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The CHID/AES/Women Studies Writing Center

Writing Center for American Ethnic Studies, Comparative History of Ideas and Women Studies is an interdisciplinary writing center that offers support to students taking classes in these three departments.

Meet the Tutors!

Michael Schulze-Oechtering Castañeda is a double major in American Ethnic Studies and History. For the past three year Michael has been a mentor and co-director of the EMPOWER Program at the University of Washington. EMPOWER is an outreach program that engages high school juniors and seniors in discussions of social justice while helping them apply to college. Michael has also been an active member in MEChA de UW, serving as recruitment officer, high school outreach officer, and political education officer. A community organization Michael is a part of is the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond. His work with the People’s Institute revolves around community organizing work in Seattle geared toward undoing racism. Next year Michael will be applying to graduate programs in either history or ethnic studies. Michael’s main research interest is studying the history of people of color in the United States, particularly their history of struggling for justice. Other research interests that Michael has are the Philippine Diaspora, revolutionary international solidarity, post-colonial studies, the repression of political activists, the role of art in social justice movements, and the culture of US imperialism.

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Jessica Norberg is currently in her senior year of study as a double major in Women Studies and Comparative History of Ideas. Her favorite activities include (but are not limited to) reading, writing, watching X-files, and petting her cat. She has a passion for discussing literature. Her studies have mainly focused on gender identity in world literature and language; however, her interests are varied and can range from sustainable agriculture to studying pedagogy. After graduation she plans to take a year off, adopt four more cats, and work on applying to a Master's program.

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Kaitlee Venable is a junior double majoring in Women Studies and Psychology with a minor in Diversity. She greatly enjoys theory and is especially interested in anti-racism, whiteness, gender identity and performativity, social constructionism, and the psychobiology of women. In her free time, Kaitlee enjoys reading, exercising at the IMA, riding her bike, painting/drawing, and hanging out with her friends. She also works as a copy-editor at The Daily.

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