-taught defender of civil rights; Anthony Silard (public administration) writes about selfishness vs. selflessness in America; along with continuing coverage of hate crimes targeting Asian Americans.
Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote on the individual’s responsibility to end racism, Barbara Sirotnik (information and decision science) will be a panelist at the Inland Empire Economic Partnership’s State of the Region event, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) commented on the latest QAnon myth targeting China and Jewish people.
Anthony Silard (public administration) reflected on the year since the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to shelter at home and keep their distance from those outside their household, and David Yaghoubian (history) was interviewed about the latest tensions between Iran and Israel.
“Baltimore” is a timely look at racism on a college campus in modern society. Tickets, at $5 each, are on sale online only at theatre.csusb.edu.
Katherine Gray (art) was interviewed about the show, “Blown Away,” on which she is the resident glass evaluator, and Anthony Silard (public administration) reflects on the death of George Floyd.
Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang and Mary Anne Schultz (nursing) published a research paper on precision health and precision medicine, Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) and Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) discussed racist Zoom bombings of online events, and Brian Levin was interviewed about the increase of hate incidents targeting Asian Americans.
The work of CSUSB’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism is highlighted by the news media interviewing Kevin Grisham (associate director, geography and environmental studies) about threats from far-right extremists, and Brian Levin (executive director, criminal justice) on the increase of hate incidents against Asian Americans.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed for articles on the increase in hate incidents targeting Asian Americans, which many have tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Levin (criminal justice) honored a group of Ladera Ranch residents with an award from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, recognizing their effort to protect and support an Asian American family that had been the target of racial slurs and vandalism by some local teens.