Hello, my name is Amaia. I live in San Francisco and work full-time as a retail manager. I transferred to Umass in 2023 and am hoping to graduate in the winter. I am a Women and Gender studies major. I hope to pursue a career in HR and DEI if it still exists by the time I am finished with undergrad.
The Feminist Giant stood out to me, the author of the blog has an extensive career in journalism and creates/curates feminist content. I appreciate that the content is not solely US focused, articles range from issues in Egypt, US, and various countries. The blog maintains a focus on feminism. As a WGS major this blog would be a model in the way that the content would be similar. In contrast to the Feminist Giant I’d like to expand on my focus. I would focus on feminism and patriarchy, but also environmental concerns, globalization, economic factors.
Living in San Francisco gives me access to many sites and groups of activism. Environmentally, a concern localized to the community in Hunter’s Point is a site of nuclear and toxic waste. The waste is a result of the dumping/runoff of toxic waste into the shipyard site. Due to factors such as climate change the threat of this toxic waste is a threat to water in these neighborhoods, amongst concerns of flooding and other unpreventable natural disasters. It is also important to note that the neighborhood is predominately black and low income. So in these particular case you have intersections of class, race, and environmental factors. The links below are from a the US government and a local radio show to give two perspectives.