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A Play About Flags: A Live Zoom Reading of a New Play ♥
ZoomWhat is the significance of a national flag? Does its symbolic meaning change during a war? During a time of crisis, is a national flag to be reverenced or despised, protected or destroyed? In A Play About Flags, two Iranian women work in a flag factory in Tehran amidst escalating tensions between Iran and the US…
Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America | Rocío Rosales, Fruteros: Street Vending, Illegality, and Ethnic Community in Los Angeles ♥
ZoomRocío Rosales Fruteros: Street Vending, Illegality, and Ethnic Community in Los Angeles A presentation of the Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America book talk series Fruteros: Street Vending, Illegality, and Ethnic Community in Los Angeles examines the social worlds of young Latino street vendors as they navigate the complexities of local and federal laws prohibiting both their presence…
To Boldly Go: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Brown on Being Black in Higher Education ♥ ★
ZoomTo Boldly Go: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Brown on Being Black in Higher Education Join UCR's Black Faculty And Staff Association for a conversation with Dr. Michael Brown, University of California Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Provost Brown will speak on the experience of being Black in the Higher Education environment. Registrants may submit…
Making Waves: Entrepreneur Conversations ★
ZoomMaking Waves: Entrepreneur Conversations with Frederick Royall Join us on March 17 at 12 p.m. PT for a conversation between Frederick Royall, an entrepreneur and a corporate executive in commercial banking at Chase, who focuses on diverse businesses, and Richard Sudek, executive director at Beall Applied Innovation and chief innovation officer at UCI. They'll discuss…
Social Sciences Student Listening Session ♥
ZoomMeeting Registration This meeting is for internal users only. Topic: Stop the Hate Social Sciences Listening Sessions | Student Experiences Description: During this session, we will engage in a facilitated discussion on the impact of the recent uptick of attacks on Asians and Asian-Americans across the nation in recent months. We hope to…
Social Sciences Staff Listening Session ♥
ZoomMeeting Registration This meeting is for internal users only. Topic: Stop the Hate Social Sciences Listening Sessions | Staff Experiences Description: During these sessions, we invite the Social Sciences community to engage in a facilitated discussion on the impact of the recent uptick of attacks on Asians and Asian-Americans across the nation in…
Status Pending Film Screening and Panel Discussion ♥
ZoomStatus Pending Film Screening and Panel Discussion With Immigration Law under attack, Status Pending follows five Mexican-American Immigration lawyers who form a support group as they strive to help their clients obtain safety and status in the United States. We hope you will join us for the film and panel discussion and Q&A with…
Cathy Park Hong – Student Q&A, author of the best-selling Minor Feelings ♥ ★
ZoomApril 14, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (student Q & A) and April 15, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. (book conversation) Cathy Park Hong, author of the best-selling Minor Feelings, fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America. Cathy Park Hong in conversation with Professor Jerry Lee…
Reimagining the Latinx Experience in America: Edward Telles, Durable Ethnicity ♥
ZoomReimagining the Latinx Experience in America: Edward Telles, Durable Ethnicity Thursday, April 15 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm Virtual Event RSVP Mexican Americans are unique in the panoply of American ethno-racial groups in that they are the descendants of the largest and longest lasting immigration stream in US history. Today, there are approximately 24 million Americans of Mexican…
Cathy Park Hong in conversation with Professor Jerry Lee and Dr. SueJeanne Koh ♥ ★
ZoomCathy Park Hong in conversation with Professor Jerry Lee and Dr. SueJeanne Koh About this Event Cathy Park Hong in conversation with Professor Jerry Lee and Dr. SueJeanne Koh In Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths…
Am I My Brother’s Keeper: Improving the Educational Experiences and Outcomes of Black and Latinx Males ★
ZoomAm I My Brother's Keeper: Improving the Educational Experiences and Outcomes of Black and Latinx Males REGISTER NOW UCI School of Education Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio will present findings from her upcoming book, Am I My Brother’s Keeper?, which chronicles a four-year study focused on improving the educational outcomes of 15,000 Black and Latinx males…