Winners

Winter Quarter 2020

“With all the news that is circulating about the novel Coronavirus, it is easy for people to fall back into blaming others for “causing” this disease. The virus was not caused by Chinese people or any person of Asian descent. Viruses exist in nature, constantly evolving and mutating so this virus outbreak was simply an act of nature. News outlets report on the rising cases of Coronavirus but what they aren’t reporting, and what is growing even more rapid than the virus itself, is the hate that it is spreading. Original artwork is by Luca D’Urbino from the article in The Economist.”

Aimee Lin,
Human Developmental Sciences


“When conducting my research for my presentation, I realized that the majority of uninsured people are immigrants. For low-income individuals insurance coverage is also difficult to obtain. My research was on reproductive health, and I found that the recent administration reduced the funding to healthcare services that provide specialty care to those needing care for sexual health and family planning. I wanted to allude to the borders being built physically right now, while also acknowledging that there is a wall to healthcare being built at this moment. I decided to draw my representation of mother nature, placing her behind a border to represent the borders in place right now.”

Leanni,
Human Developmental Sciences


“Stereotypes create stories about certain individuals based on their skin color. ‘My skin is not my story’ is fighting against stereotypical beliefs. An individual does not always fall into the stereotypes that society usually believes of them. Their story is created by themselves, not their skin color.”

Brandie,
Human Developmental Sciences






“My intentions behind this message are about when Bush administration started special registration program after 9/11 to identify and capture terrorists in the country. However, this program failed and created assumptions of all Muslims are terrorists even though they came from friendly countries. Nowadays, Muslims are still receiving racial stereotypes among the people they live with. ‘The Strongest Anti-Racism Ads Of The Last 20 Years’ by BuzzFeed gave me the inspiration to come up with this design. AS Graphic Studio designed the presentation illustration.”

Amena Jasim,
Human Development Sciences


“I took COMM 10 with professor Patrick Anderson, and he introduced to us a mantra that his friend Reid Davis would say, and he would tell us to repeat it after him and say it to the person next to us. This mantra really stuck with me and made me feel this sense of belonging and that I matter. Professor Anderson explained it as, ‘a simple act of acknowledging ourselves and each other, of valuing ourselves and each other, is miraculous in its simple grace.’ The quote and spirit of the message are credited to Reid Davis and Professor Anderson. (#USvsHate UCSD team secured Professor Anderson’s permission to share this message.)”

Anonymous Undergraduate Student,
Human Developmental Sciences


“Often low income and communities of color have to make the choice between using their money to pay for their water, energy, etc. bill or for food. Everyone should have access to these items as they are basic needs. The woman in the drawing is based on the statue of justice which is using irony since this choice between food and energy/water is unjust, particularly for disadvantaged communities. I based the woman with the scales on the statue of Justice.”

Veronica Barajas,
Human Development Sciences


Poem


#USvsHate means that we don’t condone negatively stereotyping one another.
#USvsHate means that we don’t allow racism.
#USvsHate means that we don’t judge someone by their gender.
#USvsHate means that we don’t limit someone from religious beliefs.
#UsvsHate means that we do make a change.

“I am currently in a class where we are learning about social justice and equity for all human beings.”

Anonymous Undergraduate Student,
Human Developmental Sciences