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Healing Cycles of Institutional Harm with Indigenous Wisdom
As a 32-year-old Indigihood femme, several physical injuries and inflammatory conditions have taken toll on my mental and spiritual health.
This Date in UCSF History: A Modern Day ‘Underground Railroad’ Strategy
[Originally published on January 26, 1995.] On Jan. 20, Joseph E. Marshall, a founder and executive director of the Omega...
Uneasy About My Vaccination Privilege
I’m young, healthy, and not a frontline worker, but I’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. While some may see nothing wrong...
This Date in UCSF History: Panel Decries Impact Of Modern Medicine On Native Health Care
Originally published on December 8, 1992. In order to survive, Native Americans must maintain their tribal customs and not give...
Black Lives Matter
[This submission won third place for the Synapse Storytelling Contest photography category.] An aerial photograph of the Black Lives Matter...
Apology Owed to Bayview Hunters Point Residents
Dr. Balmes apologized for information published by this San Francisco Chronicle. Dr. Balmes need not apologize to me! Dr. Balmes...
This Date in UCSF History: On Intersectionality
Originally published on October 25, 2012. On my Saturday afternoon walk across San Francisco, I ran into Abel, a young...
They Tell Me 'Go Home'
This submission earned Nina Escueta the first place winner of the Storytelling Contest's creative writing category. Mangoes, ripe and green...
Police Violence and the Creation of the Berkeley Free Clinic
This entry earned author Henry Carter first place in the personal essay category of the 2020 Synapse Storytelling Contest, which...
Holding a Critical Lens to UCSF
The year 2020 has shaped up to be the most socio-politically tense year from COVID-19 to global protests of police...