List of 20 news stories.

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  Kids Unite to Stop Asian Hate PSA

  5/21/2021
  Sydney Chan ’24 and her family created a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video in the wake of the Atlanta spa shooting in March 2021. Here, she shares the personal story that prompted the video and the link with us. You’ll recognize a few members of our Bishop’s community when you watch!
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  AAPI Awareness Chapel

  4/22/2021
  Bishop's Chapel welcomed Sydney Chan ‘24, Annalise Chang ‘23, Katelyn Wang ‘23, and Aria Liu ‘23 as our chapel speakers on April 20, 2021.
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• How We Get to Antiracist Thinking

  10/14/2020
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  Bishop's Director of Diversity & Community Life David Thompson spoke about honoring intersecting identities and how we arrive at antiracist thinking in a chapel talk on Oct. 13, 2020.
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• A New Approach to DEI Education

  10/7/2020
  Lara Korneychuk, Upper School Diversity Coordinator
  Our goal for this year’s DEI curriculum is to create a proactive culture of regularly talking about issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and make it a regular part of our lives at Bishop’s.
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• Civil Discourse and Respectful Dialogue

  8/18/2020
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  At Bishop's, we expect our students and adults to approach all conversations with one another, in-class discussions and casual exchanges with civility and an openness to each other and individual experiences.
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• DEI Update: What is Your Ministry?

  6/10/2020
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  When considering participation in a recent protest, a friend said, "Protesting is not my ministry."
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• I am not ok, but thanks for asking.

  6/3/2020
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  When I began writing this post in response to recent news of George Floyd’s murder and what was then rising protest, I dreamed that as director of diversity and community life my words might incite a call to action.
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  BRAVING Allyship

  5/15/2020
  Lara Korneychuk, Performing Arts Teacher
  Recently, associate director of college counseling A.J. Jezierski and I attended a virtual workshop on allyship, and this was no ordinary Zoom webinar.
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• DEI Update: Asking for Help

  3/20/2020
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  Call a friend. Act and speak with kindness. Take a walk. Play a board game. Wash your hands.
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• DEI Update: Take Care of Each Other

  3/18/2020
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  At Bishop’s, we recognize the impact of campus closures will be widespread, and that impact will vary by family.
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• DEI Update: Coronavirus & Asian Community Members

  3/11/2020
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  In light of the unknown, humor feels like a safe response to discomfort but—and I hope it goes without saying—humor at the expense of another person or group doesn’t make anything better.
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• DEI Update: Apologies and Good Intentions

  10/23/2019
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  Our well-meaning intentions can get in the way of the good work we do with one another and with students, leading to unintended outcomes.
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• Embracing the "I Don't Know

  10/23/2019
  Lara Korneychuk, Performing Arts Teacher
  I want to invite you, this year, to join me in embracing the “I don’t know.”
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• DEI Update: "Latinx"

  10/17/2019
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  What are your thoughts on "Latinx?"
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• DEI Update: Mexican Independence Day and Hispanic Heritage Month

  9/12/2019
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  Hispanic Heritage Month is September 16 - October 15 and begins with the celebration of Mexican independence from Spanish colonization following a 10-year war.
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• DEI Update: The Downside of Diversity

  8/30/2019
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  A few weeks ago, a friend shared this Wall Street Journal op-ed with me.
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• DEI Update: Tone-Setting Tips

  8/14/2019
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  With the opening of school what seems to be just minutes away, here are a few tips for tone-setting in your first few conversations.
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• DEI Update: August 7, 2019

  8/7/2019
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  If you have time, I recommend you watch this video of Toni Morrison and Angela Davis discussing literacy, libraries, and liberation. I did not know she was 88.
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  DEI Summer Read: Intersections of Identity

  7/18/2019
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  This weekend, amidst a particularly chaotic news cycle, I drew my attention to the news that focused on celebration in San Diego.
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• DEI Summer Read: Liberty for Whom?

  7/8/2019
  David Thompson, Director of Diversity and Community Life
  The Teaching Tolerance Blog titled their message this week, “Liberty for Whom?,” and stated, “a quintessentially American holiday, but the celebrated right to liberty has never applied to every American.” 
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