Events By Quarter
Exhibit
Vexed: The East L.A. Chicano Punk Scene Sal Guerena, UCSB Library Special Research Collections
MCC Lounge
Not long after the punk scene exploded in New York City in the mid-1970s, young Chicanas and Chicanos in the greater Eastside of Los Angeles began adopting the DIY (do it yourself) punk aesthetic. They expressed their anger, discontent, and feelings of marginalization through a frenzied musical style and biting social commentary. Early Chicano punk bands, or punkeros, embraced the punk rock energy and political edge to draw attention to historic and contemporary injustices. The photographs are drawn from the Chicano Punk Rock Collection in the Special Research Collection’s California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives.
Art Exhibition
Vexed: The East L.A. Chicano Punk Scene Sal Guerena, UCSB Library Special Research Collections
MCC Lounge
Not long after the punk scene exploded in New York City in the mid-1970s, young Chicanas and Chicanos in the greater Eastside of Los Angeles began adopting the DIY (do it yourself) punk aesthetic. They expressed their anger, discontent, and feelings of marginalization through a frenzied musical style and biting social commentary. Early Chicano punk bands, or punkeros, embraced the punk rock energy and political edge to draw attention to historic and contemporary injustices. The photographs are drawn from the Chicano Punk Rock Collection in the Special Research Collection’s California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives.
Cup of Culture
Crazy Rich Asians
MCC Theater
Rachel Chu, an American-born Chinese economics professor, has been dating her boyfriend Nick Young for over a year when he invites her on a trip to his home country of Singapore to attend his friend Colin's wedding and meet his family. On the trip, when they're booked into first class on the plane, Rachel soon finds out Nick comes from a very wealthy family. In fact, he's one of the most sought-after unmarried men back home — and probably throughout the rest of Asia. When Rachel meets Nick's mother, Eleanor, it quickly becomes clear that the woman thinks Rachel isn't good enough for her son and never will be. Knowing that his family is very important to Nick, Rachel feels she either has to stand up to Eleanor — or let Nick go.
Race Matters Series
What is the Framework for Decolonizing HSIs?
MCC Lounge
This session will focus on moving theoretical ideas about how to best serve Latinx and other minoritized students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) into practice. With the Organizational Framework for Decolonizing HSIs, Dr. Garcia argues that in order for HSIs to achieve equitable outcomes and experiences for students, they must first acknowledge the “coloniality of power” that exists within their organizational structures that are preventing students from succeeding. In this talk, Dr. Garcia will break down the nine dimensions of the framework, talking more specifically about how to implement these ideas in practice. Dr. Gina Ann Garcia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, where she teaches master’s and doctoral students pursuing degrees in higher education and student affairs.
