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“What Matters to Me and Why” with Paula Smith ★
ZoomPlease join us for the 2020-21 “What Matters to Me and Why” discussion! Who: Paula Smith, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, UCI When: Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at Noon Where: Zoom Webinar Reservations: RSVP Here The “What Matters to Me and Why” series continued with a captivating talk by Jack Miles, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and Religious Studies. We…
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…
Perfecting Your Pitch: Tips From Editors ♥ ★
ZoomPerfecting Your Pitch: Tips From Editors Thursday, April 15, 11:00 a.m. PT Learn how to pitch personal essays, journalism and other nonfiction stories to magazines and other publications. Our expert guest panel of writers and editors will share pitches that worked, stories they've edited, and tips for amplifying your voice. This event is part of…
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…
What Matters to Me and Why | Laura E. Gómez ’94 ★
ZoomPlease join us for the next 2020-21 “What Matters to Me and Why” Alumni event! Who: Laura E. Gómez ’94 When: Thursday, April 15, 2021, at 6 p.m. Where: Zoom Reservations: Required at WMMW Registration Form Dear Anteater Community, Join us for our final “What Matters to Me and Why” Alumni Series of the school year featuring guest…
Author Chang-rae Lee, “My Year Abroad” ♥
ZoomIn conversation with Joseph Jeon. Come hear prize-winning novelist Chang-rae Lee read from and discuss his new novel My Year Abroad with CCKS director, Joseph Jeon. This event is free and open to the public, though registration is required. Chang-rae Lee is the author of six novels: Native Speaker (1995); A Gesture Life (1999); Aloft (2004); The Surrendered, which was a Finalist for…
From the Cosmos to COVID-19, a Career in Science Journalism ★
ZoomFrom the Cosmos to COVID-19, a Career in Science Journalism Nicholas St. Fleur | Science Journalist April 21, 2021 5:00PM - 6:00PM PT REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR As a New York Times science journalist, Nicholas has covered the cosmos, dinosaurs, evolution and humanity's ancient past. In this talk, Nicholas will speak to what it's like writing…
Grace Lee and Damani Baker “Shedding Light on Activists Stories” ♥ ★
ZoomGrace Lee and Damani Baker "Shedding Light on Activists Stories" April 29, 2021, 4:00-5:30p.m. Register here Description UCLA Film School alumni Grace Lee & Damani Baker discuss their documentary films “American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs” and “House on Coco Road.” Moderator: Desha Dauchan Films via: UCI Library Links: American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace…
Let’s Learn Summer Book Club: Lisa Cron, Story Or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life ★
ZoomLet's Learn Summer Book Club: Lisa Cron, Story Or Die: How to Use Brain Science to Engage, Persuade, and Change Minds in Business and in Life June 25, 12:00-1:00PM "A practical, heartfelt manual for anyone who needs to change minds and actions. Lisa Cron shares the art of practical empathy with leaders who care enough…
Crossing Pride with LGBTQI+ Refugees: Storytelling and Healing ♥
The White Room, Cross Cultural CenterDetails 10:00am-11:30am - Embodied / Digital Storytelling and Healing (The White Room at the Cross-Cultural Center) Led by: Dario Valles (Chicano/Latino Studies, CSULB, activist and filmmaker) and Anna Winget (UCHRI Scholar, activist, and theatre artist) Introduction to the tools and methods of healing through embodied practices and their intersection with digital media. Explore how these…
Crossing Pride with LGBTQI+ Refugee Storytelling: “My Story Doesn’t End” ♥
The White Room, Cross Cultural CenterDetails 2:30pm-3pm: Screening of Home/Less: LGBTQ+ refugee storytelling (The White Room at the Cross-Cultural Center) Home/Less is a digital performance event centralizing the stories and experiences of LGBTQ refugees in Sweden who reflect on themes of “home.” The performance was recorded at the Strindberg Theatre and was a collaboration between the Newcomers Performance Project, University of…