Health Student Presents at Global Social Justice Research Symposium
(October 9, 2024) — Fathia Fasasi (H’27), a sophomore with plans to major in Health Care Management & Policy, presented her summer research at the Global Social Justice Summer Research Symposium on September 20.
Fathia Fasasi (H’27)
Fasasi is participating in an ongoing project called, “The Black Central Americas Project: Phase I – Constellating Black Central America,” a digital public humanities initiative to explore and advance Black Central American history, culture, and scholarship.
This summer, Fasasi and a fellow Hoya produced research reports on Black history, politics, and culture from three areas – Livingston, Guatemala; Limón, Costa Rica; and Panama City, Panamá – which will become part of a digital humanities map of Central America.
“The digital map we are creating will be valuable for historians, sociologists, anthropologists, artists, and non-traditional and independent scholars,” Fasasi says. “Our overachieving objective is to highlight the underrepresented stories of Black Central America and fill a long-existing gap in Caribbean studies.
Fasasi is a Laidlaw Scholar, which provided funding for her work.
The Global Social Justice Summer Research Symposium was sponsored by the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs.