Joey Pierre, ACSW – Independent Race & Class Researcher, Scholar, & Writer
About Joey Pierre
I am a 36-year-old cis-man, white, culturally Mexican-American, gay, able-bodied, and hold upper-class privilege. I was born on the ancestral lands of the Tongva, Acjachemen, and Kizh Nations, also known as Orange, California. I graduated from Cal State University of Northridge (CSUN) with a degree in Communication Studies, emphasizing rhetoric analysis. I also have a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Southern California (USC) and am an Associate Clinical Social Worker specializing in adult mental health.
My heritage and its stigmas have played an enormous role in my development; however, whiteness has also played a pernicious role in shaping my identity.
“Being critical of the shortcomings of a society doesn’t mean you’re anti that society. In fact, it means you’re pro that society because it means you want better for that society.”
— Akala
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