Students of Color – Page 4

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Us

Posted on November 23, 2015September 21, 2022 by April Xiaoyi Xu

SETTING: Our Beloved World CHARACTERS: All the people in it SCENE: Pomona College, Claremont, CA Thursday, 3:30 pm. I walked out of my International Relations class, trying to put aside the heaviness sparked by the discussion on the Rwanda genocide and other ethnic conflicts. The first floor of Carnegie Hall — that classy building resembling the White House to some deg...

Talking about Race at the Claremont Colleges

Posted on November 18, 2015September 21, 2022 by Madeleine Colvin

This past week has been an emotionally exhausting one for the Claremont Colleges community. While Black students and other students of color have been campaigning for institutional support for many months, this week saw culturally appropriative Halloween costumes and an email from a Claremont McKenna College (CMC) dean implying that certain students did not "fit the CMC mold", ...

#MigrationIsBeautiful

Posted on May 20, 2015September 21, 2022 by Sergio Rodriguez

Just a couple of Saturdays ago, Improving Dreams, Equality, Access and Success (IDEAS) at the Claremont Colleges hosted "The Dream Run" -- a 5K on campus to raise funds for undocumented students attending Pomona High School. We ended up being successful, raising more than $2,500, which will hopefully provide other students the ability to attend college with minimal costs. ...

On a Serious Note: Diversity and an Eye-Opening Experience

Posted on May 18, 2015September 21, 2022 by Kyra Sanborn

I am not my neediness - What I Be Project

Usually I write about fun things, positivity, and innocent, overwhelmingly lighthearted observations of life, but today's post is a little different. I deviate from my typical style today to talk about the culturally and socially diverse environment around me, especially at Pomona. You see, I am very fortunate to have everything that I have and I often do not appreciate it enou...

MERGED: Art & Identity

Posted on May 15, 2015September 21, 2022 by Madeleine Colvin

A few weeks ago, a few friends and I submitted an art project entitled MERGED to The Balcony art show. It was my first time participating in an art show at Pomona, and it was a really neat experience. (I might be overblowing my role in the project -- mostly I connected the people who thought up and designed the project, helped write the artist statement, then showed up to a...

Life as a Low-Income, First-Generation Student

Posted on May 13, 2015September 21, 2022 by Ashley Land

When I first entered Pomona College I wasn't entirely sure what my identity as a first-generation, low-income student was. Most of the time at my somewhat elite high school, class was never brought up and was something I was always trying to suppress. I often felt ashamed when I couldn't afford the latest fashion trends, or left out when people would talk about the places they ...

Southern in Southern California

Posted on April 15, 2015September 21, 2022 by Jeremy Taylor

Regional difference was something I expected to be a challenge when I came to California. I love it here at Pomona College, but even the college recognizes its lack of representation of students from the South. In welcoming the Class of 2018, the admission office celebrates "a particularly strong increase in students from the South [+45%]." Of course, the percentage increased m...

Resources at Pomona

Posted on April 7, 2015September 21, 2022 by April Xiaoyi Xu

Pomona always has so many great resources to offer

A new land. A new territory. A new adventure… Everything will be new, or so it seems. I can imagine, if you are a newly admitted student, how complicated your feelings must be. You are excited, you are overwhelmed, and you are nervous as you prepare to bid farewell to your high school career and move on to college. If you are an international student, you might feel even mo...

Hairitage: The Black Hair Conference

Posted on March 16, 2015September 21, 2022 by Ashley Land

Last week I got the chance to participate in the 3rd annual Black Hair Conference here at Pomona College. The event, sponsored by the Pan African Student Association (PASA), started as a space to start dialogue about the politics of Black hair amongst the Black community from the Claremont Colleges and beyond. This year, the dinner/conference was at full capacity as hosts C...