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CALIFORNIA SOCIOLOGY FORUM 
Student Journal 

 
CONTENTS  VOLUME VI  Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 

Letter from the Editors .............................................................. vii 

About the Editors ........................................................................ ix 

Research  
 

Articles 
 
Technology and Culture: How Predictive Policing  
Harmfully Profiles Marginalized People Groups 

 Taryn Bates ................................................................. 18 

Colorism and Its Effects on Self Perception 
 Marcia B. Moran ........................................................ 28  

Essays 
 
Ethiopian Jewish Migrants into Israel  

 Jasmine Gaytan .......................................................... 46 

As the Days, Months, Years, and “Leap Years” of Our 
Lives’ Turn 

 Lami J. Glenn ............................................................. 57 

Theoretical Works 
 
Racial Hierarchies Globalized: From Colonialism to 
Informal Empire 

 Taryn Bates and Rubén Huerta ................................ 68 

Theses 
 
Black College Students’ Hardship in Post-Secondary 
Education 

 John Eleby ................................................................... 83



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Theses (cont.) 
 
Managing Alone: Single Parenthood and Silver Linings in 
the Time of COVID-19 

 Martha Toscano Joya ............................................... 106 

 
Creative Works 

 
Art 

 
Land, Resistance, and Radical Care: Additional 
Exploration and Musings of Cover Image Design 

 Milo M. Valentine ..................................................... 130 

Poetry 
 
Humanity and Technology Explored Through Poetry  

 Taryn Bates ............................................................... 132 

Estimado Padre  
 Astrid Calderon ........................................................ 137 

Zines   
 

De Eso No Se Habla  
 Izabayla Ramirez, Sarah Ramirez, & Daniel Flores...141 

Op-eds   
 
TreePeople: Bringing Sociology, Climate Research, and 
Community Voices into the Same Room 

 April D. Laird ........................................................... 154 

Opioid Addiction and Overdose in America  
 Brian Benjamin Parsons .......................................... 170



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Reviews  
 

Books  
 
The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth by 
The Red Nation  

 Marie Rivera and Christopher Snyder ................... 176 

Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice by  
Bryan Stevenson  

 Emely Gavini ............................................................. 181 

Film  
 
Unveiling the Shadows: Shadows of the Vampire by  
E. Elias Merhige  

 Sammy Garcia III ..................................................... 184 

Breaking Barriers: A Critical Examination of Transgender 
Representation in Media through the Documentary 
Disclosure by Sam Feder 

 Jessica Rivera ............................................................ 188 

Don’t Worry Darling by Olivia Wilde 
 Christina Mary Ramirez .......................................... 191 

Video Game Adapted into Film  
 
To Enjoy Our Cherry Pie in Community: A Commentary 
on Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori by Jōji Shimura  

 Esai Santana and Lauren Whiting .......................... 194 

Music 
 
A Haunting Sociological Masterpiece in the Song “Left 
Behind” by The Plot in You  

 Sammy Garcia III ..................................................... 202  


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