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CI Author Sam Choi ’91, “The FortySomething Fanboy”★
ZoomCI Author Sam Choi '91, "The FortySomething Fanboy" Description Meet Sam Choi ‘91, who self-published his first novel in 2021. After a brief sojourn in academia, where he specialized in the study of new media, Sam entered the corporate world and is now Vice President of Digital Design at CVS Health. Learn about Sam’s book…
Teaching for Justice, a two-day conference that spotlights teaching Asian American studies ♥ ★
UCI Student CenterEVENT: UCI’s Center for Educational Partnerships and the UCI Teacher Academy in partnership with the UCI Humanities Center and UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive will host a two-day conference intended for K-12 educators and all community members interested in integrating the principles of Asian American studies into their professional work. WHEN/WHERE: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, April…
Building East-South Solidarities in the Global Seventies: A View from the Margins of Europe ♥
HG 1030Building East-South Solidarities in the Global Seventies: A View from the Margins of Europe Wednesday, May 11, 2022 | 4:30-6:00 PM Humanities Gateway 1030 Featuring Theodora Dragostinova, Associate Professor of History at Ohio State University In the late 1970s, small Bulgaria launched an ambitious international cultural program: exhibitions, concerts, museum and monument openings, book readings, film screenings,…
Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress Ideas with Impact ♥ ★
ZoomUCI Humanities Center - Virtual Event Ideas with Impact: humanities research meets today's global challenges Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman of Color in Congress Ideas with Impact Thursday · May 12 · 12:00 - 1:30 PM (Pacific Time) Zoom Webinar Registration: https://bit.ly/MinkFierceFearless Professor Judy Tzu-Chun Wu and co-author Wendy Mink, Fierce and Fearless: Patsy Takemoto Mink, First Woman…
Amplify Conference 2022 ♥★
UCI Student CenterEmpowered Women, Empower Women The Academic & Professional Women of UCI has a decades-long history at UC Irvine with a longstanding tradition of supporting staff, faculty, and students with a special emphasis on the women of UCI.
Healing in the Face of Extremism ♥ ✚
ZoomHealing in the Face of Extremism The regularly scheduled Black Thriving module on Change the Culture through Personal, Professional, and Institutional Accountability is open as a forum for reflecting, healing and supporting one another amid the shootings experienced Saturday (May 14) and Sunday (May 15) while planning a way forward in fellowship. WHAT:: Healing in…
“What Matters to Me and Why,” Susan Huang, MD MPH, Professor of Medicine ♥ ★
Humanities Gateway 1030Please join us for the 2021-22 “What Matters to Me and Why” discussion Who: Susan Huang, MD MPH, Professor of Medicine When: Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Noon Where: In-Person, Humanities Gateway 1030 (Note: Grab N Go boxed lunch provided after the event at 1:00 p.m.); Online via Zoom Webinar Reservations: RSVP for In-Person Here To attend via…
Conversation Kitchen featuring A People’s Guide to Orange County ♥
Conversation Kitchen featuring A People’s Guide to Orange County Details A People’s Guide to Orange County, published by the University of California Press, is an alternative tour guide that documents sites of oppression, resistance, struggle, and transformation in Orange County, California. Mainstream guidebooks focus on Orange County’s amusement parks and wealthy coastal communities, with side…
Zine-Making Book Launch Celebration ♥
OC & Southeast Asian Archive (Library Gateway Center, Lower Level)Come express your creative side by making a ‘zine! ‘zine = A self-published magazine Crafting materials provided! (You are welcome to bring your own materials) We also invite you to B.Y.O.L. (Bring Your Own Lunch) 😊 Please RSVP here if you plan on attending! You can purchase A People's Guide to Orange County by Elaine…
Racism and Segregation in Orange County: Virtual Book Talk ♥★
ZoomJoin UCI Libraries to learn how one Japanese American family’s unlawful incarceration during World War II led to California’s landmark school desegregation lawsuit in the 1940s. This uniquely American story celebrates how the Munemitsu and Mendez families persevered in the face of widespread, state-sanctioned racism in the 1940s. The intertwining stories of these two immigrant…
Records of Resistance and Resilience in Orange County closing event ♥★
ZoomYou are invited to attend the closing celebration and student cohort showcase for RoRR OC: Records of Resistance and Resilience in Orange County. The RoRR OC scholars have been working this summer with two remarkable organizations: Black Leaders of Orange County Viet Rainbow of Orange County The program for this event includes: Project summaries and…