Words and Terms

Diamante Poem

Unknown Terms:

• Diaspora^: is a scattered population whose origin lies within a smaller geographic locale. Diaspora can also refer to the movement of the population from its original homeland.
• Intersectionality: a concept often used in critical theories to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from one another.
• Palliative: (of a treatment or medicine) relieving pain or alleviating a problem without dealing with the underlying cause.
• Sacralizing: imbue with or treat as having a sacred character or quality 
• Fraught: (of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable). 
• Provincialism: the way of life or mode of thought characteristic of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. 
• Transracial adoption: refers to the act of placing a child of one racial or ethnic group with adoptive parents of another racial or ethnic group.