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BLACK AND BROWN VOICES MATTER ♥

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UC IRVINE LANGUAGE SCIENCE TALKS ON LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY "BLACK AND BROWN VOICES MATTER " John Baugh Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts and Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis Dr. John Baugh is the Margaret Cush Wilson Professor in Psychology, Anthropology, Education, English, Linguistics, and African and African-American Studies. He researches the social stratification of…

Talking Black in America ♥

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They say a picture is worth a thousand words - I feel like I grew up in an environment where a person could use a few words and it felt like a thousand pictures.  UC IRVINE LANGUAGE SCIENCE TALKS ON LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY Talking Black in America a documentary by the Language & Life Project About…

SIGNING BLACK in AMERICA ♥★

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SIGNING BLACK in AMERICA is the first documentary about Black ASL: the unique dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) that developed within historically segregated African American Deaf communities. Largely unknown to outsiders, Black ASL has become a symbol of solidarity and a vital part of identity within the Black Deaf community. The film runtime is…

“Embracing the value of language diversity through a transdisciplinary investigation of multilingualism” Presented by Gigi Luk ★

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The UCI School of Education Brown Bag series presents “Embracing the value of language diversity through a transdisciplinary investigation of multilingualism” Presented by Gigi Luk Associate Professor, McGill University Monday, November 1, 2021 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (PST) Register to connect via Zoom Abstract: In many schools across the U.S., children who speak a minority…

Politics of Language Presentation: LGBTQIA++ feat. Dr. Jonathan Alexander ♥

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Politics of Language Presentation: LGBTQIA++ feat. Dr. Jonathan Alexander Join the Center for Excellence in Writing & Communication for the next presentation of our Politics of Language Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Jonathan Alexander! Dr. Alexander’s talk will take place on Thursday, January 20th from 3-4 pm (Pacific Time). Registration for the event is required; access…

The Frontera Project ♥

UCI Student Center & Event Services, Woods Cove ABC 311 West Peltason Drive Irvine, CA 92697

The Frontera Project is an interactive, bilingual theater experience, created and performed by a company of Mexican and US artists. About this event The Frontera Project is an interactive, bilingual theater experience, created and performed by a company of Mexican and US artists. We use theater, music, movement and play to actively engage the audience…