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An Evening of Chinese Music with Melody of China
MCC THEATER
Formed by a group of enthusiastic professional musicians from some of the most prestigious music conservatories in China, Melody of China is the premiere Chinese music ensemble in the San Francisco Bay Area. . Multi-instrumentalist Hong Wang, Linhong Li on pipa (Chinese lute), and Haiyue Zhang on ruan (moon guitar) and liuqin (Chinese mandolin) will play an array of classical, folk, and contemporary music. Tickets $5 students / $15 general. Contact the A.S. Ticket Office at 805-893-2064.
Student Series
Improving Dreams, Equality, Access, and Success • IDEAS
MCC LOUNGE
Students from IDEAS will present the opportunities and barriers of undocumented immigrant students in the higher education system. While the AB 540 law allows more 'affordable' tuition for these students at many universities, these students are still blocked out of the workforce upon graduation. Come and learn what undocumented students and allies are doing to help achieve their dreams through activism and how YOU can help create equal access to education on your campus.
Meet the Filmmaker
PARIAH
MCC THEATER
Pariah is a coming-of-age drama about a lesbian teenager who unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Set against the kinetic and incongruous social landscape of middle class New York City, Alike vacillates between being a proud and sexually independent woman amongst her openly gay friends and being the feminine, obedient girl that her strict Christian upbringing dictates. Discussion with producer Nekisa Cooper following the screening. Dee Rees, 90 min., English, 2006, USA.
Jails are not Homes: Transforming Skid Row
MCC THEATER
A compelling multimedia presentation on the campaign to build a sustainable community in the downtown Los Angeles community of Center City East (Skid Row). Residents and activists associated with the Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) will present their stories, poems, and short films on the resilience of residents in the face of economic recession, homelessness, displacement policies, and negative media representations such as The Soloist.
