Devii Rao, San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, requests your help.
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Do you identify as being mixed-race and/or having mixed-ethnicity? If so, would you consider being interviewed for a couple short videos I'm making related to issues around inclusion and belonging of mixed-race/mixed-ethnicity UC ANR employees?
This project will help inform ANR's goals and activities around inclusion and belonging. My hope is that the project will benefit ANR by improving recruitment and retention of ANR employees, which will then allow us to better serve the people of California.
My goal is to conduct recorded zoom interviews with 6-10 people. I will use clips from the interviews to create 2-3 short videos on different topics. This subject is of particular interest to me, being mixed myself. I will ask 7 questions that will help inform ANR's goals and activities around inclusion and belonging. Questions will include personal questions, questions related to increasing awareness of and belonging for people who identify as being mixed-race and/or mixed-ethnicity, a question about safety in the workplace, and how ANR can support career advancement of mixed-race/ethnicity employees.
Although I will only have time to interview between 6 and 10 people, if more people are interested, I will ask those who I don't interview if they would consider answering the same list of questions in writing so I can incorporate their responses in the project analysis.
Because this is such a short timeline, please reach out to me right away if you are interested or if you have any questions (drorao@ucanr.edu / 831-205-3125). I really appreciate your consideration and hope to hear from some of you soon!
Here's a link to to sign up if you're interested: https://forms.gle/F9P1kQaDiiBEfjJz6.
Timeline
October 22 – 6-10 interviewees recruited
October 31 – all interviews scheduled
December 15 – all interviews completed
Thanks!