Author: Kenny Yang

Fresno Bee Reports Sexual Violence Committed Against Agricultural Workers

Published on June 23rd, 2013, this Fresno Bee article delves into the countless instances of sexual assault that often go unreported among farmworkers in the central San Joaquin Valley.

Complicated by the degree of undocumented workers and the intimidation wielded by supervisors, sexual harassment is – according to a 2010 UC Santa Cruz study — experienced by almost 80% of female farm workers.

The work of RCS Fresno rape crisis advocates features heavily in this article – click here to read it in its entirety!

Digital Postcards

Arte Sana’s new digital outreach tool in Spanish for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) has gone viral!

In five hours this digital postcard on rape culture “dichos” has gone viral with 3,190 persons seeing it.

Featuring dichos, or popular sayings, these digital postcards offer culturally relevant prompts for discussing and dismantling conceptions of rape culture, such as victim-blaming and male entitlement, with Spanish-speaking populations.

Examples of translated dichos include:

“Product for gentlemen” ​
“Tie up your hens because my rooster is loose”
“So many curves, and me without brakes.”

Click here to see all of the dichos showcased on the digital postcards.