海角直播

Publish Date: Oct. 26, 2022

A recent interview in the blog, 鈥淗eart- Head-Hands: Everyday Living for Justice,鈥� puts a 海角直播 (CHC) educator at the head of the table.

Chloe de los Reyes, an assistant professor of English at CHC, spoke with blog creator and writer Beth Godbee about her work and dedication to lifelong learning and the importance of social justice.

鈥淭his is such a momentous time 鈥� the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement, and persisting violence against API (Asian Pacific Islanders), among many other ongoing injustices. This time has really spurred a reawakening in me, and I鈥檓 guessing, in many others,鈥� de los Reyes told Godbee in the write-up published earlier this month.

鈥淗eart-Head-Hands鈥� is an online space for 鈥渓earning and unlearning, writing and striving toward justice 鈥� social, racial and environmental justice,鈥� according to the blog鈥檚 鈥淎bout Us鈥� space. The idea is to encourage readers and social justice advocates to make 鈥渃ommitments to justice actionable in everyday life,鈥� it continues.

Godbee, a fellow educator and former professor, has broken the space down into eight categories of learning that include practicing everyday feminism, striving toward racial justice and downloadable vegan recipes. Overall, Godbee hopes readers weave through the material with 鈥渄eeply relational, ideological and spiritual鈥� thoughts.

Both de los Reyes and Godbee have known each other for close to two decades and have kept in touch over the years because of their 鈥渟hared commitments,鈥� says Godbee.

De los Reyes is honest with her answers to Godbee鈥檚 questions, speaking freely about her experiences moving from the Philippines to California at the age of 12.

鈥淎nd as you can imagine, this was such a significant moment in my life,鈥� shared de los Reyes. 鈥淚 spoke English because it was widely spoken in the Philippines (we were colonized by the U.S.). But when I arrived in the U.S., folks readily pointed out my accent or the 鈥榝unny鈥� ways I used English. It always made me feel really bad.鈥�

鈥淪o, at a young age, I became acutely aware that language is currency in America, and I needed to pay extra attention to it. This eventually led to a degree in Composition Studies,鈥� she continued. 鈥淎t first, my motivation for going into Comp Studies was because I wanted to fix myself 鈥� my English 鈥� but slowly I started to realize the deep connections among language, identity, culture, and power. I realized how important it is for people to think differently about language and, most importantly, to understand that difference is not deficiency.鈥�

To read de los Reyes鈥� full interview, along with remarks about Godbee鈥檚 reactions to the chat and their friendship, go to heart- head-hands.com/chloe-de-los-reyes