Diversity a Focus in Gale In Context

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In August, we shared how our content team continues to enhance Gale resources and introduce measures to eliminate implicit racial bias in Gale-curated content, and reaffirm our ongoing commitment to quality.

These efforts have continued, and we wanted to share a handful of recent content additions made to the Gale In Context family of products.

Gale In Context: Biography

New portal pages added to Gale In Context: Biography include:

  • Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
  • John Brown Russwurm
  • John Trudell
  • Lee Elder
  • Massasoit
  • Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags
  • Sharice Davids

Examples of stand-alone biographies added to Gale In Context: Biography include:

  • Alice H. Parker: African American who invented central heating.
  • Amanda Nguyen: Asian American social entrepreneur, civil rights activist, and the CEO and founder of Rise, a nongovernmental civil rights organization.
  • Candi Brings Plenty: Queer Indigenous, Two Spirit, Oglala Lakota Sioux. Leader and the founder of the Two-Spirit Nation camp at Standing Rock, one of three resistance camps of water protectors in the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
  • Chella Man: Queer, transgender, deaf, Chinese, and Jewish artist based in New York City who works toward advocating for community and self-love.
  • James Hemings: African American former enslaved person; the first American chef to train in France; introduced European-style cooking and famous recipes to the United States, such as macaroni and cheese, french fries, crème brûlée, and ice cream.
  • Kim Coco Iwamoto: Japanese trans activist, editorialist, policymaker, advocate, and philanthropist. She has served as the commissioner of Hawaii civil rights.
  • Lien the Wu: Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist; invented surgical face mask.
  • Lori Locust: Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant defensive line coach; she, along with assistant strength and conditioning coach Maral Javadifar, made history at the 2021 Super Bowl, becoming the first women to win the Super Bowl as coaches.
  • Swati Mohan: Indian American woman who is the guidance and controls operations lead and the mission commentator for the NASA Perseverance rover’s historic landing on Mars.
  • Sylvia Mendez: One of the first Mexican Americans to integrate California schools.

Gale In Context: Canada

New portal pages added to Gale In Context: Canada include:

  • LGBTQ+ Equality in Canada

New stand-alone topic overviews added to Gale In Context: Canada include:

 Gale In Context: Elementary

Below are examples of new entries added to Gale In Context: Elementary. In all cases, two new overviews were created (one at content level 1, approximately grades K–2; one at content level 2, approximately grades 3–5).

  • African American Church
  • African American Family Reunions
  • African American Food or Soul Food
  • Arab American Contributions
  • Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah
  • Black National Anthem (“Lift Every Voice and Sing”)
  • Claudette Colvin
  • Culture and Values
  • Gender Identity
  • Hispanic American Contributions
  • Ibtihaj Muhammad
  • Kinds of Families
  • LGBTQ+ People
  • LGBTQ+ Rights
  • Native American Spiritual Practices
  • People with Disabilities
  • Pow Wows
  • Quinceañeras
  • Rebecca Lee Crumpler
  • Willie O’Ree

Gale In Context: Global Issues

New portal pages added to Gale In Context: Global Issues include Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

Gale In Context: High School

Examples of new portal pages added to Gale In Context: High School include:

  • Audre Lorde
  • Harvey Milk
  • Just Mercy (book)
  • Stonewall Uprising

New stand-alone topic overviews added to Gale In Context: High School include:

  • Jamie Margolin
  • Javed Abidi
  • Erika Andiola
  • Bree Newsome
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • International Women’s Day
  • National Arab American Heritage Month
  • Power and Privilege
  • Social Identity
  • Voter Mobilization
  • Human Rights Day
  • Immigrant Heritage Month
  • Immigrant Rights
  • Inclusion
  • Equity
  • Heterosexism
  • Ageism
  • Activist Groups
  • Ableism

Gale In Context: Middle School

Examples of new portal pages added to Gale In Context: Middle School include:

  • Gender Identity
  • Japanese American Internment
  • Kobe Bryant
  • Legend (Series) by Marie Lu
  • Selena Quintanilla
  • Simone Biles
  • Tuskegee Airmen

Examples of new stand-alone topic overviews added to Gale In Context: Middle School include:

Topics

  • Bias
  • Cultural Pride
  • Disability Rights
  • Gender Identity
  • Global Diversity Awareness Month
  • Intersectionality
  • LGBTQ+ Rights
  • Native American Rights
  • Showing Respect
  • Social Justice
  • Voting Rights

People

  • Autumn Peltier
  • Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, Alex Wind, Jaclyn Corin, Cameron Kasky
  • Gavin Grimm
  • Greta Thunberg
  • Jazz Jennings
  • Judy Heumann
  • Marley Dias
  • Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi
  • Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

New portal pages added to Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints include Discrimination against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community.

Examples of interactive infographics added include:

  • Americans’ Support for the Equality Act, by Selected Characteristics, March 2021
  • Discrimination Experienced by LGBTQ+ Youth Who Attempted Suicide, 2021
  • Experiences of Discrimination and Barriers to Employment among Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People
  • LGBTQ+ Equality Laws and Policies, by US State, as of June 2021
  • Native Hawaiians’ Opinions of the Thirty Meter Telescope Project
  • Public Opinion on Supreme Court Decision Maintaining a Large Portion of Oklahoma as a Native American Reservation, 2020
  • Discrimination and Other Negative Experiences among AAPI Adults, 2021

Gale In Context: Science

New portal pages added to Gale In Context: Science on scientists of color include:

  • Luis W. Alvarez: Hispanic American nuclear physicist
  • Charles Drew: Black American physician and pioneer in blood transfusion
  • Shirley Ann Jackson: Black American physicist and chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • Katherine Johnson: Black American mathematician and subject of Hidden Figures movie
  • Garrett Morgan: Black American inventor of traffic light and gas mask
  • Vivek Murthy: Asian American physician and current surgeon general
  • Ellen Ochoa: Mexican American astronaut
  • Samuel Chao Chung Ting: Chinese American physicist and Nobel Prize winner

Gale In Context: U.S. History

New portal pages added to Gale In Context: U.S. History include:

These additions reflect our commitment to diverse perspectives and quality content. Together, we can foster an environment where all learners thrive. For lesson plans, tip sheets, scavenger hunts, and for all product support, please visit support.gale.com.

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