Presentations by Liza Talusan
NAIS People of Color Conference presentation, Atlanta, 2016. Description: The powerful #BlackLive... more NAIS People of Color Conference presentation, Atlanta, 2016. Description: The powerful #BlackLivesMatter movement has transformed our cultural approaches to awareness, action, and advocacy. We see examples of solidarity and bridging communities of color in #AsiansforBlackLivesMatters and the historical work of Yuri Kochiyama. Why is it important to show up for each other? What do we do when others push back on race-centric movements? What does this look like in our schools? Join us to explore how we must apply an intersectional lens to our activist work and why the frameworks of whiteness and white supremacy created tensions in community-of-color organizing.
Papers by Liza Talusan
Raising Children to Be Activists
Oxford University Press eBooks, Aug 21, 2024
Over the past few years, our understanding of the diverse identities of Asian American students h... more Over the past few years, our understanding of the diverse identities of Asian American students has increased. Yet, the experiences of Asian American students who identify as coming from low-income backgrounds and as first-generation college students has been underrepresented in the literature. In particular, this study explored how Asian American students experienced the financial aid process, including the ways in which the federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy that establishes eligibility criteria for continued student financial aid impacts their experiences in college. Findings suggest student strategies for navigating a complicated process and institutional strategies for reducing confusion and increasing persistence and institutional responsibilitiy.
This dissertation addresses the formation of scholar identity as informed by an identityconscious... more This dissertation addresses the formation of scholar identity as informed by an identityconscious approach to doctoral student socialization, doctoral student development, and racial identity as expressed through the critical narratives of Asian American and Pacific Islander doctoral students in the field of higher education. The study explored the intersections of race, doctoral student socialization, and doctoral student developmentthree areas that have been approached as separate entities in existing literature. By using life history methodology and narrative inquiry, this study contributed to a more thorough understanding of racialized experiences in doctoral studies. Critical narrative was used as a methodological approach concerned with power and language in society where individuals can concretely question their own realities and identify the socio-ideological influence of systems on their practices and beliefs (Souto-Manning, 2012). Rather than viii showing me that positive socialization is the foundation of success. Thank you to my scholar role models who paved this path of Asian American inclusion: Dr. Neilson, Dr. Kiang and Dr. Watanabe. Thank you to my colleagues at Stonehill College who supported me in the early years of this program. Thank you to the UMass Boston Higher Education grants for support of this study. To my committee, Dr. Dwight Giles, Dr. Katalin Szelényi, and Dr. Samuel Museus-you helped me to understand who I am as a scholar, leader, and student. With you, I felt affirmed. I felt part of something bigger than my own work. I felt part of a community. You let me follow my heart, and I am forever grateful for your insight into my development as a doctoral student.
My Responsibility to Change
The kid in me wants to believe it was unintentional. The well-intentioned and educated grown-up i... more The kid in me wants to believe it was unintentional. The well-intentioned and educated grown-up in me wants to believe it’s not true. The human being who wakes up each day to violence perpetuated against people who are Black knows that it is all too real.
Alumna Liza Talusan relates that one of the most important lessons she learned about the Connecti... more Alumna Liza Talusan relates that one of the most important lessons she learned about the Connecticut College community didn’t happen in the classrooms, nor while she was a housefellow or hanging out at Unity House, but happened long after she graduated, years after she married her Connecticut College sweetheart, and even after they had their first child.
Education Sciences
As colleges and universities commit to creating and sustaining a more inclusive and equitable com... more As colleges and universities commit to creating and sustaining a more inclusive and equitable community, it is important to understand how the role of identity intersects with the existing processes of socialization and development. An identity-conscious practice is the process of realizing that who we are informs and impacts how we act, interact, and see the world around us. In particular, how identity should be considered as part of bidirectional socialization. Understanding socialization as bidirectional means that organizations can contribute to healthier communities that not only retain scholars but also engage with the identities and experiences of their students. This paper explores the ways in which doctoral students of color, in particular, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, experience the socialization and development processes through the lens of race; identifies the key organizational challenges; and provides recommendations for how colleges and universities can move ...
This dissertation addresses the formation of scholar identity as informed by an identity-consciou... more This dissertation addresses the formation of scholar identity as informed by an identity-conscious approach to doctoral student socialization, doctoral student development, and racial identity as expressed through the critical narratives of Asian American and Pacific Islander doctoral students in the field of higher education. The study explored the intersections of race, doctoral student socialization, and doctoral student development-three areas that have been approached as separate entities in existing literature. By using life history methodology and narrative inquiry, this study contributed to a more thorough understanding of racialized experiences in doctoral studies. Critical narrative was used as a methodological approach concerned with power and language in society where individuals can concretely question their own realities and identify the socio-ideological influence of systems on their practices and beliefs (Souto-Manning, 2012). Rather than v use terminology of counter...
My Responsibility to Change
The kid in me wants to believe it was unintentional. The well-intentioned and educated grown-up i... more The kid in me wants to believe it was unintentional. The well-intentioned and educated grown-up in me wants to believe it’s not true. The human being who wakes up each day to violence perpetuated against people who are Black knows that it is all too real.
Over the past few years, our understanding of the diverse identities of Asian American students h... more Over the past few years, our understanding of the diverse identities of Asian American students has increased. Yet, the experiences of Asian American students who identify as coming from low-income backgrounds and as first-generation college students has been underrepresented in the literature. In particular, this study explored how Asian American students experienced the financial aid process, including the ways in which the federal Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) policy that establishes eligibility criteria for continued student financial aid impacts their experiences in college. Findings suggest student strategies for navigating a complicated process and institutional strategies for reducing confusion and increasing persistence and institutional responsibilitiy.
This dissertation addresses the formation of scholar identity as informed by an identityconscious... more This dissertation addresses the formation of scholar identity as informed by an identityconscious approach to doctoral student socialization, doctoral student development, and racial identity as expressed through the critical narratives of Asian American and Pacific Islander doctoral students in the field of higher education. The study explored the intersections of race, doctoral student socialization, and doctoral student developmentthree areas that have been approached as separate entities in existing literature. By using life history methodology and narrative inquiry, this study contributed to a more thorough understanding of racialized experiences in doctoral studies. Critical narrative was used as a methodological approach concerned with power and language in society where individuals can concretely question their own realities and identify the socio-ideological influence of systems on their practices and beliefs (Souto-Manning, 2012). Rather than viii showing me that positive socialization is the foundation of success. Thank you to my scholar role models who paved this path of Asian American inclusion: Dr. Neilson, Dr. Kiang and Dr. Watanabe. Thank you to my colleagues at Stonehill College who supported me in the early years of this program. Thank you to the UMass Boston Higher Education grants for support of this study. To my committee, Dr. Dwight Giles, Dr. Katalin Szelényi, and Dr. Samuel Museus-you helped me to understand who I am as a scholar, leader, and student. With you, I felt affirmed. I felt part of something bigger than my own work. I felt part of a community. You let me follow my heart, and I am forever grateful for your insight into my development as a doctoral student.
“Lift as We Climb”: Community in Doctoral Education
Women Scholars: Navigating the Doctoral Journey, 2018
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Presentations by Liza Talusan
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