Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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When the FIFA World Cup ends, everyone knows who won. In American life, everyone claims they are winning. Politicians are winning. Companies are winning. Universities are winning. Social media influencers are winning. The question is whether we still agree on what winning actually means. More importantly, who gets to decide? For most of human history,…
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For thousands of years, humanity has stared into the night sky searching for answers. Ancient civilizations believed knowledge descended from the heavens. Prophets warned that signs in the sky could deceive entire nations. Presidents promised disclosure and then fell silent. Military pilots reported encounters they could not explain. Congress opened hearings. Religious leaders offered interpretations.…
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Have you ever started imagining a future that didn’t exist yet? I was looking at houses in Honolulu, a city where I did not live. I had not been offered a job there. I was not even sure I would become a finalist for President of the University of Hawaii. Yet somewhere along the way…
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The tears kept coming and they wouldn’t stop. Ten years ago, I stood inside the National Center for Civil and Human Rights holding the hand of my eight-year-old daughter. We had spent the morning moving through exhibits about slavery, segregation, lynching, and the long struggle for civil rights. Then we reached a section of the…
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Have you ever spent months looking forward to something? A vacation. A long-awaited trip. A graduation. A championship game. A reunion with people you love. You think about it constantly. You imagine how it will feel. You count down the days on the calendar. Then suddenly it arrives. Before you know it, the moment has…
Cloaking Inequity 
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