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VIETNAMERICA: Drawing Our Past to Write Our Future GB Tran
MCC Lounge
GB Tran, author and illustrator of the graphic memoir VIETNAMERICA, shares the journey of discovering his roots and identity as a first generation Asian American artist. Selected by TIME Entertainment as one of the top 10 graphic memoirs of all time, VIETNAMERICA details his family story of trauma, tragedy, and triumph during and after the Vietnam War as well as GB's own unexpected search to preserve their legacy in a unique and complex art form. Co-sponsored by the American Cultures and Global Contexts Center, the Asian American Studies Department, the Asian Resource Center Educational Opportunity Program, the Hemispheric South/s Research Initiative and the Transcriptions Center.
FILM
An Evening with Director Wayne Wang A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
MCC Theater
Wayne Wang (The Joy Luck Club, Maid in Manhattan, and Last Holiday) screens A Thousand Years of Good Prayers. Enticing and absolutely delightful, this is an amazingly smart and fascinating movie about a Chinese man who, after the death of his wife, decides to travel to the United States in order to see his estranged daughter. In the end, their stories are intimately and irrevocably linked to the legacy of what they went through during the Cultural Revolution. Conversation with Yunte Huang, Professor of English, and director Wayne Wang following the screening. Wayne Wang, 83 min., Mandarin, Persian, and English, 2007, USA. Co-sponsored by the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRECCI).
Conversation
A Conversation with the Artists Aaron Carey
MCC Lounge
Aaron Carey (Phatty B.) is a UCSB alum (2000), published author, artist, and illustrator inspired by music, people and the faces they make. A former dance and fitness instructor, Aaron was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001, thereby putting his boogie on pause. He translates his dance to brush strokes on canvas making his love for music and movement even more evident. Aaron primarily focuses on private commissions and custom graphic design. His paintings have been exhibited in art galleries, jazz festivals, and restaurants from Oakland to Los Angeles with collectors as far as London. Co-sponsored by the Black Student Union.
Dengue Fever in Concert
MCC Theater
Specializing in an unlikely mix of 1960s Cambodian pop, rock, and other genres, Dengue Fever is a band of rollicking lightness that keeps coming up deep. Featuring a Cambodian-born singer who sings mostly in Khmer and five American alt-rockers, Dengue Fever's music is a tribute to the lost pop that Armed Forces Radio blasted across the region during the Vietnam War. Tickets $10 UCSB students and children under 12/$20 general. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064 or buy on-line at www.mcc.ucsb.edu (extra fees apply). Limited seating.
