GVSU professor speaks about experience as Asian adoptee, stopping Asian hate
Courtesy of Dr. Kimberly McKee
By: Kellen Voss
and last updated 2021-04-22 20:30:40-04
ALLENDALE, Mich. â GVSU Associate Professor Dr. Kim McKee was recently quoted in the
L.A. Times in a story about the negative experiences that Asian adoptees have faced in America.
Dr. McKee, who works in the Integrative Religious and Intercultural Studies Department at GVSU, spoke with FOX 17 about her interview, the hate she has faced and how West Michiganders have been protesting to stop Asian hate in this country.
After the tragic shootings in Atlanta that killed six Asian woman, Dr. McKee was one of many adoptees who was approached for the story.
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A HIGH school in Bolton has won an award for outstanding progress. Kearsley Academy, part of Northern Education Trust, was shortlisted for the category of ‘Outstanding Progress (Secondary)’ award, by the Education Business Awards 2020 editorial committee. Only five secondary schools were shortlisted for this achievement nationally, and students and staff were delighted to find out last week that they were the winners of this award. Kim McKee, principal at Kearsley Academy said: “We were delighted when we found out we had been shortlisted for this national award with four other secondary schools in England. “The achievements of each of these shortlisted schools is truly commendable.