MOU Sources
Look here for articles, podcasts and more on the topics the MOU is covering. We will continue to add sources throughout the month--it's a community source so please let us know if you have something to add. Thank you!
Videos
Podcasts & Social Media
- Crutches and Spice - Disabled. Loud. Proud.A graduate of Eastern Univerity with a degree in Creative Writing and a minor in French from the Sorbonne, Imani Barbarin writes from the perspective of a black woman with Cerebral Palsy. She specializes in blogging, science fiction and memoir. Ironically, she did not like the idea of writing this mini-bio.
- Haben Girma @HabenGirma/TwitterHuman Rights Lawyer, Speaker & Author. Disability drives innovation. My book is titled Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law http://habengirma.com/book
- The Special Siblings PodcastWe focus exclusively on supporting siblings of kids with disabilities—a too-often overlooked population—and the unique issues they face. Hear from psychologists, researchers, and sibs of all ages on how to best support the sib in your life
- Immigrantly: Ep-111 Hyphenated IdentityImmigrantly aims to deconstruct stereotypical narratives of immigrants, second-generation, People of Color, and change-makers with cross-cultural, nuanced, and highly entertaining conversations.
- Only in America with Ali NooraniHear how Americans from all walks of life and from across the political spectrum are experiencing changes in their communities as a result of immigration. Faith leaders, law enforcement officials, business owners and others speak openly about the way culture, identity and values are shaping and defining our country, and they offer a constructive way forward in the immigration debate.
- Historically Black: The Question of Black IdentityRacial identity in the U.S. is complicated because race is an invented category rooted in slavery. This episode explores the question of black identity in America through the voices of four people who, at one time or another, have had to answer the question: What are you?
Books & Reading
Conditional Citizens: On Belonging in America by What does it mean to be American? An exploration of the rights, liberties, and protections that are traditionally associated with American citizenship.
The Good Immigrant by ISBN: 9780316524285Presents essays by first- and second-generation immigrant writers on the realities of immigration, multiculturalism, and marginalization in an increasingly divided America.
The Undocumented Americans by One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation.
Unbroken by This anthology explores disability in fictional tales told from the viewpoint of disabled characters. Each author identifies as disabled along a physical, mental, or neurodiverse axis--and their characters reflect this diversity.
