The list of resources below can be filtered by a variety of subjects. Understanding that there are a variety of learning styles, this list can also be filtered by resource type, such as articles, books, videos, TED talks and podcasts. In addition, resources can also be filtered by DEI 101 (foundational), DEI 201 (intermediate) and DEI 301 (advanced). Resources curated by June Han.

For suggestions or submissions for additional resources, or if there are any broken links, please write to LakesidePGA@lakesideschool.org.

Thank you for participating in the PGA's anti-racism and anti-bias lending library, the collaborative efforts of the TJ Vassar diversity and community committee members. We consider these titles the beginning of our growing collection of books and resources that aim to broaden our understanding of the histories, experiences, and imprints that shape the diverse communities in which we live.

To request a book, please click on the link below. If your book is available, we will mail it to you. To keep books available to all, we ask that you return it within 30 days, though we are flexible. 

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Cultural competency: The application of a defined set of values, principles, skills, attitudes, policies, and behaviors that enable individuals and groups to work effectively across cultures. Cultural competence is a developmental process (and continuum) that evolves over time for both individuals and organizations. It is defined as having the capacity to (1) value diversity (2) conduct assessment of self (3) manage the dynamics of difference (4) acquire and apply cultural knowledge and (5) adapt to diversity and the cultural contexts of the communities in which one lives and works.

Diversity: The concept of diversity embraces the wide range of human characteristics used to mark or identify individual and group identities. These characteristics include, but are not limited to, ethnicity, race, national origin, age, personality, sexual orientation, gender, class, religion, ability, and linguistic preferences. Diversity is a term used as shorthand for visible and quantifiable statuses, but diversity of thought and ways of knowing, being, and doing are also understood as natural, valued, and desired states, the presence of which benefit organizations, workplaces, and society.

Equity: A condition that balances two dimensions: fairness and inclusion. As a function of fairness, equity implies ensuring that people have what they need to participate in school life and reach their full potential. Equitable treatment involves eliminating barriers that prevent the full participation of all individuals. As a function of inclusion, equity ensures that essential educational programs, services, activities, and technologies are accessible to all. Equity is not equality; it is the expression of justice, ethics, multipartiality, and the absence of discrimination.

Ethnicity: A social construct that divides people into groups based on characteristics such as shared sense of group identity, values, culture, language, history, ancestry and geography.

Implicit bias: The attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner. These biases, which encompass both favorable and unfavorable assessments, are activated involuntarily and without an individual’s awareness or intentional control.

Gender: Socially constructed categories of masculinity and manhood, femininity and womanhood.

Gender expression: The outward manifestation of internal gender identity, through clothing, hairstyle, mannerisms, and other characteristics.

Gender identity: A person’s internal sense of themselves as a specific gender.

Inclusivity/Inclusiveness: Encompassing all; taking every individual’s experience and identity into account and creating conditions where all feel accepted, safe, empowered, supported, and affirmed. An inclusive school or organization expands its sense of community to include all, cultivating belonging and giving all an equal voice. Inclusivity also promotes and enacts the sharing of power and recognition of interdependence, where authorizing individuals and community members share responsibility for expressing core values and maintaining respect for differences in the spirit of care and cooperation.

Microaggressions: Microaggressions are subtle words, cues, and/or behaviors that insult, invalidate, or exclude traditionally marginalized group members. The long-term effect of microaggressions can be a significant negative effect on one’s health.

Multiculturalism: The presence of many distinctive cultures and the manifestation of cultural components and derivatives (e.g. language, values, religion, race, communication styles, etc.) in a given setting. Multiculturalism promotes the understanding of, and respect for cultural differences, and celebrates them as a source of community strength. Multiculturalism is also defined as a set of programs, policies, and practices that enable and maximize the benefits of diversity in a school community or organization.

Privilege: Systemic favoring, enriching, valuing, validating, and including of certain social identities over others. Individuals cannot “opt out” of systems of privilege; rather these systems are inherent to the society in which we live.

Race: A social construct that divides people into groups based on factors such as physical appearance, ancestry, culture, history, etc.; a social, historical and political classification system.

Racism: A system of oppression involving systematic subordination of members of targeted racial groups by those who have relatively more social power. This subordination occurs at the individual, cultural and institutional levels.

Sexual orientation: A concept referring to sexual desire and preference for emotional and sexual relationships with others based on their sex/gender; often implies that sexual object choice is an essential, in-born characteristic, so may be problematic to some.

Social class (as in upper class, middle class, lower class, working class): Refers to people’s socio-economic status, based on factors such as wealth, occupation, education, income, etc.

White privilege: Institutional set of benefits, including greater access to resources and power, bestowed upon people classified as white.

Sources for these definitions include the National Association of Independent Schools, The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio State University, Lambda Legal, and The Privilege Institute.

Recording of the educational webinar on bias with Greg Taylor for Lakeside parents and guardians

Parents and guardians were invited to attend an educational webinar in winter 2022 to build understanding of implicit and explicit bias; share the effects of bias on learning; and learn how to interrupt harmful bias with respect and grace, and with the purpose of growth and learning. 

Speaker Greg Taylor is a civic leader, community enrichment strategist, and social justice advocate who has worked with educational, governmental, and major organizations around the Pacific Northwest.

Please watch the following videos before viewing part two of Greg Taylor's presentation.

How to Deal with Unconscious Bias? 
Teenagers Discuss Microaggressions and Racism 
Microaggressions in Everyday Life 
Blind spots: Challenge assumptions