Join us for a Virtual Ideas Exchange with Michael Eric Dyson
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 5:30pm to 6:45pm
From the bestselling author of "Tears We Cannot Stop," comes a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption. Read more
RDN Panel Workshop
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Hear from a live panel of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists! Receive professional advice on how to navigate and succeed in a career as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) from a panel of nutrition & dietetic experts.
Gender, Race, and Germs in the U.S. National Security Imaginary: Constructing Threat, Making Empire - A Talk by Gwen Shuni D’Archangelis, PhD
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
In the public imagination today, germs are primarily thought of as organisms that need to be controlled and eliminated. But germs have also been weaponized, with powerful nations like the United States justifying their disproportionate military power by pointing to imminent threat from international enemies from China, Iraq, and Russia to Iran and Yemen. Imperial germ politics have enabled the West to garner support for military actions from foreign invasions to domestic surveillance, and weapons buildup from drones to advanced missiles. Read more
Uplifting and Healing Asian American Communities: Culture, Action & Social Justice
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 3:30pm to 4:45pm
Hear from Asian Americans who are doing innovative work that uplifts our diverse communities. Read more
Celebrating Student Success: Connections, Community, and Commitment
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Join us for the final event in the 2020-2021 Matador S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Series. The webinar will celebrate the culmination of this year’s series, during which we will review our progress this year, and honor the winners of the Matador Moments contest, the Riccomini scholarship, and Student Success Champions. Read more
An Overview on the Middle Eastern Diaspora in the US: Challenges & Opportunities for Integration
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Preserving Dignity, Enriching Lives: The Arab American Communities. Presenter: Nahla Kayali.
Iranian Americans and the experience of discrimination. Presenter: Ali Akbar Mahdi.
Civic, Healthcare, and Immigration Rights: South Asian American Experiences. Presenter: Bilal H. Kazmi.
Turkish-American Experiences in Civic Engagement. Presenter: Dr. Ayca Altintig. Read more
Public Policy Day 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 9:00am to 3:00pm
Public Policy Day 2021
COVID-19 Legislation: Impacting Health and Nutrition Read more
Queering Abolitionist Efforts
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
The panelists will discuss LGBTQI+ experiences of criminalization and incarceration, especially as they relate to homophobia and transphobia. Central to the discussion will be these communities’ resistance to these forms of state violence. Particular attention will be placed on panelists’ abolitionists acts of surviving and thriving in a world that penalizes and criminalizes their very existence. Read more
Empowerment Through Performance Art
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
SPEAKERS: KEASU’C NAPOLEON HILL, WILLIAM ALBERTO GONZALEZ, CEASAR KIRK AVELAR, JOE MARTINEZ. Join us for an afternoon of performance and discussion on experiences of incarceration, re-entry, and the healing power of art. This is part of the series “Collectively Understanding Carcerality and Learning Transformative Justice.”
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A Talk by Drs. Rosaura Sánchez & Beatrice Pita on The Californio Testimonios
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm
In their talk at CSUN, Drs. Sánchez and Pita will examine the complicated and often conflicted identity formation of Californios. They will also discuss their recent study on Indigenous and Mexican dispossession. In Spatial and Discursive Violence in the U.S. Southwest (Duke University Press 2021), they critically examine the participation of Chicanxin the dispossession of Indigenous populations before being dispossessed themselves with the U.S. invasion of the Southwest. Their work takes on an important Read more