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Nayanika Guha

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Covers:  Gender and LGBTQ+ Rights, Immigration, Incarceration, Reproductive Health
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Nayanika Guha is a freelance writer who focuses on writing about social justice, identity, and community. She has a background in psychology and social work, which informs her writing and world view. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Lily, Refinery 29, and more. Follow her on twitter @nayanikawrites

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Queer Farmers Are Working to Transform Our Food Systems - and Paying a Price

Queer Farmers Are Working to Transform Our Food Systems - and Paying a Price

LGBTQ+ farmers are over three times more likely to "experience depression and suicidal intent," a recent stud…

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Indigenous communities face insurmountable barriers to voting

Indigenous communities face insurmountable barriers to voting

Many Indigenous Americans on rural reservations do not have traditional street addresses, creating insurmount…

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52 Hours Aboard the California Zephyr, the Longest Train Ride in the US

52 Hours Aboard the California Zephyr, the Longest Train Ride in the US

A writer traverses the American West on Amtrak's California Zephyr train with pit stops in in Omaha, Denver, …

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Grassroots Groups Are Doing Small-Scale Reparations in Absence of Federal Action

Grassroots Groups Are Doing Small-Scale Reparations in Absence of Federal Action

One reparations group in Portland, Oregon, is working to redistribute wealth and enable Black residents to ow…

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India's Covid gender gap: women left behind in vaccination drive

India's Covid gender gap: women left behind in vaccination drive

Deep-rooted structural inequalities and patriarchal values are to blame for India's worrying Covid vaccine ge…

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"I Don't Deserve To Be Burned Out." How Capitalism Complicates Rest

"I Don't Deserve To Be Burned Out." How Capitalism Complicates Rest

Why does it only feel acceptable to do so when we're dangerously burned out - a benchmark that is so vaguely …

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Yup’ik Immersion School Program in Alaska Opens Doors to Cultural Connection

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By Nayanika Guha
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By Nayanika Guha This article was originally published by Truthout Other Indigenous groups are looking to the K-8 language immersion program in Anchorage, Alaska, as an inspiring model. Growing up in Bethel, Alaska, Amber Arnaqulluk Shields spoke Yup’ik from a very young age. Whenever she wasn’t in school, her parents sent her to their ancestral home in Toksook Bay to spend time with grandparents who spoke no English.
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Yup’ik Immersion School Program in Alaska Opens Doors to Cultural Connection

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By Nayanika Guha, Zack Kligler Verified
| Truthout Verified
Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. Growing up in Bethel, Alaska, Amber Arnaqulluk Shields spoke Yup’ik from a very young age. Whenever she wasn’t in school, her parents sent her to their ancestral home in Toksook Bay to spend time with grandparents who spoke no English.
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Lesbian Softball Has Been a Tradition for More Than Half a Century

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By Nayanika Guha
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In the summer of 1974, walker-bys in parks across Atlanta would have had the chance to encounter a revolution in the making. The first openly lesbian softball team, the ALFA Omegas, could be found practicing and playing games, proudly out and making history. As the team played, supporters and teammates cheered: “Give me an A-A, give me an L-L, give me an F-F, give me an A-A. Whattaya got?
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