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
May 2010 Events
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| Saturday, May 1 - Sunday, May 2, 2010 Hosted by American Indian Student Association 10:00 am - 7:00 pm |
25th Anniversary UCLA PowWow | North Field, UCLA Campus | More Information |
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| Sunday, May 2, 2010 Hosted by AASC 1 pm |
Feast Of Resistance With Tony Osumi | UCLA Fowler Museum | Contact Person: Meg Thomton 310-825-1006 |
Description: The “Feast of Resistance” was created to make learning Asian American history fun. It uses food to convey the Asian American experience. Moments in history are symbolized through food items like grape juice, salmon, and nectarines. By highlighting Asian American struggles for social justice, participants are encouraged to find inspiration and connections to their own lives. As an alternative to traditional educational methods, the exercise taps into a variety of learning styles and can help build a sense of community among participants. FREE to the public and no need for reservations! For more information, please contact Meg Thornton (meg@ucla.edu) 310-825-1006 or Bonnie Poon (bonpoon@arts.ucla.edu) 310-825-8655. |
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| Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Hosted by Fowler 12 pm |
Culture Fix with Claudia Mitchell-Kernan | Fowler Museum | More Information |
Description: At this 20-minute lunchtime talk, UCLA’s Vice Chancellor of Graduate Studies Claudia Mitchell-Kernan highlights key works in the exhibition Art, Activism, Access that point to larger social movements in history. |
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| Thursday, May 6, 2010 Hosted by CSRC 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Film Screening: Los Four Murals of Aztlán | CSRC Library in Haines Hall 144 | |
Description: The Chicano Studies Research Center will host a screening of Los Four Murals of Aztlán, the first volume from its Cinema and Media Arts Series, a documentary about Chicano muralism. |
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| Thursday, May 6, 2010 Hosted by AISC Time TBA |
Twenty Years after NAGPRA: Where We Are Today, and Where We Are Going in the Future -Part 2 | Location TBA | |
Description: A two part mini symposia, the second will examine recent advances in repatriation efforts across national borders. |
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| Saturday, May 8, 2010 Hosted by CSRC 11:00 am - 5:00pm |
Gronk Studio Tour: No Movie Set | Fowler Museum | More Information |
Description: Spend an afternoon with UCLA professor Chon Noriega and multifaceted artist Gronk. From street murals to mail art, from large-scale action painting to performance art and operatic set design, Gronk has made a lasting mark on the L.A. art scene and the cultural world stage. The tour will start at the Fowler Museum with Gronk's just-completed, large-scale painting installation, then move downtown to the artist's studio, and conclude at the Glendale Planetarium for a private screening of Gronk's all-digital full dome animation, BrainFlame. Transportation and box lunch included. $25 for members; $30 for non-members. Reservations required: 310/825-8655 |
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| Saturday, May 8, 2010 Hosted by CSRC 1:00 pm |
Philosophy of Lettering: Chaz Bojorquez | Hammer Museum | More Information |
Description: Artist Chaz Bojorquez has been immersed in the graffiti tradition of East Los Angeles Mexican Americans since the 1950s. He has combined graffiti, his formal fine art education, and extensive Asian calligraphy studies, becoming one of the best-known and most original graffiti artists from Los Angeles. Bojorquez will demonstrate how art and culture define his experience as well as his philosophy about the value and execution of letters. This program is presented by the Hammer Student Association (HSA) in collaboration with the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. Visit this website for more information. |
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| Monday, May 10, 2010 Hosted by CSRC 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Son Jarocho: Patricio Hidalgo | CSRC Library in Haines Hall 144 | |
Description: The UCLA Center for Mexican Studies and the Chicano Studies Research Center invite you to a discussion and performance by Patricio Hidalgo, one of the most influential composers and improvisers in contemporary Son Jarocho music. |
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| Monday, May 10, 2010 Hosted by AASC 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
EthnoCommunications: Retrospective Film Series | Hammer Museum at UCLA, Billy Wilder Theater | Contact Person: Gena Hamamoto |
Description: The UCLA Center for EthnoCommunications and the Hammer Museum are holding a film screening to recognize EthnoCommunications alumni student films and multi-ethnic Los Angeles. Watch short films that highlight a skateboard crew in Long Beach; the Bus Riders’ Union and one of its eldest organizers, Grandma Kim; the issues students face in the low-income high school, Belmont High School; South Asian motel owners; and the struggles of Latino immigrant truck drivers who work the port of Los Angeles. Cosponsors include the Asian American and Pacific Island Studies Undergraduate Association (APIUA) and the Asian American Studies Graduate Students Association. |
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| Thursday, May 13, 2010 Hosted by IAC and All Centers 9:30 am – 7:00 pm |
Justice or “Just Us”: Race, Ethnicity and Mass Incarceration | Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium | More Information |
Description: Hosted by Institute of American Cultures, American Indian Studies Center, Asian American Studies Center, Bunche Center for African American Studies, Chicano Studies Research Center, and the Fowler Musuem at UCLA. |
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| Saturday, May 15, 2010 Hosted by All Centers 10:00 am – 12:00 pm |
UCLA Alumni Day | Kerkhoff Patio | |
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| Sunday, May 16, 2010 Hosted by AISC 2:00 pm |
“Native Americans and Museums: Collaborations, Truth Telling, and Addressing Historical Unresolved Grief” | Fowler Museum at UCLA | More Information |
Description: A lecture by Amy Lonetree, Assistant Professor of American Studies, UC Santa Cruz and IAC Visiting Scholar 2009-10 UCLA American Indian Studies Program. |
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| Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Hosted by Bunche 7:00 pm - program |
Bunche Center: A 40th Anniversary Musical Composition by Kenny Burrell | Schoenberg Auditorium | More Information |
Description: This concert celebrates forty years of the Bunche Center through a special musical composition written and performed by the legendary jazz guitarist and UCLA professor Kenny Burrell. |
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| Thursday, May 20, 2010 Hosted by Bunche Center for African American Studies 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Circle of Thought Lecture | Haines Hall 135 | More Information |
Description: Professor Ricardo Guthrie will be the featured speaker at the spring quarter Bunche Center Circle of Thought. The Bunche Center Circle of Thought Lecture Series is designed to provide a diverse campus audience an opportunity to hear groundbreaking and exciting research work of UCLA faculty, graduate students and visiting scholars on African American Studies in an informal setting. |
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| Thursday, May 20, 2010 Hosted by AASC 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Globalizing Asian American Politics: Amerasia Journal Special Tribute to Don T. Nakanishi | UCLA Fowler Museum - Lenart auditorium | |
Description: Join us for a reception and book launch of a commemorative issue of Amerasia Journal honoring Don T. Nakanishi. Don, as the publisher, with Lowell Chun-Hoon, the founding editor of Amerasia Journal, has indeed realized his vision of creating an "open forum" for the best Asian American scholarship. This special issue includes reprints of essays written by Don T. Nakanishi and invited contributors. The invited contributors have much to say about their relationship to Don Nakanishi and his pivotal role in the field of Asian American Studies. The evening will feature a panel with authors and book signing. |
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| Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Hosted by Bunche 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm |
Symposium - Black Los Angeles: American Dreams and Racial Realities |
Royce Hall 314 | More Information |
Description: The Bunche Center’s multidisciplinary volume on Black Los Angeles (NYU Press) will be released in Spring 2010. A symposium will celebrate its release that brings together important scholars from a number of disciplines to discuss each of the case study chapters. |
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| Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Hosted by AISC 7:00 pm |
Screening: The Exiles | Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater | More Information |
Description: Screening of The Exiles, followed by a panel discussion and reception. |
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| Thursday, May 27, 2010 Hosted by Bunche 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
Gerald Wilson Living Legends Lecture | Bunche Center Library & Media Center, 135 Haines Hall | More Information |
Description: This unique series has been created to honor Maestro Gerald Wilson for his many years of outstanding contributions in the fields of music and music education. The series will feature Wilson with guests who are experts in the fields of jazz and popular music. |
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| Friday, May 28, 2010 Hosted by AISC 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Curation and Conservation for Tribal Collections | Getty Villa Museum, Malibu | More Information |
Description: This event is designed to benefit staff, interns and volunteers at centers caring for tribal collections in the greater Los Angeles area, and to introduce them to resources available locally, nationally, and especially at UCLA. This event is designed to expose tribal members already working in area tribal museums and archives to professional and educational opportunities, to expose younger tribal members to projects related to their culture, and to encourage them to pursue higher education in fields relevant to museum and archival work. |
