Journal on World Affairs, UCLAAlyssa Fong is a third-year undergraduate at UCLA pursuing a triple major in political science, sociology, and gender studies.
The United States ranks 69 in the world for racial equality. This jarring statistic challenges the widespread notion that America is the place of radical liberty and equality, allowing for a more contextual consideration of the ongoing racist trends throughout the state.
While too abstract to be an explicitly codified principle, the concept of machismo is present on a social, economic, and political level.
A feminist foreign policy necessitates a shift in values and a transition from militaristic to diplomatic tactics in dealing with actors on the world stage.
White, Male Supermanagers as the Purveyors of Income Inequality
A military coup backed by the United States resulted in widespread torture, disappearances, and suppression of dissident thought. Argentina’s Dirty War is considered one of the most overt modern crusades of state-sponsored terrorism.
Journal on World Affairs, UCLA