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Pilipino American Heritage Month
Becoming Mexipino: Multiethnic Identities and Communities in San Diego Rudy P. Guevarra, Jr.
MCC Lounge
Becoming Mexipino is a social-historical interpretation of two ethnic groups, one Mexican, the other Filipino, whose shared experiences with colonialism, racial discrimination, labor organizing, and familial ties fostered multiple generations of multiethnic Mexipinos. Using San Diego as a focal point, Guevarra shows how these historical connections paved the way for the Mexipino experience in California and other areas of the U.S. and Mexico. Guevarra, a UCSB alum, is an assistant professor of Asian Pacific American Studies at Arizona State University. Co-sponsored by the Asian American Studies Department; the History Department; and Kapatirang Pilipino.
Diversity Lecture Series
Title IX: How One Mother Changed the World for Her Daughter and Other Women Gwendolyn Mink
MCC Theater
Gwendolyn Mink will explore the history and future of Title IX. She will discuss her mother's role in the legislative origins of Title IX and in related legislative struggles for gender equity in education; consider the impacts and limitations of Title IX; and suggest ways to strengthen Title IX and advance its mission. Now an independent scholar, Professor Mink taught at
UC Santa Cruz for twenty years and at Smith College for five years. She writes and teaches about gender and poverty in law and social policy.
Co-sponsored by the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Academic Policy; the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor; and the Office of Equal Opportunity & Sexual Harassment/Title IX Compliance.
American Indian Heritage Month - Cup of Culture
California Indian
MCC Theater
Nick Thomas, a Pomo Indian and a successful Los Angeles radio host, is forced back to the reservation to help his brother and tribal leader lead the Tule Lake Rancheria out of danger from a seedy casino investor, ultimately claiming sovereignty of their Native American rights. Discussion with the director following the screening. Timothy Andrew Ramos, 97 min., English, 2011, USA. Co-sponsored by the EOP American Indian Cultural Resource Center; American Indian Graduate Student Alliance; American Indian Students Association; and the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.
MASKS
MCC Theater
A psycho-social buddy dramedy about the thirty-year life journey of two men growing up in the juvenile justice system, struggling to make it into manhood, battling with their past to shed their masks. Winner of the NAACP THEATRE AWARD FOR BEST PLAYWRIGHT.Co-sponsored by the Chicano Studies Institute and the Black Studies Department; the Center for Black Studies Research.
