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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Jasmine Green and Albert Tanjaya discussed the difficulties both African-American and Asian-American communities face during an event Wednesday night. (Photo by Issi Glatts | Staff Photographer)

ASA, BAS explore racial identities, histories

By Anandhini Narayanan | Staff Writer November 30, 2017

When Olivia Carter asked the 20-something students gathered in a single-file line in the William Pitt Union to step back if they’d ever “endured physical or verbal abuse due to [their] race,” the...

Junior finance major Jocelyn George led a discussion about colorism held by Pitt South Asian Student Association Friday night. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Senior Staff Photographer)

SASA, BAS converse about colorism

By Hannah Schneider, For The Pitt News November 19, 2017

Until about two weeks ago, Anvit Rai wasn’t familiar with the concept of colorism. “I had heard of [colorism], but I didn’t know how pervasive or important it was,” Rai said. “To a degree,...

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