OiYan Poon (she/her)
@oiyanpoon.bsky.social
Race scholar, author, educator, and Chicago Public School mom & LSC parent rep member. Off-Brand Asian Mom.
Co-director of the College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative (www.CAFCOLAB.org)
www.publicpedagogy.info
Co-director of the College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative (www.CAFCOLAB.org)
www.publicpedagogy.info
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The state could have backed him but instead they demonstrated for the thousandth time that there is no level of respectability that will prevent white people from serving you up on a platter in order to appease powerful racists.
State panel revokes Des Moines superintendent’s license following his arrest by federal immigration officers
State panel revokes Des Moines superintendent's license following Friday arrest
A state educational licensing board has revoked the license of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts following his arrest by federal immigration officers last week.
www.thegazette.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The state could have backed him but instead they demonstrated for the thousandth time that there is no level of respectability that will prevent white people from serving you up on a platter in order to appease powerful racists.
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As ICE storms Chicagoland, Chicago’s organizers speak. Stacy Davis Gates, Benji Hart, Arti Walker-Peddakotla, Ric Wilson, and others discuss ongoing ICE raids, Trump’s threats to send in the National Guard, and the solidarity we need to survive these times. Audio + transcript:
Raids, Retaliation, and Radical Solidarity in Chicago
“History shows us that repression always breeds resistance,” says Chicago organizer Miguel Alvelo Rivera.
truthout.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As ICE storms Chicagoland, Chicago’s organizers speak. Stacy Davis Gates, Benji Hart, Arti Walker-Peddakotla, Ric Wilson, and others discuss ongoing ICE raids, Trump’s threats to send in the National Guard, and the solidarity we need to survive these times. Audio + transcript:
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September 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime (Published 1939)
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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I’ve been reporting on influencers for more than seven years now and today I had an academic decline to do an interview about them for the first time out of fear of government retaliation.
September 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I’ve been reporting on influencers for more than seven years now and today I had an academic decline to do an interview about them for the first time out of fear of government retaliation.
The best thing I've read this week is this concise and brilliant essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The best thing I've read this week is this concise and brilliant essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
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A must read comprehensive brief by @oiyanpoon.bsky.social on college admissions practices, how they developed & work today, & strategies for improving equity in admissions systems.
Admissions for Democratic Merit - The Thurgood Marshall Institute at LDF
This brief examines admissions systems and practices in colleges and possibilities for changes that expand opportunity for Black students and low-income students who face persistent barriers.
tminstituteldf.org
August 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A must read comprehensive brief by @oiyanpoon.bsky.social on college admissions practices, how they developed & work today, & strategies for improving equity in admissions systems.
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“One way to stay grounded is to remember that we still have to meet our vocational obligations—to teach.”
In our forum section, @oiyanpoon.bsky.social responds to David Asai’s essay reflecting on the current state of DEI in science education: issues.org/inclusive-sc...
In our forum section, @oiyanpoon.bsky.social responds to David Asai’s essay reflecting on the current state of DEI in science education: issues.org/inclusive-sc...
Being a Good Mentor
Mentorship is a powerful tool in accelerating the development and careers of all scientists.
issues.org
July 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“One way to stay grounded is to remember that we still have to meet our vocational obligations—to teach.”
In our forum section, @oiyanpoon.bsky.social responds to David Asai’s essay reflecting on the current state of DEI in science education: issues.org/inclusive-sc...
In our forum section, @oiyanpoon.bsky.social responds to David Asai’s essay reflecting on the current state of DEI in science education: issues.org/inclusive-sc...
When I interviewed Asian Americans for my book, one guy (he’d been an international student from China) said affirmative action was the new Chinese exclusion act. I wish I could find him now and say: no my guy, THIS revocation of visas targeting Chinese students is the new Chinese exclusion act.
The Trump administration will “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in another blow to international students and higher education institutions across the United States.
More details: cnn.it/4mA4yM0
More details: cnn.it/4mA4yM0
May 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
When I interviewed Asian Americans for my book, one guy (he’d been an international student from China) said affirmative action was the new Chinese exclusion act. I wish I could find him now and say: no my guy, THIS revocation of visas targeting Chinese students is the new Chinese exclusion act.
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These books by @carolejoffe.bsky.social, @dsc250.bsky.social, @oiyanpoon.bsky.social and others are for you if you’re a mother or know mothers who can’t anymore with this admin and are looking for guidance. 💐 #MothersDay H/T: @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social
Mothering with a Capital M in These Times: A Mother’s Day Reading List
By Christian Coleman | The start of the forty-seventh administration in the White House sounded off the red alert for mothers of all stripes in the US. They were already on high alert during the years...
www.beaconbroadside.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
These books by @carolejoffe.bsky.social, @dsc250.bsky.social, @oiyanpoon.bsky.social and others are for you if you’re a mother or know mothers who can’t anymore with this admin and are looking for guidance. 💐 #MothersDay H/T: @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social
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Chicago! Tomorrow--Wed. 4/30, 7pm at Call&Response Books. Hear @oiyanpoon.bsky.social talk about her fantastic book: Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family!
April 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Chicago! Tomorrow--Wed. 4/30, 7pm at Call&Response Books. Hear @oiyanpoon.bsky.social talk about her fantastic book: Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family!
Nobody told me that Sinners was a touching love story! The ending had me weeping.
April 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Nobody told me that Sinners was a touching love story! The ending had me weeping.
"Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
a man is sitting in a chair and pointing at something with the words that right there behind him
ALT: a man is sitting in a chair and pointing at something with the words that right there behind him
media.tenor.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"Act like universities, not like businesses. Spend your endowments. Accept more, not fewer students. Open up your campuses and expand your reach not by buying real estate but by bringing education to communities. Create a base. Become a movement."
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
I’m an academic and don’t understand endowments. wealthy AF colleges/univs need to leverage their collective wealth especially w the higher ed existential crisis, facing a mass stalker/murderer of higher Ed/research infrastructures. Thx @kevincarey1.bsky.social. www.vox.com/education/40...
April 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’m an academic and don’t understand endowments. wealthy AF colleges/univs need to leverage their collective wealth especially w the higher ed existential crisis, facing a mass stalker/murderer of higher Ed/research infrastructures. Thx @kevincarey1.bsky.social. www.vox.com/education/40...
A must ready by @kevincarey1.bsky.social today. www.vox.com/education/40...
Why don't the richest universities strategically and collectively use their endowments to lead the fight! If a forever legacy is what these leaders (and boards?) want, they need to act from their positions of wealth.
Why don't the richest universities strategically and collectively use their endowments to lead the fight! If a forever legacy is what these leaders (and boards?) want, they need to act from their positions of wealth.
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A must ready by @kevincarey1.bsky.social today. www.vox.com/education/40...
Why don't the richest universities strategically and collectively use their endowments to lead the fight! If a forever legacy is what these leaders (and boards?) want, they need to act from their positions of wealth.
Why don't the richest universities strategically and collectively use their endowments to lead the fight! If a forever legacy is what these leaders (and boards?) want, they need to act from their positions of wealth.
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Grateful for the opportunity to join the conversation on Student Affairs Now this week w/ @oiyanpoon.bsky.social & @heather-shea.bsky.social. This limited series, Current Campus Context, unpacks current news & its impact on colleges & universities. Tune in here: studentaffairsnow.com/currentconte...
Current Campus Context: Exec. Order Dismantling the Dept. of Education, Weaponizing Federal Funding, International Students & Scholars - Student Affairs NOW
In this episode (recorded at 5:08 p.m. on March 20), Dr. OiYan Poon and Dr. Crystal Garcia join Dr. Heather Shea to discuss the executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the polit...
studentaffairsnow.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to join the conversation on Student Affairs Now this week w/ @oiyanpoon.bsky.social & @heather-shea.bsky.social. This limited series, Current Campus Context, unpacks current news & its impact on colleges & universities. Tune in here: studentaffairsnow.com/currentconte...
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Drs. @oiyanpoon.bsky.social & @crystalegarcia.bsky.social join @heather-shea.bsky.social to examine the impact on fed programs, like TRIO and Fed Student Aid, DEI policies, and academic freedom, highlighting the broader threats to equity and higer ed's future.
studentaffairsnow.com/currentconte...
studentaffairsnow.com/currentconte...
Current Campus Context: Exec. Order Dismantling the Dept. of Education, Weaponizing Federal Funding, International Students & Scholars - Student Affairs NOW
In this episode (recorded at 5:08 p.m. on March 20), Dr. OiYan Poon and Dr. Crystal Garcia join Dr. Heather Shea to discuss the executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the polit...
studentaffairsnow.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Drs. @oiyanpoon.bsky.social & @crystalegarcia.bsky.social join @heather-shea.bsky.social to examine the impact on fed programs, like TRIO and Fed Student Aid, DEI policies, and academic freedom, highlighting the broader threats to equity and higer ed's future.
studentaffairsnow.com/currentconte...
studentaffairsnow.com/currentconte...
Kid’s progress report came in and the only grade I cared about was the B in social science. She’s the daughter of TWO social scientists. What are we doing wrong?! 😂
March 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Kid’s progress report came in and the only grade I cared about was the B in social science. She’s the daughter of TWO social scientists. What are we doing wrong?! 😂
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As a Jewish faculty member at one of these institutions, I am saying right now, in the clearest tones possible: not in my name. This violent exploitation of Jews as an alibi for achieving Fascist ends is itself textbook antisemitism.
The Ed. Department's Office for Civil Rights sent letters to 60 additional institutions "warning them of potential enforcement actions" for "violations relating to antisemitic harassment and discrimination" including Harvard, Brown, Stanford, Princeton, UNC, and several UC's
March 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As a Jewish faculty member at one of these institutions, I am saying right now, in the clearest tones possible: not in my name. This violent exploitation of Jews as an alibi for achieving Fascist ends is itself textbook antisemitism.
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History has shown that a strong democracy is what keeps Jews safest. At the core of strong democracies are free speech and education.
Trump's cancellation of $400M in grants to Columbia University, falsely in the name of Jewish safety, actively puts Jews in danger.
Trump's cancellation of $400M in grants to Columbia University, falsely in the name of Jewish safety, actively puts Jews in danger.
March 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
History has shown that a strong democracy is what keeps Jews safest. At the core of strong democracies are free speech and education.
Trump's cancellation of $400M in grants to Columbia University, falsely in the name of Jewish safety, actively puts Jews in danger.
Trump's cancellation of $400M in grants to Columbia University, falsely in the name of Jewish safety, actively puts Jews in danger.
This is astounding. and I guarantee you that Jewish students, faculty, and staff are being harmed with this cancelation under a banner of "antisemitism."
The Trump administration froze $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, accusing the school of failing to address antisemitism.
A $400M punishment for Columbia University from the Trump administration
The administration said Columbia’s grants were scrutinized because of the “school’s continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”
www.politico.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is astounding. and I guarantee you that Jewish students, faculty, and staff are being harmed with this cancelation under a banner of "antisemitism."
I have been rewatching Mad Men this last week, and wow... the blatant and unapologetic racism, sexism, and classism in words, deeds, and actions, without penalty or shame, depicted on the show, which starts in 1960 is what you'd imagine and worse. It struck me that ...
March 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I have been rewatching Mad Men this last week, and wow... the blatant and unapologetic racism, sexism, and classism in words, deeds, and actions, without penalty or shame, depicted on the show, which starts in 1960 is what you'd imagine and worse. It struck me that ...