40th Anniversary Events
AISC = American Indian Studies Center
AASC = Asian American Studies Center
Bunche = Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
CSRC = Chicano Studies Research Center
April 2010 Events
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| Saturday, April 3, 2010 Hosted by CSRC 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The Raza’s Edge: The Chicano Presence In L.A. Art History The Raza’s Edge: The Chicano Presence In L.A. Art History | LACMA Bing Theatre | |
Description: What is Chicano art? Learn the many answers to this question at “The Raza's Edge: The Chicano Presence in L.A. Art History.” This town-hall style event will include panels and conversations related to the role of art and artists in the Chicano community and beyond. The discussion anticipates Los Angeles: The Mexican Presence in L.A. Art, 1945–1980, a three-part exhibition sponsored by the CSRC; one of the exhibition components will be a site-specific installation at LACMA |
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| Monday, April 5, 2010 Hosted by CSRC 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Michoacán: Música y Músicos | CSRC Library in Haines Hall 144 | |
Description: Michoacán: Música y Músicos, a book that explores the rich musical history of Michoacán, will be the focus of a discussion by Fermin Herrera (professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at CSU Northridge) and Steve Loza (professor of ethnomusicology and CSRC affiliated faculty member) and the book’s editor, Alvaro Ochoa Serrano (professor at El Colegio de Michoacán). They will discuss the contributions of composers, performers, and regional styles to Michoacán’s diverse musical tradition. A performance of songs from Michoacán by Efrén and Jacqueline will follow the discussion. The event is sponsored by the UCLA Center for Mexican Studies, the Latin American Institute, and the CSRC. |
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| Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Hosted by AASC 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Breaking Ground Speaker Series: Professor Robert Nakamura | Charles E. Young Library, Presentation Room | |
Description: Professor Nakamura will speak about the role of AASC in the development of Asian American media through organizations such as Visual Communications (VC) and the UCLA Center for EthnoCommunications. He will screen some of VC’s beginning short films, Cruisin' J-Town, a film on jazz fusion band Hiroshima, and I Told You So, a profile of poet Lawson Inada (Before the War/After the War). Cosponsors include the Asian American and Pacific Island Studies Undergraduate Association (APIUA), the Asian American Studies Graduate Students Association, the Nikkei Student Union, UCLA Library and the Asian American Studies Department. |
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| Monday, April 12, 2010 Hosted by AISC 12:15 pm - 1:45 pm |
The Idea of the Savage in the Western Imperial Imagination | Law 1447 | |
Description: A lecture by Robert A. Williams, Jr., Professor of Law and American Indian Studies and Director of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, University of Arizona. |
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| Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Hosted by AASC 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Breaking Ground Speaker Series: Professor Victor Bascara | Charles E. Young Library, Presentation Room | |
Description: Professor Bascara will examine the transition from formal to informal colonialism through a consideration of the meaning and practices of the educational apparatus. Through an examination of materials ranging from archival findings to mass culture representations, he will trace the history and legacy of new social movements as manifested in persistent challenges facing decolonization in and through the educational infrastructure. Cosponsors include Asian American and Pacific Island Studies Undergraduate Association (APIUA), the Asian American Studies Graduate Students Association, the UCLA Library and Asian American Studies Department. |
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| Thursday, April 15, 2010 Hosted by CSRC 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Film Screening: Harry Gamboa Jr Films | CSRC Library in Haines Hall 144 | |
Description: CSRC will host a screening of two films from its Cinema and Media Arts Series: Harry Gamboa Jr., Volumes 2 and 3. Mr. Gamboa is an internationally recognized writer and visual artist. As co-founder of the Chicano art group Asco, he developed such multimedia forms as the “no movie” and the “fotonovela,” which drew attention to the workings of mass culture. In his films, Gamboa combined the political influences of the Chicano Movement with the narrative excess of film noir, B movies, and Mexican telenovelas. For more information on these and other films in the series, visit the CSRC website. |
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| Friday, April 16, 2010 Hosted by CSRC |
Immigration Summit: Academics And Advocates: Collaboration On Immigration Policy And Reform | CSRC Library in Haines Hall 144 | |
Description: The CSRC in collaboration with the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law is presenting this immigration summit with the objective of forging collaboration between leading advocates and academics. Ultimately, the summit would encourage the production of research, articles, white papers, and individual and joint letters that will be useful to advocates and federal administrative and legislative policymakers addressing the complexities of immigration reform. This effort has the potential to contribute to federal policy-makers’ understanding of the complex array of issues involving immigration policy and reform. |
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| Saturday, April 17, 2010 Hosted by Bunche 1:00 pm - 5:00pm |
Fowler on the Town: Richard Wyatt: Portrait of a Muralist | Fowler Museum | More Information |
Description: In 1970, artists Richard Wyatt and Guillermo Anderson were hired to paint a mural for what was then known as UCLA’s Afro-American Studies Center, currently on view at the Fowler. Both were age 14 at the time, and were given complete freedom to develop and design the work that celebrates African American culture and family. Now a professional muralist, Wyatt discusses how his first commission has informed his later work, from private to public commissions throughout the city. |
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| Sunday, April 18, 2010 (Tentative) Hosted by CSRC |
Healthcare Summit: “Access to Healthcare Affecting Spanish Speaking Latinos” | CSRC Library in Haines Hall 144 | |
Description: The healthcare summit organized by the CSRC is made possible by funding from the California Endowment. This summit will present experts from different fields (law, medicine, epidemiology, community based health care, mental health, and minority advocacy) to discuss issues related to health care access for Spanish speaking Latinos. The summit underscores the center’s commitment to exert a positive influence in the sphere of public policy as it will generate a set of recommendations intended to contribute to ongoing policy debate. |
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| Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Hosted by AASC 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
UCLA Memorial Tribute to Scholar & Friend Professor Lucie Cheng | UCLA Faculty Center | More Information |
Description: Co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology. Professor Cheng passed away on January 27, 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan after courageously battling cancer for several years. Professor Cheng served as the first permanent Director of the Center from 1972-1987. The pioneering scholar will be remembered for placing Asian Americans at the forefront of race, class, gender and labor, breaking away from stereotypes that saw them as either the victims of their circumstances or the pawns of history as well as for her many contributions at the university. For more information about Professor Cheng, please see the press releases from the Department of Sociology and the Asian American Studies Center. |
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| Wednesday, April 21, 2010– Sunday, May 2, 2010 Hosted by CSRC 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Gronk’s Painting Installation | Fowler Museum | |
Description: Famed artist Gronk will create a painting installation at the Fowler Museum as part of the 40th Anniversary Exhibit: Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethnic Studies at UCLA. Visitors can observe the artist create the piece, which will remain on display. |
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| Thursday, April 22, 2010 Hosted by AASC 6:00 pm |
Noho Hewa Film Screening with Anne Keala Kelly | Humanities A65 | |
Description: Come watch the first feature length film produced by Hawaiian journalist and filmmaker Anne Keala Kelly, who directed, short, and edited the film over six years. From the perspective of Hawaiians, this documentary looks at Hawaiian people, politics and resistance in the face of their systematic erasure under U.S.laws, economy, militarism, and real estate speculation. It is a raw, unscripted story that makes critical links between seemingly unrelated industries. Following the film will be a Q&A session with Anne Keala Kelly. |
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| Friday April 23, 2010 - Saturday, April 24, 2010 Hosted by CSRC |
Faculty Workshop: "Incarcerations in California, 1848 - Present" | Haines Hall 179 | |
Description: The Chicano Studies Research Center will host a two-day UC-System faculty workshop about incarcerations in California. The workshop is being organized by Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernandez Assistant Professor, Department of History and CSRC assistant director and CSRC Associate Director. The workshop will feature junior and mid-Career academic participants, representing the next generation of scholars working on incarceration and immigrant detention. |
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| Saturday, April 24, 2010 Hosted by Bunche 10:30 am |
Panel Title TBA | Humanities Hall, UCLA | |
Description: Co-editor and co-author Prof. Darnell Hunt will discuss Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities (NYU Press, May 2010) at a panel hosted by the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. |
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| Saturday, April 24 - Sunday, April 25, 2010 Hosted by AASC TBA |
Untold Civil Rights author book-signing at LA Times Book Festival, UCLA | UCLA | Contact Person: Melany Dela-Cruz Viesca |
Description: Authors of the Untold Civil Rights book will sign books in conjunction with the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Meet and greet with Editor Russell Leong (Amerasia Journal, Untold Civil Rights Stories): Saturday 11 am – 3 pm. Meet and greet with Author Cas Tolentino (“American Veteran in Exile: Manong: Faustino ‘Peping’ Baclig,” Untold Civil Rights Stories): Saturday 1 pm-2 pm and Sunday 4 pm–5 pm. |
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| Thursday, April 29, 2010 Hosted by Bunche 5:30 PM – Reception / 7:00 PM – Lecture |
The Thurgood Marshall Lecture on Law and Human Rights | Covel Commons, Third Floor Terrace / Grand Horizon Room | More Information |
Description: The 2010 Thurgood Marshall Lecture on Law & Human Rights is part of the series that celebrates Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall’s civil rights and social justice contributions. This event features a lecture given by Harry Edwards, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, UC Berkeley. |
