<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear Colleagues,</div><div>Please find below, something for your information and deliberation. Hoping that you will give it your time and thought!</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div><div>Sweta<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>_____________________________</div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Mahasweta Sarkar, Ph.D<br>Professor and Graduate Advisor<br>Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Education Co-Director, Center for Neuro Technology (CNT)</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">Diversity Liaison, College of Engineering</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">San Diego State University</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">San Diego, California, USA<br>URL: <a href="https://sweta.sdsu.edu" target="_blank">http://sweta.sdsu.edu</a></span></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pronouns: she/her/hers </font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">We are learning on Kumeyaay land</span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">SDSU is a proud Latinx/Chicanx Serving Institution </span></span></div></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">I have <a href="https://diversity.sdsu.edu/initiatives/pledge" target="_blank">pledged</a> to support SDSU's African-American Community</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font color="#999999"><br></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jennifer Imazeki</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jimazeki@sdsu.edu">jimazeki@sdsu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 9:57 AM<br>Subject: Following up on the APIDA Pledge<br>To: Alana Dillette <<a href="mailto:adillette@sdsu.edu">adillette@sdsu.edu</a>>, Allison Vaughn <<a href="mailto:avaughn@sdsu.edu">avaughn@sdsu.edu</a>>, Amy Randel <<a href="mailto:arandel@sdsu.edu">arandel@sdsu.edu</a>>, Anne Donadey <<a href="mailto:adonadey@sdsu.edu">adonadey@sdsu.edu</a>>, Arion Mayes <<a href="mailto:amayes@sdsu.edu">amayes@sdsu.edu</a>>, Cristian Sterling Aquino <<a href="mailto:caquino@sdsu.edu">caquino@sdsu.edu</a>>, Elizabeth Cordero <<a href="mailto:ecordero@sdsu.edu">ecordero@sdsu.edu</a>>, Gabriel Gonzalez <<a href="mailto:ggonzalez@sdsu.edu">ggonzalez@sdsu.edu</a>>, Gloria Rhodes <<a href="mailto:grhodes@sdsu.edu">grhodes@sdsu.edu</a>>, Harsimran Baweja <<a href="mailto:hbaweja@sdsu.edu">hbaweja@sdsu.edu</a>>, Nathian Rodriguez <<a href="mailto:nsrodriguez@sdsu.edu">nsrodriguez@sdsu.edu</a>>, Roy Whitaker <<a href="mailto:dwhitaker@sdsu.edu">dwhitaker@sdsu.edu</a>>, Sweta Sarkar <<a href="mailto:msarkar2@sdsu.edu">msarkar2@sdsu.edu</a>>, Theresa M. Garcia <<a href="mailto:TGARCIA@sdsu.edu">TGARCIA@sdsu.edu</a>>, Aurora Velasco <<a href="mailto:apvelasco@sdsu.edu">apvelasco@sdsu.edu</a>>, Deb Naylon <<a href="mailto:dnaylon@sdsu.edu">dnaylon@sdsu.edu</a>>, Jennifer Lakin <<a href="mailto:jennifer.lakin@darth.sdsu.edu">jennifer.lakin@darth.sdsu.edu</a>>, Jenny Bramer <<a href="mailto:jbramer@sdsu.edu">jbramer@sdsu.edu</a>>, Jessica Rentto <<a href="mailto:JRENTTO@sdsu.edu">JRENTTO@sdsu.edu</a>>, John Crockett <<a href="mailto:jcrockett@sdsu.edu">jcrockett@sdsu.edu</a>>, Kristine Catano <<a href="mailto:kcatano@sdsu.edu">kcatano@sdsu.edu</a>>, Mary Taylor <<a href="mailto:mftaylor@sdsu.edu">mftaylor@sdsu.edu</a>>, Melanie Patton <<a href="mailto:melanie.patton@sdsu.edu">melanie.patton@sdsu.edu</a>>, Patricia Rea <<a href="mailto:prea@sdsu.edu">prea@sdsu.edu</a>>, Raquel Herriott <<a href="mailto:rherriott@sdsu.edu">rherriott@sdsu.edu</a>>, Rick Schultz <<a href="mailto:rschultz2@sdsu.edu">rschultz2@sdsu.edu</a>>, Thom Harpole <<a href="mailto:tharpole@sdsu.edu">tharpole@sdsu.edu</a>>, Vadim Ponomarenko <<a href="mailto:VPONOMARENKO@sdsu.edu">VPONOMARENKO@sdsu.edu</a>>, Claire Norberg <<a href="mailto:cnorberg@sdsu.edu">cnorberg@sdsu.edu</a>>, Aura Martin <<a href="mailto:amartin7@sdsu.edu">amartin7@sdsu.edu</a>><br>Cc: Jessica Nare <<a href="mailto:JLNARE@sdsu.edu">JLNARE@sdsu.edu</a>>, Virginia Hagan <<a href="mailto:vloh-hagan@sdsu.edu">vloh-hagan@sdsu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear Liaisons,</font></div><div><br></div><div>Can you please help in getting the following message out to the leadership
(chairs, directors, managers, etc.)
in your college or division? Thank you, and happy Friday!!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span id="m_-483133473211337674m_6825716364956854240gmail-docs-internal-guid-eb024c11-7fff-7372-0c80-a870398d5a98"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks to all who have supported our APIDA Pledge. If you haven’t officially signed the Pledge, please do so here: </span><a href="https://sacd.sdsu.edu/diversity-initiatives/apida-pledge" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> #SDSUAPIDAPledge</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. In addition, please encourage your staff, friends, and family members to sign as well. It is our goal to create a safe and welcoming campus climate for all of our APIDA students, staff, and faculty.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In addition to signing the Pledge, there are other ways you can help the SDSU APIDA Center in efforts to fight against anti-Asian hate:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Encourage departments/units to amplify our upcoming events which include an </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DUoSPC2kw_zt7A9vnnjVp3qxTI60iKxE/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">APIDA Conference</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12_LDYFJhFwa17eT-lixxrdZPdiXGT7EI/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">APIDA in the Arts Festiva</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">l, </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CcutCn9Myn3_Wzo7XOAl6qP5OuQo3TAT/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">AFE 101: “How to be an Anti-Racist Teacher” Conference</span></a><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wFj00k1YP1zWV5t6MWCnThr_qxfcwoVN/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">APIDA Hometown Heroes</span></a><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, "</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Eq45U1PtBzKp1M1HMp8l-oUxoBmZOLG0/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Let's Talk</span></a><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">" processing spaces, and "</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YE8angTcf8yKk1oVGTMniFjWFJvAZ-7Z/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Let's Be Better Together</span></a><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">" trainings. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Flyers, etc. can be found on our </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sdsuapidacenter" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">social media </span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and in our Spring 2021 Solidarity Programs</span><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/138AQuDVf7mc2dhdrmqKeb-ZkDdfwY7QX?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> google drive</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Stay tuned for May APIDA History Month programming)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Encourage colleges/divisions/units/departments to write solidarity statements to support APIDA communities. T</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">he SDSU APIDA Center is willing to help by reviewing these solidarity statements. We would also like to collect these statements in order to amplify them on our website and social media. Please send directly to </span><a href="mailto:vlog-hagan@sdsu.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vloh-hagan@sdsu.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Encourage </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">colleges/divisions/units/departments to include the Pledge and address issues of anti-Asian hate in their meeting agendas. The SDSU APIDA Center is also willing to </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">attend meetings to talk about ways to support APIDA folks, to collaborate on programs that serve APIDA folks, etc. Please reach out directly to </span><a href="mailto:vlog-hagan@sdsu.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vloh-hagan@sdsu.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p></li></ul></font></span></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br clear="all"></font><div><span id="m_-483133473211337674m_6825716364956854240gmail-docs-internal-guid-8b9d13bc-7fff-5c03-1e0a-c8a80b5a2b07"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks for all your support. Together, we can be better. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">P.S. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(5,5,5);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Several APIDA faculty wrote an opinion piece that was published in the</span><a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2021-03-25/opinion-asian-american-women-victims-harassment-violence-death?fbclid=IwAR0BOmCoVcoOyY2cgWMwrSJFD2rrfMYDaItVOtVJ94JwfVI5AqoimtjLFww" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">San Diego Union-Tribune</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(5,5,5);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The authors include Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan (APIDA Center), Dr. Congcong Zheng (COB - Management), Dr. Nellie Tran (COE - Counseling and School Psychology), Dr. Yawen Li (CHHS - Social Work), and Dr. Hongmei Shen (PSFA - Journalism and Media Studies). In addition, the</span><a href="https://thedailyaztec.com/104954/news/atlanta-shootings-are-breaking-point-for-asian-american-women-at-san-diego-state/?fbclid=IwAR3eBsNJhe9LLjqR0kvNAB7P0ayLhfaP6-TABq_ILmOCG-TUArbFhNws4gM" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Daily Aztec"</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;color:rgb(5,5,5);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">also wrote an article about the shootings.</span><br></p></font></span></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>****************************<br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><i style="font-size:x-small">Please note that I typically respond to emails within 24-48 hours; however, in an attempt to find better life balance and stave off pandemic-induced depression, I am trying to limit my use of email in the evenings and on weekends. If you ever need a response more urgently, please text the number below. Thank you for your understanding.</i></div><div>****************************<br></div><div><a href="http://jenniferimazeki.com" style="font-size:x-small" target="_blank">Jennifer Imazeki</a><span style="font-size:x-small">, Ph.D. </span><br></div></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity</span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity</span></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">San Diego State University</span><br></div><div><font size="1">*** A proud Hispanic Serving Institution, located in the territory of the Kumeyaay nations *** [and <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/territorial-acknowledgements-indigenous-1.4175136" target="_blank">why this is here</a>]</font></div><div><font size="1">ph: 619-566-6287 | <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/1?cid=amltYXpla2lAc2RzdS5lZHU" target="_blank">calendar</a></font></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">Pronouns: She / Her / Hers [and <a href="https://medium.com/gender-inclusivit/why-i-put-pronouns-on-my-email-signature-and-linkedin-profile-and-you-should-too-d3dc942c8743" target="_blank">why this is here</a>]</span><br></div><div><div><font size="1">I have <a href="https://diversity.sdsu.edu/initiatives/pledge" target="_blank">pledged</a> to support SDSU's African-American Community</font></div><div><span style="font-size:x-small">"When you are accustomed to privilege, equality can feel like loss." - unknown</span><br></div><div><font size="1">"Protests may change policy. But conversations change communities.” - <a href="https://www.wtvr.com/news/national/author-confronts-his-racial-bias-against-neighbor-after-seeing-small-act-of-kindness" target="_blank">Carlos Whitaker</a></font><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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