Events By Quarter
Art Exhibition
Reconstructing Slippages in Time: Between Home and Here Ann Le
MCC Lounge
Ann Le has always dealt with identity, culture, family history, and the duality of becoming Vietnamese-American in her work. As layers of images are stacked upon one another, Le travels through time, commenting on the idea of home, displacement, separation, and how we embrace and conquer loss. Tragic and Poetic composites are pieced together to unravel narratives which place her Vietnamese-American perspective into a contemporary landscape.
Art Exhibition
Reconstructing Slippages in Time: Between Home and Here
Ann Le
MCC Lounge
Ann Le has always dealt with identity, culture, family history, and the duality of becoming Vietnamese-American in her work. As layers of images are stacked upon one another, Le travels through time, commenting on the idea of home, displacement, separation, and how we embrace and conquer loss. Tragic and Poetic composites are pieced together to unravel narratives which place her Vietnamese-American perspective into a contemporary landscape.
Cup of Culture Series
Reel Bad Arabs
MCC Theater
Featuring acclaimed author Dr. Jack Shaheen, this film explores a long line of degrading images of Arabs; from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and gun-wielding 'terrorists.” The film offers devastating insights into the origin of these stereotypical images, their development at key points in US history, and why they matter so much today. Shaheen shows how the persistence of these images over time has served to naturalize prejudicial attitudes toward Arabs and Arab culture. 50m
Resilient Love Series
Cultural Switching & Gender Judo Lela Lee
MCC Theater
Lela Lee is an Asian-American actress, cartoonist, television writer, and the creator of the animated cartoons the Angry Little Asian Girl, Five Angry Episodes, and the comic strip Angry Little Girls. In this talk, she focuses on the opposing value systems that often create inner conflict for Asian-American women who often find themselves walking a tightrope with conflicting expectations on each side. What are the solutions to feel whole and valued both at work and at home? Lela uses her own experience to help young women navigate these dual burdens in the workplace.
