Racial profiling can have drastic effects on physical safety and/or emotional health for people of color when others assume them to be dangerous or aggressive based on stereotypes.

People with disabilities may face repeated messages that they are unable to provide for themselves or are in some way weak, and may therefore need to keep proving their self-sufficiency to others.

Perpetual foreigner stereotype in which Asian Americans or Chicano/Latino Americans are assumed to be immigrants, undocumented at times; this may lead to harassment, assault, feelings of isolation or not belonging.

Intergenerational conflict; for example, parents may want their child to have a career in medicine because of all the sacrifices they made for the family and the discrimination they faced, but this may lead to difficulties if the child wants to pursue another career.

Pressure to be a super-advocate for your community and work extra hard in order to combat oppression may lead to other problems (e.g., difficulty balancing many responsibilities, trouble saying no, not enough time to attend to own needs).

Similarly, hate crimes, or crimes motivated by prejudice, can trigger significant anxiety or fears for safety by groups who are more often targeted, such as people whose appearance may not meet traditional gender norms or people of color.

Oppression can impact self-esteem and expectations for oneself; for example, if teachers think of African-American or Latino students as less smart and treat them accordingly, this may shape negative self-beliefs for these students and thus negatively impact their performance.

Acts of oppression impact emotions directly, such as triggering anger, sadness, frustration; chronic experiences of racism, homophobia, etc. can build these emotions further over time. At times, this can even lead to a feeling of hopelessness and suicidal ideation.

While more obvious acts of prejudice can be painful, more subtle forms of oppression can also trigger second-guessing about whether a particular act was related to racism, sexism, ableism, etc. This takes time and energy.

Visit the Cross-Cultural Center, LGBT Resource Center, or Women's Resources & Research Center.

Volunteer for an anti-oppression cause on-campus or nationally.

When you feel judgmental towards someone, try to put yourself in their shoes.

Consider the "diversity profile" of your friendships; how do you feel like it reflects you/where you are?

Take a "Hidden Biases" quiz at www.tolerance.org to better understand your own prejudices.

Read books with multicultural themes or do research to learn about cultures other than your own.

Apply to become a Multicultural Immersion Program Intern!

Take Ethnic Studies, Women & Gender Studies, Cultural Studies courses or Sociology 30 A/B series to expand your multicultural knowledge.

Self-reflect: Think about stereotypes that you know; Do your actions support them?

Request a Multicultural Immersion Program workshop for a student group that you are a part of.

When someone makes a prejudiced comment: Speak up! Ask what they mean and encourage them to put themselves in the other person's shoes.

Imagine what your life might be like if you were a person of another race/ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation.

Write Letters to the Editor of the Aggie or other newspaper when you see oppression in action.