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Art Exhibit
INdiVISIBLE Shari Arai DeBoer, Nancy Hom, and Cynthia Tom
MCC LOUNGE
Artists Shari Arai DeBoer, Nancy Hom, and Cynthia Tom make visible the Asian American experience. Their perspective is indivisibly Asian AND American—a distinctive hybrid shaped by a collective history of sexism, racism, and economics and nurtured by the interconnectedness that is essential to thrive in America. They are community activists as well as artists. As leaders in the Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) they express their individual artistic vision while creating opportunities for others to show and share their work. Co-sponsored by the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRE-ECCI).
Art Exhibit
INdiVISIBLE Shari Arai DeBoer, Nancy Hom, and Cynthia Tom
MCC LOUNGE
Artists Shari Arai DeBoer, Nancy Hom, and Cynthia Tom make visible the Asian American experience. Their perspective is indivisibly Asian AND American—a distinctive hybrid shaped by a collective history of sexism, racism, and economics and nurtured by the interconnectedness that is essential to thrive in America. They are community activists as well as artists. As leaders in the Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA) they express their individual artistic vision while creating opportunities for others to show and share their work. Co-sponsored by the Partnership in International Research and Education in Electron Chemistry and Catalysis at Interfaces (PIRE-ECCI).
Cup of Culture
Land of Opportunity
MCC THEATER
Through the eyes of urban planners, community organizers, displaced youth, immigrant workers, and public housing residents, this documentary dives deep into the tumultuous reconstruction of New Orleans. Land of Opportunity reveals how the story of this city is the story of urban America: how democratic processes can fail us, how economic crisis can pull the rug out from under us, and how (im)migration can prove to be a complicated bargain. Luisa Dantas and Rebecca Snedeker, 97min., English, 2010, Brazil, USA.
'Taking it to the Streets:' Connecting the Arab Spring
MCC THEATER
Since the events of January 2011, the clamor for change and opportunity has continued to sweep not only through the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region. In the past year, popular uprisings have swept across the United States, too, in the various 'occupy' movements, and we’ve seen ordinary citizens stand up to authoritarian systems considered to be unjust. This panel will discuss comparisons, connections, and possible lessons to be learned from global crises and these widespread pro-democracy movements. Panelists include Salam al-Marayati, Executive Director, Muslim Public Affairs Committee (MPAC); Juan Campo, Department of Religious Studies and Center for Middle East Studies; Nour M’rabet, Tunisian Fulbright FLTA, Department of Religious Studies; William I. Robinson, Department of Sociology; and moderator Kathleen M. Moore, professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Religious Studies. Co-sponsored by the Center for Middle East Studies and the Religious Studies Department.
