Monthly Archives: March 2014

ARTICLE ON MICROAGGRESSIONS

The Big Topic on Campus: Racial ‘Microaggressions’ By TANZINA VEGA MARCH 21, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A tone-deaf inquiry into an Asian-American’s ethnic origin. Cringe-inducing praise for how articulate a black student is. An unwanted conversation about a Latino’s ability to speak English without an accent. This is not exactly the language of traditional racism,…