Symposium Abstract

This Symposium’s first article, "Criminal Justice as Environmental Justice" by Angela P. Harris, discusses African American males in prison, and how racism contributes to the increasing difference between the sizes of the Caucasian and African American prison populations. It then discusses how the African American community contributes to or ameliorates the problems facing the African American population.

The next article, "Race Apologies" by Eric K. Yamamoto, focuses on race reparations and explores various apologies and frameworks of interracial justice. Joan W. Howarth, in "Representing Black Male Innocence" chronicles her experiences in representing an African American gang leader and discusses the concept of being such a figure in society. In "Critical Race Feminism: Black Women and Gangs," Adrien K. Wing and Christine A. Willis write about female, particularly African American female contributions to gangs and how they are emerging as a new concern in studies and efforts at controlling gangs.

The next article, "Converging Stereotypes in Racialized Sexual Harassment: Where the Model Minority Meets Suzie Wong," by Sumi K. Cho, discussed the patterns of sexual harassment against Asian Pacific and Asian Pacific American women.

In "Acts of Power, Crimes of Knowledge: Some Observations on Desire, Law and Ideology in the Politics of Expression at the End of the Twentieth Century," Francesco Valdes explored the forms of expression of desire in varying sexual relationships and the states of suppression and acceptance of those relationships and expression of them. Barry Matsumoto and Mary Jo Brooks Hunter both presented commentaries. Christine Crover, Tracy Edgerton, and Paul Quin each contributed student writings about the Violence Against Women Act, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and United States v. Ursery, respectively.

Symposium Articles

Angela P. Harris, "Criminal Justice As Environmental Justice"

Eric K. Yamamoto, "Race Apologies"

Mary Jo Brooks Hunter, Commentary: "Making the Invisible Visible: Historical Perspective"

Joan W. Howarth, "Representing Black Male Innocence"

Adrien K. Wing & Christine A. Willis, "Critical Race Feminism: Black Women and Gangs"

Sumi K. Cho, "Converging Stereotypes in Racialized Sexual Harassment: Where the Model Minority Meets Susie Wong"

Francisco Valdes, "Acts of Power, Crimes of Knowledge: Some Observations on Desire, Law and Ideology in the Politics of Expression at the End of the Twentieth Century"

Barry Matsumoto, Commentary: "One and (An) Other"

Mari J. Matsuda, "Crime and Affirmative Action"

Rennard Strickland, "The Genocidal Premise in Native American Law and Policy: Exorcising Aboriginal Ghosts"

Mary Louise Fellows & Sherene Razack, "The Race to Innocence: Confronting Hierarchical Relations among Women"

Berta Esperanza Hernández-Truyol, "Las Olividadas  Gendered in Justice/Injustice: Latinas, Fronteras and the Law"

Julie A. Su, "Making the Invisible Visible: The Garment Industry's Dirty Laundry"

W.H. Knight, Jr., Commentary: "Standing on the Corner Trying to Find Our Way"

Elvia R. Arriola, "The Penalties for Puppy Love: Institutionalized Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth"

Paula C. Johnson, "Danger in the Diaspora: Law, Culture and Violence Against Women of African Descent in the United States and South Africa"

Zorica Mrsevic, "When the Home is Where the Hurt Is Domestic Violence in Serbia"

Linda A. McGuire, Commentary: "There Ought to Be a Law"