Author: Tabitha Theard

Tabitha Theard is a current Undergraduate Student at Loyola Marymount University majoring in Political Science and minoring in English with an emphasis on poetry. They are also a member of the Student Worker Program—a program that assists low-income students. The SW Program has afforded Tabitha to become the Head Team Manager for the Division 1 Women’s Basketball Team at LMU, allowing them the opportunity to travel with the team across the country. Before arriving to LMU, Tabitha graduated from West Los Angeles College with two Associate Degrees: one in Political Science for Transfer to LMU and the other in Liberal Arts: Behavioral and Social Science. In High School Tabitha was a Youth Ambassador for the City of Los Angeles, eventually traveling to Washington DC to meet with Policy Advisors for former President Barack Obama. Tabitha is currently in their senior at Loyola Marymount and is interested in Pursuing a Masters in English or Education Studies. In regard to Asia Media, Tabitha focuses on Arts and Culture and Religious and Faith in Asia, particularly writing about counter-cultural movements and marginalization.

Asians Around the World are Showing Up for Bi-Visibility Month

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] TABITHA THEARD WRITES – Bi-Visibility Day began in 1996, when American LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex) Rights activists Wendy Curry, Michael Page and Gigi Raven Wilbur noticed a lack of representation for bisexuals in queer movements. Thus, they organized to…

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NORTH KOREA: Defector Using Rice-Filled Water Bottles to Assist Future Defectors

TABITHA THEARD WRITES — Rice, water bottles, and bicycle tubes are not usually seen as political statements, but in South Korea, activists are using these items to inspire hope and encourage more North Koreans to become defectors and flee their country. According to Fars Ghani from Aljazeera, approximately 31,000 North…

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