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Hello Everyone. I'm extremely excited to be here and learn something about Juneteenth. As a mother of three Black/Asian children, it is important to me to learn about their share with them what I have learn here.

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Ha Truong PSY 222 C

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Juneteenth was seen as a day of homecoming or a family reunion. The holiday declined during the Civil War but has risen again in recent years.

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Zaid Adassi. Political Science (POSC 100C) with Prof. Gloria Badal.

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My name is Kimberly Garcia, and I am excited to learn about this topic. I am new to this theme and I hope to learn about its origins and what is done to value this Holiday around the world and on cypress college.

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I am very excited to learn about this topic. I knew that Juneteenth is a national holiday!

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Valerie Mendoza

Class : POSC 100 Gloria Badal

My knowledge for Juneteenth is a 1

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Maria Valdovinos

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This is such a great presentation, very informative on such an important day to remember! - Katherine Dominguez

PSY 101 Class

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Esra Suleiman, Psych 221 and 222, Cypress College

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Dr. Lezlee Matthews, San Jose State, Director of Co-curricular Learning and Assessment (Division of Student Affairs)

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I’m very appreciative to be apart of this zoom call today, i’ve learned a lot within this time and hope to keep learning about my community.

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Name: Helen Tran

Class: POSC 100 30618, Prof. Gloria Badal

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I feel that it is so important to be educated. It is such an important know that the Civil Rights Act is not an amendment and that it is an Executive Order.

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Kimberly Garcia and POSC 100 C Gloria Badal

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Kimberly Garcia and POSC 100 C Gloria Badal

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PSY 222 Abnormal Psychology

With Dr. Reuter

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Really appreciate this space and the opportunity to hear from the speakers today.

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Valerie Mendoza

POSC 100 - Gloria Badal

My knowledge about Juneteentth is a 1 but I hope to learn more through today !

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Jasmeet Kaur > from 30618 POSC 100 C United States Government class

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Julianne Seman signed in

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Thank you for holding this important presentation and inviting Dr. Bridges.

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I forgot to put my class name. I enjoyed learning more about the history of Juneteenth and how it became a holiday. It is truly amazing how strong African American people are. The presence of black people wasn't erased then, and it won't ever be.

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Nichelle Huizar- Attending as part of Dr. Reuters class. 

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Nichelle Huizar- Attending as part of Dr. Reuters class. 

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Through this seminar, I learned that the primary reason Juneteenth became a holiday (in addition to Congress' legislative action) was due to Opal Lee's advocacy. She started the movement to make it a national holiday.

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Listening to the meeting was enlightening and hearthbreaking at the same time that people of color had to go through what they had to go through.

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Aidan Cheng - HIST 171, Professor Romero

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My knowledge of Juneteenth is around a 2. I do not know much about it.

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Valerie Mendoza

POCS 100 Gloria Badal

Knowledge of Juneteenth 1

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Samantha Navarro - SOC 101 - Rhymes

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Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom!

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2 = somewhat have knowledge of Juneteenth

"We are still fighting today for freedom and justice"

How can we help and protect immigrants?

What should we be more aware of? (politics, wars, new laws)

Why are Latinos so targeted?

How did Abraham fail the African American community?

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I was in room one with mr. Adams and dr. dwole

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Checking in for 30770 SOC 275: Angela Kirven

Honored to have joined this seminar. My heart leaves heavy, my mind leaves filled.

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Empathy. We are all Human.

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What I’ve gathered from this discussion is that we need to keep fighting, war has just begun and our future selves depend on the uses of our voices!

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As a whole, we need to stand up together and raise our voices against the injustice everyone is facing. Peaceful protesting has made significant differences and serves as an inspiration for people to speak up and join the cause.

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Black achievements and resilience always reminds me of what I'm capable, what our ancestors didn't have, to be inspiring.

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Hasina Shafizada POSC 100

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Amara Silva, psychology 101. Thank you.

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Maria Valdovinos

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Summer Rose- SOC 290C - Regina Rhymes

Before attending this event my knowledge was at a 1. I feel my knowledge is at a 3. I want to continue educating myself to get my knowledge to a 5. I am disappointed in the lack of knowledge and understanding I had. It should be talked about taught more!

The keynote speaker was very informative. He explained the process and delays of Juneteenth, the process of it becoming a national holiday, how it is celebrated, why it is celebrating, and how it is an ongoing issue. I loved how into detail it went explaining the processes from Abraham Lincoln up to Biden. My favorite part was learning about the advocate Oprah Lee. This was my first time hearing about her and how much she did to create awareness and make things happen. She is an inspiration!

I was placed into group 2. We talked about ICE/ immigration in current day. Students in our group expressed feeling “sad, angry, uncomfortable, and scared”. I stated I felt “worried”. We went over the importance of researching and educating ourselves beyond what schools have taught us. We went over how we can speak up and make a difference, in a peaceful and supportive way. We also addressed red cards and how important it is to know our rights. This was a very strong and important topic- I loved the conversation and strength/ respect within our group. Geo did an amazing job helping all students in the group engage and going over this sensitive and important topic.

I am super glad I attended this event. I loved the opportunity to learn and be excited to research even more. This was a very informative and special event. Thank you all!

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Juneteenth Attendance (Adrian Kong - Badal POSC 100 C)

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Juneteenth Attendance (Adrian Kong - Badal POSC 100 C)

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Thank you for hosting the Juneteenth seminar, it was very powerful and educational. I am now able to understand the importance of Juneteenth and why it remains significant today. Hearing what was shared has reminded me to take a stand for justice.

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Although I joined this seminar due to being invited for extra credit, I was simply blessed by the discussion. I was in Break out room 3, and as a Gen X student being involved in Juneteenth for years, I wasn't sure what I'd learn. But, I was able to not only learn, but to validate so many of my thoughts, feelings, concerns and hopes. This was simply an AMAZING seminar!!! THANK YOU! Nichelle

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Esra Suleiman, Cypress College, Psychology 221 & 222, Dr. Reuter

My knowledge of Juneteenth is at a 4.

General Message was that we are still in the midst of the fight for equality and to keep on keeping on. We have a lot more work to do.

Group 3 ( I think ) we discussed how to continue to be an ally and fight against racism and inequality.

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Thank you so much for your time discussing about Juneteenth! I lack knowledge about these important topics growing up but now I've learned a lot and I can share to my family about what I just learned. Also to remind them that every community has their own tree. If we treat others with kindness regardless of color, the tree will grow and if we treat others poorly regarding of color, the tree will start dying.

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30617 POSC 100C - Professor Gloria Badal

It was my pleasure to join this meeting and hear everyone’s perspectives. I learned a lot and spent time reflecting on the issues that people of color, especially Black individuals, have faced both in the past and still today.

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I would give myself a 3 on my knowledge of Juneteenth. I think my key takeaway from Group 3 and the general speech with Mr. Bridges was that perseverance is the key to fighting fascism. As someone from a different generation who fought for freedom, he renewed my interest in pushing through the apathetic haze created by experiencing bigotry and performative liberalism. My question would be: How can we revolutionize under the panopticon of the internet? Thank you!

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Right now, we are living in history. History that has constantly been a repeated pattern in America. People of color are being terrorized constantly just for their existence and having their freedom threatened. Right now, with the wrongful deportations done by ICE, the freedom of people of color is again being threatened. They're being called "illegal immigrants" for wanting to find better opportunity, despite the US being built off of immigration as Europeans who took a pilgrimage into the US came for opportunities as well. They came, stole the land of Natives, wrongfully relocated them without remorse, and claimed this country as theirs. It's beyond hypocritical to find the desire to send away someone who immigrated into this country with innocent intentions when the whites who came to the US did and colonized it, replacing Indigenous Americans and stripping their power over their own land. Based on the sickening history and origins of the United States, nobody should be deemed an illegal immigrant, especially on stolen land. Yet, they are. Families are being torn apart. People young, old, middle-aged are being stripped away from their homes and carried off. ICE is raiding schools, places of worship, parties, funerals all because they want to "protect the safety of Americans". This is funny because they claim to care about the safety of Americans yet allow for police to terrorize minorities daily. They allow for Black people to literally get murdered and give the killer a slap on the wrist as punishment. The government itself is stripping the rights of specific groups and cutting off opportunities for American citizens. Yet, immigrants are the problem. This is beyond sickening and whoever is in support of this immoral operation should be deeply ashamed of themselves. In a world where we're supposed to be moving forward as a community, we're being pushed back further and further to give those who are more privileged a greater leg up. We're being forced to live in fear, wondering who's next. Our friends, our neighbors, our family members, or even ourselves. That not only takes away our physical freedom, but our mental freedom as well.

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Hannah Laughlin

SOC 175 C

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Hannah Laughlin

30770 SOC 275 C

Student ID: 02077771

Scale 1-5 knowledge of Juneteenth: 4

General message: Juneteenth shows that freedom wasn’t immediate then, and it still isn’t complete now. Legal freedom doesn’t mean true equality. There are still systems in place that hold people of color back, and that’s why the fight continues today.

I was in Group 3, here’s my takeaway: I believe in consistent and constant fighting until the battle is truly won. That means showing up in different ways—not just marching, but using social media, speaking out, and even making financial decisions that align with justice.

There are so many ways to resist and push for change. I’m committed to using whatever tools I have to support the Black community and be a real ally—not just today, but always.