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
October 2009 Events
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| Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Hosted by AASC 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Powell Exhibit Opening and Welcome Reception | UCLA Powell Library | More Information |
Description: Annual Open House/ Welcome Reception for new students and the general public. Opening reception of exhibit with short program featuring co-curators, faculty, and staff from Asian American Studies. |
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| Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - Friday, December 11, 2009 Hosted by AASC N/A |
40 Years of Breaking Ground: UCLA Asian American Studies Exhibit Opening and Welcome Reception | Powell Library Rotunda | More Information Contact Person: Don T. Nakanishi |
Description: This exhibit showcases 40 years of Asian American Studies at UCLA and nationally, and draws heavily from the Center's and UCLA Special Collection's unparalleled archives on Asian American Studies and the Asian American movement. |
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| Thursday, October 8, 2009 Hosted by CSRC 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Laura Aguilar: Life, the Body, Her Perspective | CSRC Library, Haines Hall 144 (UCLA) | More Information |
Description: The Chicano Studies Research Center will host a screening of Laura Aguilar: Life, the Body, Her Perspective, a film featuring the work of photographer Laura Aguilar. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the photographer. Ms. Aguilar has used her photography as a tool to speak about people and issues not considered part of the cultural mainstream. The film includes personal video essays, a lecture she gave at UCLA in 2005 in which she describes her life as a photographer, and slide shows of her photography. The film is volume 8 of the Chicano Studies Research Center’s Chicano Cinema and Media Art Series. |
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| Friday, October 9 - Saturday, October 10, 2009 Hosted by CSRC 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Friday); 9:00 am - 6:00 pm (Saturday) |
Los Angeles Queer Studies Conference 2009 | 314 Royce / CSRC Library, Haines Hall 144 (UCLA) | Contact Person: UCLA LGBTS office 310-206-0516 |
Description: The 2009 Los Angeles Queer Studies Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, October 9–10. The conference’s objective is to create discourse about the importance of documenting the histories of communities of color, to explore women's stories and archival efforts within LGBT history, and to educate mainstream archival institutions about the need to increase women's and LGBT archival holdings and to promote culturally sensitive collecting and archival practices. Friday’s program will be composed of panel discussions and a reception. The CSRC Library and Archive will host Saturday’s program which will feature panel discussions and a workshop. A reception on the Haines Hall north patio will follow. |
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| Saturday, October 10 - Sunday, October 11, 2009 Hosted by CSRC 10:00 am - 6:00 pm |
12th Annual LA Latino Book & Family Festival | CSULA Greenlee Plaza | More Information |
Description: Visit the CSRC Press at the Los Angeles Latino Book and Family Festival at Greenlee Plaza on the campus of Cal State University, Los Angeles. This is an excellent opportunity to see our selection of books, DVDs, and the latest issue of Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. The CSRC Press will be in booth 726. A long list of exhibitors and Latino authors—including writer Alicia Gaspar de Alba, CSRC-affiliated professor of Chicano studies—will participate in this year’s festival. |
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| Thursday, October 15, 2009 Hosted by Bunche Center for African American Studies 5:30 PM Reception, 7:00 PM Program |
Bunche Center 40th Anniversary Celebration & Open House | Haines Hall 39 (UCLA) | More Information |
Description: This kickoff event and reception for the 40th anniversary year of the Bunche Center features a talk by founding director Dr. Robert Singleton. |
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| Thursday, October 15, 2009 Hosted by Bunche Center for African American Studies 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Book Signing: North of the Sunset: Thelonious Monk’s L.A. Stories | Charles E. Young Research Library, Presentation Room | More Information |
Description: This lecture and book signing examines research from Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley’s book Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Co-sponsored with the UCLA Library’s Center for Oral History Research, the UCLA Department of History, the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology, the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the Southwest Oral History Association and SOCAL SOHA. |
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| Saturday, October 17, 2009 Hosted by CSRC 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
4th Annual LA Archives Bazaar | USC Davidson Conference Center | More Information |
Description: The CSRC Library and Archive will participate in the 2009 LA Archives Bazaar at the USC Davidson Conference Center. The annual bazaar features exhibits by local libraries and archives, plus discussions, film screenings, and educational sessions. The event, sponsored by USC’s LA as Subject, promotes the preservation of the rich history of the Los Angeles region. |
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| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Hosted by CSRC 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Chicano Studies Research Center Open House | CSRC Library, Haines Hall 144 (UCLA) | More Information |
Description: Join us for the CSRC’s 2009 Open House. This year’s event will feature music from the Frontera Collection and a display of works by Chicana/o artists. We will have Tomas Saenz, MALDEF president, as keynote speaker. Drop by to learn about upcoming 40th anniversary events and other exciting projects and to meet CSRC scholars and staff. Refreshments will be provided by Casablanca. |
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| Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Hosted by CSRC 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Teatro Chicano Lecture | Charles E. Young Research Library, Presentation Room | More Information |
Description: Sandra M. Gutierrez, co-editor of Teatro Chicana: A Collective Memoir and Selected Plays, will speak about the book and answer audience questions.Teatro Chicana is a collection of testimonials by Chicanas who contributed to early teatro. |
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| Thursday, October 22, 2009 Hosted by American Indian Studies Center 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
The American Indian Studies Center Library Open House / Alumni Celebration | Campbell Hall 3217 | More Information |
Description: In celebration of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal. Reception to gather together alumni, faculty, students, supporters, and leadership to celebrate the premier, internationally renowned multidisciplinary American Indian Culture and Research Journal and its decades of contributions to Native American studies. |
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| Thursday, October 22, 2009 Hosted by CSRC 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Gaytino! | Schoenberg Hall (UCLA) | More Information |
Description: A father/son relationship and a treasured boyhood friendship drive Dan Guerrero's one-man autobiographical play through decades of Chicano history and the gay experience from a unique and personal perspective. Performance to be followed by reception. |
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| Friday, October 23, 2009 Hosted by AISC 9:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Gathering Native/American Scholars & Artists: A Celebration of Forty Years | Faculty Center (UCLA) | More Information |
Description: To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, the UCLA American Indian Studies Center press is hosting a symposium to celebrate the journal authors whose writings have shaped the field of American Indian Studies (AIS) and explore the past, present and future of the discipline. |
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Hosted by CSRC 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Frontera Collection, Recordings - Robert Romero | CSRC Library, Haines Hall 144 (UCLA) | More Information |
Description: Chicana/o studies professor Robert Chao Romero will present a line-up of songs from the CSRC’s Frontera Collection. A discussion of the songs will follow. The Frontera Collection is an online digital archive of Mexican and Mexican-American recordings that was launched by the CSRC in March 2009. |
