My anger brewed as I absorbed my professor’s analysis of the activist framing strategy during the famous 2006 immigration rights protests. I sat patiently as she explained the historical context that had brought about the large-scale protesting—the late 1990’s and early 2000s saw an increase in anti-immigrant legislation, ranging from Proposition 187 in California to […]
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My cheeks began to feel moist. My nose wrinkled and I inhaled deeply. I shifted in my seat, scooting all the way back allowing my back to feel the soft cotton fabric of the cream and tan speckled upholstered sofa. All the air I inhaled came rushing out of my mouth at once.
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