Topic
Identity
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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Adjudicating Gender Identity and the Discrepancies in Laws
By Tracy Thomas
Laura Lane-Steele, Adjudicating Identity Legal actors examine identity claims with varying degrees of intensity. For instance, to be considered “female” for the Census, self-identification alone is sufficient and no additional evidence…
Future Lawyer
I Identify As A Nerd.
By rickgeorges
Related StoriesSocial Media - The Death Knell Of Civilization.History Repeats Itself, And There Isn't Anything You Can Do About It.Why I Majored In English Lit. And Not Biology.
From Briefs to Books
Interior Chinatown – by Charles Yu
“Interior Chinatown” is a creatively conceived story of the difficulty of being Asian in America. The story is told by Willis Wu, the adult son of Chinese immigrants. Willis is…
Every Day Rhetoric
Identity in Context – Dr. / Mrs. / Mr. / Sir
By chrisgrim
The Fiancé and myself have been independently struggling with identity for a few months now. For myself, I've been leaving a work title paradigm for a value based one after…
Future Lawyer
#TBT – China Doll.
By rickgeorges
This popped up in Facebook memories. We are all made of China, and spend our lives avoiding breakage. China Doll She seemed so delicate Her pure white skin against his…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From The Bookshelves: The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah is one of the 100 Notable Books of 2020 according to the NYT. Here is the publisher's description:A Palestinian American woman wrestles…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From The Bookshelves: Homeland Eligies by Ayad Akhtar
Homeland Eligies is the latest novel from author Ayad Akhtar (of American Dervish fame). Interestingly, given today's anniversary, it's a book where the aftereffects of 9/11 play a significant role.Here's…
Simple Justice
Short Take: Posin’ Like You Opposin’
Her revelation was as bizarre as her prior pretense at being black, using the vernacular of the street as heard through the ears of a Jewish girl from Kansas. To…
PrawfsBlawg
The Rod Carew of ________
Main Tuesday, June 09, 2020The Rod Carew of ________Rod Carew's Jewish connections are well known. Less well known, but discussed following his death in May, was Little Richard's connections to…
Simple Justice
Beyond The System’s Reach
It probably seemed like a foolproof idea in 1955, and it worked exceptionally well for most of Mark Hernandez Chacon’s 64 years. Except that may not be his name, and…