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Intersectional Computing—-Where It All Began: A Sankofa Story (Part 1)


Authors:
Jakita O. Thomas

  Go back to the past in order to build for the future. — Sankofa My journey toward intersectional computing began in 2015, when I took my daughter, Vivian, to the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) in Houston. Vivian is an artist-scientist (as all three of my children are). She's a beautiful dancer and singer who also loves science and engineering. She's currently 12 years old, but back in 2015 she was 5. And she was sooo excited to not only go on a work trip with mommy but also to see women of all kinds in…




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