Each year, Ethnic Studies seniors who would like to graduate with honors submit a thesis as their final project. These theses range from more traditional scholarly projects to less traditional projects such as film, memoir, or poetry. The following are a list of recent Ethnic Studies honors theses:
2012
"Decreasing the Health Disparities Gap and Improving Health Care for Latinos in Transplant Care: An analysis of cultural competency in Northwestern Memorial's Hispanic transplant program" -- submitted by Lorena Carmen Garcia
"Throgh Thick and Thin: A shared experience in border culture" -- submitted by Araceli Méndez
"Moy Su Toy Duyen! Or Everything Just Happens!: A second-generation Vietnamese-American hoarding of memory in the home and body" -- submitted by Thuy-Mai Vu Nguyen
"Half-Breeds, Savages, and Warriors: Native American portrayals in romance novels" -- submitted by Loyola Jean Rankin
"To Be Seen and Heard: Youth voice and visibility in a Southeast Asian community organization" -- submitted by Vivian Truong
2011
"American Hmong: A Memoir Play" -- submitted by Teng Yang
2010
"Mixed Monsters, Slayer Dhampyrs, and Hybrid Heroes: The Evolution of the Multiracial Image in Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films from 1985 to 2010" -- submitted by Natasha Go
"Cultures of Rescue: International Efforts to Aid Victims of Human Trafficking" -- submitted by Caitlin Ho
"Diné Bizaad: Exploring Social Stigmas and Generation Shifts among Diné Scholars" -- submitted by Winifred Jumbo
"An Imagined Community Through Transnational Ties: A Comparative Assessment of Colombians in the United States" -- submitted by Angela X. Ocampo
"Pilot Study on Health Care Among South African Indians" -- submitted by Rosario Silva
"The Work Children Do: Resolving Conflict and Building Community in a New York City Elementary School" -- submitted by Emily Taylor and Hana Kawai
"Reframing Explanations of Cardiovascular Disease Disparities of Black American Males: How Social Justice Analysis Can Inform Epidemiology and Public Health" -- submitted by Linda Zhang
2009
"Powerful Visions, Collective Actions, 'Netroots': Women of Color Organize and Use Online Media as a Tool For Social Activism" -- submitted by Vijou Bryant
"A Beacon of Hope: The Education of African Immigrant Children" -- submitted by Lauren Davis
"Local 1329: Protecting the Livelihood of Providence's Longshoremen" -- submitted by Olivia Ildefonso
"Displayed For Profit and Consumed In Ignorance: The Memory, Commemoration, and Commodification of Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr." -- submitted by Rebecca Williams
2008
"One More River to Cross: Religious Responses to Chronic Illness among Black Women" -- submitted by Amina DeSelle Massey
"The Shadows of Brown v. Board of Education: A Documentary Film" -- submitted by Erica Jorgensen
"Cultural Intersections: The Development of Olvera Street and China City" -- submittedy by Monica Pelayo