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Cup of Culture
State of Aloha
MCC THEATER
This film offers an exhaustive examination of Hawaii’s current struggles to define its culture and sense of identity in the fifty years since statehood in 1959. What emerges is a troubling history dictated by U.S. imperialism and business interests ranging from the development of the sugar cane industry, racist xenophobia, Pearl Harbor and the resulting internment of Japanese Americans.
Anne Misawa, 78 min., English, 2010, USA.
Open Mic
MCC THEATER
Whether you’ve got some art to share, a song to sing, poetry, or a performance reflecting your identity, you are invited to this open forum for self-expression. Anyone and everyone are welcome to grace the stage in a supportive space.
Race Matters Series
The Dilemmas of Anti-Racism: Lessons from California Politics Daniel Martinez HoSang
MCC LOUNGE
The long history of racialized ballot measures in California will serve as a springboard for a discussion on the dilemmas of organizing for racial justice on the ballot and beyond. What lessons can be learned from the (failed) electoral struggles over employment rights (1946), housing discrimination (1964), school desegregation (1972 & 1979), English Only (1984 & 1986), immigrant rights (1994), prison expansion (1994), affirmative action (1996), bilingual education (1998), and other issues? How has the framework of 'political whiteness' come to dominate these debates, and how can it be undone? How can a racial justice framework anchor a broad range of issues, strategies, and political visions for the future?
Daniel Martinez HoSang is an assistant professor of Ethnic Studies and Political Science at the University of Oregon. He is the author of Racial Propositions: Ballot Initiatives and the Making of Postwar California. HoSang worked for ten years as a community organizer in California before graduate school and continues to collaborate with social justice organizations in California and the Northwest.
Co-sponsored by the Center for New Racial Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Cup of Culture
Up From the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream
MCC THEATER
Up From the Bottoms: The Search for the American Dream tells the story of the massive migration of African Americans from the rural south to the prosperous north during the World War II years and beyond. They left behind the legacy of slavery and segregation and set out to find the American dream.
Discussion following the screening. Co-sponsored by the Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Series. Jim Schaub, 58 min., English, 2009, USA.
