Episode 75: The Correlation among Students Identity, Racial group, & Mental Health

The topic for this episode of the Making After School Cool podcast focuses on The Correlation among Students Identity, Racial group, and Mental Health. Knowing this relationship exist, can potentially cause problems when we wonder what what is the correct group identity  the students we work with  and familes belong to.

During this episode you will learn:

• Why it is important for people to develop and understand their own unique group identity?
• Why comic illustrations are an effective way to introduce people to sensitive topics?
• Why is it important for adults, who work with diverse populations of students and families, identify people using the correct group term?
• Can Hispanic and Latino be used interchangeably
• How to find out what is the appropriate term a person wants to identify as?

Guest

Terry Blas is the illustrator and writer behind the viral web comics You Say Latino and You Say Latinx. He has written comics for Ariana Grande and the series Steven Universe, and Rick and Morty. His original graphic novels are Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom, Hotel Dare, and Lifetime Passes. He is currently the writer for the Marvel series Reptil.

Resources

Mike Wilson

mwilson@hcde-texas.org

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone