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Cup of Culture
A Place to Stand
MCC THEATER
This is the story of Jimmy Santiago Baca’s transformation from a functionally illiterate convict to an award-winning poet, novelist and screenwriter. A Place to Stand is inspired by Jimmy’s memoir of the same name, and tells the story of an extraordinary life that is both inspiring and haunting, simultaneously an indictment of our current criminal justice system and a model of the potential for human transformation. Daniel Glick, 85 min., English, 2014, USA.
Race Matters Series
Remapping Race in Suburban California Wendy Cheng
MCC LOUNGE
One of the significant shifts in 21st century California and its new, polyethnic majority is greater and more pervasive spatial and class diversity in metropolitan regions. In fact, people of color now constitute the majority of the suburban population in a large number of metropolitan areas nationwide. How is regional racial formation taking shape today in SoCal, and in the US overall? What are ethnoburbs and why are they developing all over? This talk address these trends, exploring the changing dynamics of space, place, and racial formation in the US today. Dr. Wendy Cheng is assistant professor of Justice and Social Inquiry and Asian Pacific American Studies at Arizona State University.
American Muslims and the Reform of Islam with Zareena Grewal
MCC THEATER
This talk is based on ten years of research for Prof. Grewal's book Islam is a Foreign Country, which explores how the question of who defines Islam today is intertwined with American Muslim's identity as a national religious minority and as part of the umma, a global majority. Dr. Grewal is associate professor of American Studies and Religious Studies at Yale University.
Cup of Culture
No Más Bebés Por Vida
MCC THEATER
No Más Bebés Por Vida/No More Babies for Life is a work-in-progress film investigating the riveting history of Mexican American women who were sterilized at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the 1970s. It is a story of blatant injustice, uncommon courage, and activism. This sneak preview of the film chronicles how a group of mothers, young Chicana/o lawyers and activists, and a whistle-blowing doctor stood up to powerful institutions and faced public exposure in the name of justice. Renee Tajima-Peña, 78 min., English and Spanish with English subtitles, 2015, USA. Q&A with director Renee Tajima-Peña and producer Virginia Espino following the screening.
