Community Engagement & CSUN Act Now
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Event Description: In this country, African people have been historically enslaved and have faced a series of discriminatory and repressive laws that have created a long-standing racial system of injustice. Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans have similarly been a scapegoat and have faced issues of language exclusion, exclusionary immigration laws, the model minority myth, and have most recently been the target of an uptick in anti-Asian violence. The Africana-Asian diaspora is a story of displacement and shared trauma at the hands of colonialism, neoliberalism, and white supremacy. Our communities have long been purposely pitted against one another at the expense of stealing our joy and humanity. This Research and Community Highlight Event consists of a panel of academics and community organizers who will discuss the necessity of Black-APIDA solidarity and civic engagement, the work each of them is involved with, solidarity with and beyond their communities, and the ways we can help ensure our collective liberation.
Panel Speakers
- Dr. Jinah Kim —CSUN faculty, author of Post Colonial Grief
- Del Williams–CSUN Acquisitions Librarian.
- Michael Williams — BLMLA Organizer and Co-lead of BLMLA Pasadena
- Holly Lin (they/she) — CSUN graduate with a double major in Asian American Studies and Psychology.
- Skylar Hall (they/he) — Fourth year undergraduate student at CSUN majoring in Political Science, and minoring in Asian American Studies and Civic and Community Engagement.
Collaborators
- AACIEP (Africana Asian Collaboratory for Inclusive Excellence Project)
- Asian American Studies
- CDSC (Civil Discourse & Social Change)
- CSUN Act Now
- University Library
- USU (University Student Union)