{"id":2218697,"date":"2024-04-11T17:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T21:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-drop-1-million-to-study-latina-resistance-and-intra-minority-solidarity\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T17:12:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T21:12:35","slug":"biden-admin-to-drop-1-million-to-study-latina-resistance-and-intra-minority-solidarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-drop-1-million-to-study-latina-resistance-and-intra-minority-solidarity\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration to Invest $1 Million in Research on Latina Resistance and Minority Unity within Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-to-drop-1-million-to-study-latina-resistance-and-intra-minority-solidarity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2218697&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two federally-funded studies by the National Science Foundation focus on promoting diversity and equity. One study examines Latina\u200c resistance in engineering programs, while the other explores minority solidarity. Both aim to better understand and address issues of racism and inequality within educational settings, contributing to broader diversity,\u2064 equity, and inclusion efforts supported by the \u200bgovernment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>The National Science Foundation (NSF), the government agency tasked with promoting scientific progress, will allocate over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">million taxpayer dollars<\/a> to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to study Latina resistance and \u201cintraminority solidarity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/new.nsf.gov\/about\">NSF<\/a>, which controls $9.9 billion of federal money and exists to \u201cpromote the progress of science,\u201d \u201cadvance the national health,\u201d and \u201csecure the national defense,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_2247636_4900\">pledged $498,271<\/a> to a three-year study at Loyola University Maryland focused on \u201cLatinas resistance behaviors in engineering programs at predominantly white institutions\u201d as part of its broader diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda.<\/p>\n<p>It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_2314179_4900\">granted another $618,465<\/a> to support a study at the University of Washington centered around \u201cpromoting intraminority solidarity,\u201d particularly looking into \u201chow different framings of racism influence Asian Americans\u2019 intraminority solidarity with Black Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An agency spokesman defended the studies to The Daily Wire, saying the projects are both \u201cworthy of support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach proposal submitted to the U.S. National Science Foundation is reviewed by science and engineering experts well-versed in their discipline or field of expertise,\u201d the spokesman said. \u201cAll proposals submitted to NSF are reviewed according to two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/asians-get-smallest-science-grants-from-government-following-anti-racism-policy-that-deprioritizes-them\/\" title=\"Asians Get Smallest Science Grants From Government Following Anti-Racism Policy That Deprioritizes Them\">merit review criteria<\/a>: Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts. These awards reflect NSF\u2019s statutory mission and have been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation\u2019s intellectual merit and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-politicians-speaking-out-against-amazon-mgm-deal\/\" title=\"Six Politicians Speaking Out Against Amazon-MGM Deal\">broader impacts<\/a> review criteria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stated goal of the Latina resistance study is centered around \u201coppressive\u201d structures in society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe disparities in [Latinas\u2019] engineering access and attainment are the result of historically oppressive racist and sexist structures embedded in STEM space that perpetuate sexism and racism,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/ecrhub.org\/ecr-projects?id=2247636\">description<\/a> of the federally-funded study claims. \u201cGuided by a combination of LatCrit theory of resistance, intersectionality, and cultural wealth model (CWM), the goal of this project is to investigate how Latinas choose to engage in various resistance behaviors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project aims to investigate how Latinas choose to engage in various resistance behaviors in different engineering cultures and campus climates and how these different cultures and campus climates influence their resistance,\u201d the description goes on to add. The funding will specifically be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loyola.edu\/news\/2023\/0605-nsf-grant.html\">granted<\/a> to Qi Shi, the Director of the university\u2019s Center for Equity, Leadership, and Social Justice in Education. Shi did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The other study, on \u201cintraminority solidarity,\u201d is aimed at analyzing \u201callyship\u201d between minority groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt explores whether framing racism against Black Americans as the result of anti-Blackness increases Asian Americans\u2019 sense of solidarity with Black Americans, compared to framing racism as the result of White supremacy,\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/psych.uw.edu\/news\/3202\">description<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaspending.gov\/award\/ASST_NON_2314179_4900\">project<\/a> explains. \u201cUnderstanding how different framings for intergroup conflict affect allyship from members of other minority groups is important for building a more comprehensive understanding of intergroup relations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grant went to Sapna Cheryan, a <a href=\"https:\/\/psych.uw.edu\/people\/2373\">professor<\/a> at the University of Washington\u2019s Department of Psychology. Cheryan did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The two studies are just a small sampling of the DEI efforts that\u2019ve been funded by the federal government. The Biden administration\u2019s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is set to spend nearly $800,000 to study the effect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-admin-to-spend-nearly-800k-to-study-effects-of-structural-racism-on-kidney-health\">\u201cstructural racism\u201d on kidney health<\/a>, utilizing \u201ccritical health praxis\u201d to apply an \u201canti-racism lens\u201d to the field of health. The HHS has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/federal-government-to-spend-700k-on-trans-inclusive-sex-ed-for-14-year-olds\">funded<\/a> \u201can inclusive teen pregnancy program for transgender boys\u201d to the tune of nearly $700,000 taxpayer dollars. The program intends to \u201creduce internalized transphobia\u201d and affirm the gender identity of children as young as 14 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Millions of taxpayer dollars have been allocated to highly ideological DEI efforts as the Biden administration has worked to embed leftwing ideology throughout the government through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/06\/25\/executive-order-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-federal-workforce\/\">executive orders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has pledged that he will gut the federal bureaucracy through executive orders of his own which aim to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-moves-to-strengthen-bureaucrat-protections-as-trump-pledges-to-gut-administrative-state\/\" title=\"Biden boosts bureaucrat protections, Trump vows to shrink government\">remove civil service protections<\/a> from bureaucrats who occupy a position that impacts policymaking. \u201cWe will pass critical reforms making every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-we-must-make-every-executive-branch-employee-fireable-by-potus\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: We Must Make 'Every Executive Branch Employee Fireable' by POTUS\">executive branch employee fireable<\/a> by the President of the United States,\u201d Trump said at a rally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/workforce\/2022\/03\/trump-threatening-return-and-expansion-schedule-f\/363145\/\">touting<\/a> the plan. \u201cThe deep state must be brought to heel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden hopes to preempt this move and recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-moves-to-strengthen-bureaucrat-protections-as-trump-pledges-to-gut-administrative-state\">implemented a policy<\/a> intended to strengthen the civil service protections enjoyed by federal bureaucrats. Trump and his allies are still preparing to gut the bureaucracy, however, with the Heritage Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.project2025.org\/\">Project 2025<\/a> assembling a personnel database to take the place of outgoing bureaucrats.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Science Foundation (NSF), dedicated to advancing science, will fund diversity initiatives with over $1 million of public funds. This funding will support research on Latina resistance and unity within minority groups. With control over $9.9 billion in federal funding, the NSF aims to promote scientific progress and national well-being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":503,"featured_media":2218698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-51-e1712682177816.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2218697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-51-e1712682177816.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/503"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2218697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2218697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2218698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2218697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2218697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2218697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}