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  CRE 151 Key Findings about Black immigrants in the U.S. 1.       Black immigrant population climbs to 4.6 million   in 2019 from about 800,000 in 1980. a.       Accounted for 19% of overall growth of Black population which increased by 20 million during same period b.       Projected to account for roughly a third of Black populations growth through 2060 2.       Sizeable share of Black Americans have recent immigrant connections a.       In addition to 12% of Black people born in a foreign country -9% more are second-generation Americans (meaning they were born in U.S., with at least one parent foreign-born) b.       These two groups account for 21% of the Black population, but still lower than foreign born Hispanic or Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 3.       About half of all black immigrants ar...

 Questions What challenges do you think students and universities may face in the implementation of Project 2025? It calls for dismantling the agency and putting an end to loan forgiveness. It details plans to overhaul the accreditation system and roll back  new Title IX protections  for LGBTQ+ students and sexual assault survivors while ending all ongoing investigations into reported Title IX violations.   Republicans’  push   against  diversity, equity and inclusion policies across the federal government, calling for stripping DEI requirements and references to sexual orientation and gender identity, among other terms, from “every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant, regulation, and piece of legislation that exists.” The most significant piece of the plan for higher ed is its call to break up the Education Department and disperse the management of federal education programs—those that would still exist, that is—across multiple agencies. ...

  Mabel Ping-Hua Lee: How Chinese American Women Helped Shape the Suffrage Movement Mabel Ping-Hua Lee -feminist pioneer, first Chinese woman in U.S to earn doctorate, advocated for rights of women and Chinese community in America 1.       Discriminatory laws unable to become a U.S. citizen 2.       Still played pivotal role for voting rights both in U.S. and China I)                     1912 Suffrage leaders in New York invited 16-year-old Mabel to ride in the honor guard in the massive suffrage parade up 5 th Avenue a.       Why -suffrage and women’s rights conversation not limited to U.S. but occurring globally. II)                   Mabel Lee was one of few Chinese women living in U.S. in early 20 th century a. ...