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her undergraduate degree in communication and media. In 2012, she was named UW’s Female Athlete of the Year and awarded the Tom Hansen Pac-12 Conference Medal – for the student athlete who displays performance and achievement in leadership, academics and athleticism. But she didn’t stop there. “I always wanted to play professionally,” she said. After graduating from UW, Deines found herself with nowhere to play because the United States Women’s Professional Soccer League disbanded. “It was a sad

discipline, anthropology has long recognized that the concept of race is biologically baseless, and it has worked to help people better understand the social construction of race. In the words of American author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, “American notions of race are the product of racism, not the other way around” (2014).1  Anthropologists have also demonstrated how racism is embedded in institutions and structures in the United States and have highlighted the ways in which race impacts people’s

, nationality, religion, family, age, or status. PLU promotes the use of language that includes and affirms groups that have often been misrepresented in or left out of discourse, directs our attention to the nuances of social reference, and calls us to address all individuals with respect.

Seth Kirby is passionate about working with individuals and groups to achieve social justice. Seth has a background in HIV prevention, civil rights implementation, and youth development. He believes that the next generation of LGBTQ youth will pave the way for lasting change, which is why he loves his role as Executive Director of Oasis Youth Center. In 2009, Seth joined the board of Pride Foundation. Seth holds a Master of Public Administration degree from The Evergreen State College and lives

possible. I am a Sociology and Hispanic Studies double major. Before this trip, I was highly focused on the immigration system in the United States; I was incredibly curious about its history and the social ramifications surrounding it, and was fascinated by how these are manifested in Tacoma, since one of the largest detention centers in the country is housed on Tacoma’s port. Immigration, or migration in general, are complex topics that influence culture, experiences, and social situations in every