Xicana from the IE. Proud Community College Ethnic Studies Professor, former Social Studies and Latina/o/x Studies high school teacher, Writer, Poet, and author of the blog Xicana Ph.D. www.xicanaphd.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3mhmlpxwzok2tI posted this on my blog a day ago. One of the most difficult things to write that I have ever written. Content and Trigger warning. Love and safety to all survivors. https://xicanaphd.com/2026/03/20/an-archive-of-violence-notes-from-a-survivor/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQsPnZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEedM7j4iM55jd93V5AyqqAekGOfNa8CbBPEnJ903kccBMw0NDleYbf8nuuRRE_aem_kuMT5z_rtOFYS-L3bH-ZjA #DV #doloreshuerta #patriarchy #misogyny #dvsurvivor #ptsd #cptsd22 Mar 2026 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhmlpxwzok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3ljjvbdoqqs2aNeeded to remind myself today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2025 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljjvbdoqqs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lhsiob7mu22pWhat Kendrick Lamar did today at his concert reminded me of when Nina Simone once said about how an artists duty is to reflect the times. Some folks are too basic to recognize art and also too stuck with their anti-Blackness. youtu.be/99V0mMNf5fo https://youtu.be/99V0mMNf5fo10 Feb 2025 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhsiob7mu22phttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lgth4th2rs2jCommunity is necessary. I refuse to lose hope. We cannot lose hope. Take care of yourselves to have the strength to keep going. ✊🏽28 Jan 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgth4th2rs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lgejyi4hzk2h [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgejyi4hzk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lgejv5i5os2hThankful that my college (SB Valley College) offered all of us UndocuAdvocate training last week AND provided us guidelines that they now made into a helpful handout. I hope other colleges and universities are doing or will do similar.22 Jan 2025 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgejv5i5os2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lg5lrlldtc2hPhoto by Karen Castañeda taken today. (Karencastanedafoto on IG) “A unas horas de que por segunda ocasión Donald Trump se siente en la silla presidencial de Estados Unidos, un grupo de activistas y migrantes se manifestaron en el muro fronterizo de Playas de Tijuana.”20 Jan 2025 05:21 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg5lrlldtc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lfw66w3nzs2nTrying to stay hopeful. Keep close to dear ones and community. So much happening around the U.S., Southern California, LA, and here in the IE. So much happening in the world to fellow humans and the earth. Overwhelming. May solidarity, care, and love be practiced and felt, even in uncertain times 🦋17 Jan 2025 06:29 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfw66w3nzs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lblrqpmlrs2nHello Bluesky gente/folks! Today is my birthday so I decided to get fresh air! I went birdwatching and walking at one of my favorite places, CA Botanic garden. Just a few more weeks until fall term is done, but first a fall break. What do other folks do/practice to ground yourselves?23 Nov 2024 05:39 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lblrqpmlrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lb6g6t6pr22dTomorrow on campus sponsored by the Ethnic Studies department. :) My colleague Dr. Blacksher organizes this annual event. If you’re near San Bernardino or Riverside (The IE) come through. Also LA isn’t that far, I used to commute there when I taught high school, but you do need time for the drive!17 Nov 2024 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6g6t6pr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lb6eqtek5s2dHello friends, colegas and some new folks, my name is Irene Sanchez. I’m a community college Ethnic Studies Professor, writer/poet and former CC student. Years ago a blog post from www.xicanaphd.com I wrote went “viral” it was on having a Ph.D. as a single mom on welfare. Since then I wrote more… https://www.xicanaphd.com17 Nov 2024 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6eqtek5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lb67q3qjvc2dI just found a box with items I have from staying in Zapatista communities in the mid 2000s. One is my favorite book. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Nov 2024 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb67q3qjvc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/xicanaphd.bsky.social/post/3lb67q3qjvc2dI just found a box with items I have from staying in Zapatista communities in the mid 2000s. One is my favorite book. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Nov 2024 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:6e57tchstvp474grwt2gwg7z/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb67q3qjvc2d