Dr. Dozandri Mendoza

As part of the last cohort of SAPIENS fellows, it’s very sad to see the magazine shut down. Especially thinking about the incredible team behind it that is likely out of a job. Their commitment to the public dissemination of our work as anthropologists is crucial.

Moving from Puerto Rico to NYC is a logistical rollercoaster but I’m almost there — less than 2 weeks! If I’ve missed your email, please resend b/c life is a bit hectic right now 😅

Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me. His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard. This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.

Impressively racist stuff from Andrew Cuomo's campaign here.

“[P]erformers put their creative linguistic repertoire in action to draw attention to the colonial mechanisms that affect the everyday lives of queer and trans Puerto Ricans.” – @Dozandri.bsky.social

Read more: www.sapiens.org/language/pue...

Río Piedras, Puerto Rico ✊🏼

Dance ethnography has profoundly shaped my approach to the study of language, embodiment, and semiotics. This is one of those texts that has lingered in my mind.

thank you!! 🙏🏼

A screenshot of a tweet by the official White House account. Text: “Fixed it for you, @NYTimes. Oh, and by the way, @ChrisVanHollen - he's NOT coming back.” There is also a screenshot of the front page of the NyT with a large headline and photo about Van Hollen meeting with Abrego Garcia. They have edited the headline with red ink handwriting to say “ Senator meets with deported ms-13 illegal alien in El Salvador who’s never coming back.”

The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

NSF Implementation of Recent Executive Orders Information for the NSF community regarding executive orders.

NEW: Today, NSF "disestablished" most of its scientific advisory committees.

These are committees of outside experts convened to help shape NSF programs. Only five statutorily required committees remain, the rest are gone.
www.nsf.gov/executive-or...

38. Once they finally took me to the medical center, the nurse took my temperature. She said "you need to take that thing off your head" and took off my hejab without asking my permission. I told her you can't take off my hejab and she said this is for your health. After a few minutes I put my hejab back on. But they did nothing to treat my asthma and gave me a few ibuprofen. 39. I had a third asthma attack at the Louisiana facility. Again, this happened in the cell and other woman knocked on the window to get the attention of the officers. I was told that the nurse would come to the cell to see me. She took me outside for a short bit and told me that it was all in my mind. She finally took me to the medical center but I was not treated for my difficulty breathing. The nurse left the room and didn't answer my questions 40.I had a fourth asthma attack on Wednesday March gth around noon. I used my inhaler and waited for it to pass. I was in pain and very scared but I didn't ask to go to the medical center because I don't feel that they address my medical needs. 41. I don't feel safe at the medical center because of my prior experiences there. They complain when I go there and speak to me in an insulting and condescending manner. They also write information in my medical records that is not accurate. The doctor and nurses there are rude and uncaring.

NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul...

BREAKING: A federal court declined to issue a preliminary injunction against the National Endowment for the Arts despite saying the NEA likely violated the First Amendment for blocking funding for projects that promote "gender ideology."

We will continue to fight for the arts and free speech.

“Improper Ideology”—Trump Demands Women’s History Museum Remove Trans People or Lose Funding The American Women’s History Museum must remove trans people from its exhibits and programming, or lose its federal funding, Trump says.

1. Trump has announced that transgender people are an "improper ideology," and has demanded that the Women's History Museum remove them or lose funding.

It is the latest in a government campaign to erase transgender people.

The latest from S. Baum.

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Major alert: Montana may be about to pass a major anti-trans bill that charges parents with felony endangerment of a child if their child is on trans youth care.

It would apply to parents just passing through the state, visiting.

Would be the first law of its kind to pass anywhere.

Vote is TODAY.

I plan on using OER as well! I think the textbook was mostly to see how people weaved together curriculum

Linguists: what are your favorite Intro to Linguistics textbooks? Particularly those that don’t relegate sociolinguistics to the sidelines and center perspectives on speech play/verbal art, race/gender, semiotic or contextual approaches, etc. — Thanks in advance ✨

thank you!!

Soft launching the news ✨ I have accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics at Hunter College, City University of New York starting this Fall 2025. A lot is changing very rapidly but I’m excited for this new chapter.

Trump Declares Trans Youth "Child Abuse," Pledges "Punishment" The declaration was made in Trump's designation of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

1. In a proclamation issued yesterday, Trump declared allowing transgender youth to transition "child abuse."

He then called for swift punishment of "abuse," with transgender care being his main example.

This is the latest escalation in attacks on trans youth.

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Thousands of Hungarians protest against law banning Pride Thousands of Hungary protestors took to the streets of Budapest for the third major protest against a law banning Pride marches.

Thousands of Hungarians protest against law banning Pride: 'This is fascism'

💥🇭🇺 Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Viktor Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march.

They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week.

Montana Adult Trans Bathroom Ban Blocked In Court: "No Evidence" It Protects Women The ruling is the first such ruling to block an adult transgender bathroom ban in the United States.

1. Incredible news for trans people in Montana.

A Montana judge has temporarily blocked the state's bathroom ban targeting trans adults in airports, colleges, and more.

He ruled that the state showed no evidence bathroom bans protect women.

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4. With her consent, the University can confirm that Ms. Oztürk is a third-year doctoral student in good academic and administrative standing. Her research focuses on how young adults can use social media in positive, prosocial ways and she is described by her faculty as a hard-working student dedicated to her studies and the Tufts community. The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention. The University has seen an outpouring of support for Ms. Öztürk over the last week from Tufts students, faculty and staff. These individuals have described Ms. Öztürk as a valued member of the community, dedicated to her academic pursuits and committed to her colleagues.

NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...

Let me re-open my Russian imperial history readings from undergrad because look which two countries are conveniently left out of the retaliatory tariffs.

The X in Latinx is a Wound, not a Trend - ColorBloq The Story of Us From the X Collection September - Studocu Share free summaries, lecture notes, exam prep and more!!

Latinx thoughts: Latinidad with an X from Vidal Ortiz & Martínez (2018) really resonated with my students — also this piece by Alan Pelaez Lopez www.studocu.com/en-us/docume...

The planet Jupiter with its cloud bands seen in shades of pink, rusty red, blue, and purple. The Great Red Spot is a deep navy blue, surrounded by bands and swirls of pink, and light blue.

Hubble's ultraviolet view of Jupiter shows the planet in hues of pink and blue.

jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

Documentation by Sama La Bella 🫶🏼

Giving you a glimpse of Dozandri walking face for Trans Day of Visibility. Ballroom has taught me so much about performing confidence. Ballroom comes from long-standing Black trans divestments from exterior validations about what gender is supposed to look like/be. Tap into the transcestral tools!

Reads: buy a trans person a book! For trans day of nice book

📚 Buy a trans person a book! 📚

It's Trans Day of Visibility on the 31st but trans people don't need just visibility, they need better human rights, and nice treats. Get someone a treat, and then fight alongside them.

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