October 2023 - New Breath Foundation

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New Breath Foundation October 23, 2023

Below, you’ll read personal stories from one of NBF’s community members that focus on the values that ground our work: Racial Solidarity, Collective Learning, Collective Healing, and Collective Liberation. We’ve commissioned Chanthon Bun, a community member impacted by the criminal legal system, to provide artwork to accompany these stories. Bun is also a Reentry Coordinator…

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Maya Iwata October 19, 2023

“I now understand the need for affirmative action,” my mother said after the 1988 U.S. presidential election. As a first-generation immigrant from Japan, she lacked context and knowledge of U.S. history—until this election laid bare the extent of white privilege that enabled Dan Quayle to become Vice President of the United States. I am a…