Pierce College students and staff that attended the 28th Annual Students of Color Conference in Yakima, Washington.

Student-written proclamations from the multiracial/biracial workshop that start with, “I have a right to,” line the halls.

Student-written proclamations line the halls: “I have the right to have a voice.”

Student-written proclamations line the halls: “I have the right to choose what I identify as!”

Student-written proclamations line the halls: “I have a right to exist without feeling like a walking Rorschach Test.”

Student-written proclamations line the halls: ”I have a right to be proud of all of my ethnic identities regardless of my physical appearance or outsiders opinions.”

Students attended a variety of workshops that focused on identity and learning. Stella Haioulani leads the Me, Myself and You workshop.

A variety of keynote speakers gave presentations during the conference, here: Caleb Bromley, Chloesciara Galiki, and Zulain Angell watch as Aneelah Afzali speaks.

Aneelah Afzali garners a standing ovation after delivering a speech on islamophobia.

Pierce College students Jashua Garza, Anh Vu, and Rahma Mira give keynote speaker Aneelah Afzali a standing ovation.

Students attended workshops on cross-cultural communication skills. Pictured here: a variety of zines at the DIY Media and Representation: Radical Self Care Through Zines workshop.

Zines make use of a variety of different mediums to convey their message and are highly personalized and unique.

Zines make use of a variety of different mediums to convey their message and are highly personalized and unique.

Zines make use of a variety of different mediums to convey their message and are highly personalized and unique.

At the Resilience Against Capitalist! A New Form of Organizing for Mother Earth, students came up with different ways to reduce their carbon footprint.

Ruby Nugent presents the different ways her group wants to reduce their carbon footprint.

At the Hula, Haka & Hayi Hami Traditions of the Vasa Pasifika Ocean students were aided in personal development though Pacific Islander dances.

As the conference came to a close, students from the Salsa Dance: The Power of Connection, workshop, including Rahma Mira, flooded the dancefloor and performed the Salsa.

As the conference comes to a close, students from the Salsa Dance: The Power of Connection, workshop, including Rahma Mira, flooded the dancefloor and performed the Salsa.

The last two students performing the Salsa from the Salsa Dance: The Power of Connection workshop.

Students showcase their work from the A Poem So That the Weight of the Country Does Not Crush You workshop.

Students showcase their work from the A Poem So That the Weight of the Country Does Not Crush You workshop.

Performing the Samoan dance the Sa Sa students celebrated the Polynesian culture.

Performing the Samoan dance the Sa Sa students celebrated the Polynesian culture.

Performing the Samoan dance the Sa Sa students celebrated the Polynesian culture.

Performing the Samoan dance the Sa Sa students celebrated the Polynesian culture.

Performing the Samoan dance the Sa Sa students celebrated the Polynesian culture.

At the forefront of the group, Raymond Fruean and fellow students performed the Maori Haka.

A cultural performance, the Maori Haka, builds a sense of village unity.

A cultural performance, the Maori Haka, builds a sense of village unity.

Michael Tuncap presents sacred objects to the SoCC co-chairs Jerod Grant and Doris Martinez.