Events for the Week of: 24-30 May 2021

Working with this quote from "The Poetics of Haunting in Asian American Poetry" Project (based on "Going Toward the Ghost: the Poetics of Haunting in Contemporary Asian American Poetry" (Jane Wong, 2016)), this panel seeks to address the queer intersections and interventions of story-telling and story-making of four queer-identified Southeast Asian activists, artists, and scholars. in what ways do our complex identities haunt the community we work with and work for, but also how do these identities haunt our own relationship with ourselves?

This conversation will be between Bee Vang (he; Hmong), June Kouch (she/ they, Khmer), Quyên Nguy?n Lê (she/they, Vietnamese), & J.A. Ruanto-Ramirez (he/they; Katutubo - Aeta, Igorot, Lipi, Moro).

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online Event
Registration required.

Monday, May 24 - 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM


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East Asia is a region dominated by pro-business governments that are generally hostile to political advocacy, and yet those same governments have become global leaders in environmental policymaking. East Asia’s environmental advocates must be doing something right—What can we learn from them? This talk will drawn on some of the highlights from Haddad’s new book, Effective Advocacy: Lessons from East Asia’s Environmentalists (MIT), which introduces a new model for understanding policymaking and illustrates five of the most effective strategies for environmental advocates.

Speakers:
• Mary Alice Haddad, John E. Andrus Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
• Ulrike Schaede, Professor and Director of the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology, GPS UC San Diego

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online Event
Registration required.

Tuesday, May 25 - 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM


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A Geisel Library 50th Anniversary Signature Event

Join us as we honor Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and conclude our Geisel Library 50th Anniversary Signature Events series with a talk featuring New York Times bestselling author Min Jin Lee.

Lee’s most notable work, “Pachinko,” follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family fighting to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan. the New York Times included the historical novel as one of its “10 Best Books of 2017,” and former President Barack Obama selected it for his recommended reading list, calling it a “powerful story about resilience and compassion.” Lee’s award-winning fiction explores the intersection of race, ethnicity, immigration, class, religion, gender and identity of a diasporic people.

About Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to Queens, New York with her family in 1976 when she was seven years old. Her debut novel "Free Food for Millionaires” (2007) was a Top 10 Books of the Year for the Times of London, NPR’s Fresh Air, USA Today, and a national bestseller.

From 2007 to 2011, Lee lived in Tokyo where she researched and wrote her second novel, New York Times bestseller “Pachinko” (2017). Also an international bestseller that will be translated into over 30 languages, “Pachinko” was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction, runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner of the Medici Book Club Prize and a New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017. the book was also a Top 10 Books of the Year for BBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the New York Public Library. It was announced that Netflix is adapting her first novel “Admission/Cost: FREE Food for Millionaires” into a mini-series and Apple TV has ordered an adaptation of “Pachinko.”

Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online Event
Registration required.

Wednesday, May 26 - 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM


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Global Education, in partnership with Extension, Outreach and Recreation at UC San Diego, invites you to iCafé, International Friday Café’s virtual café, teams up with campus partners to explore the world as global citizens and frequent "virtual" flyers!

Play Travel Trivia hosted by Extension (winner gets a prize!) and enjoy our Global Playground hosted by Recreation. Receive a free apron by sharing a recipe in the Cook Club! This fun global exploration happens at 12:00 PM on Fridays (Pacific Time).

Each quarter we visit different global destinations on Fridays! Check us out on Facebook and watch previous iCafé recordings too. Connect with your Triton community over culture, trivia, fitness and cuisine. Join us and bring a friend...It's free and fun of course!

Admission/Cost: FREE
Register

Location:
Online Streaming Event

Dates and times:
Friday, April 9 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Taiwan
Friday, April 16 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Cambodia
Friday, April 23 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Brazil
Friday, April 30 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - New Zealand
Friday, May 7 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Hong Kong
Friday, May 14 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - France
Friday, May 21 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Saudi Arabia
Friday, May 28 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Philippines
Friday, June 4 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM - Malaysia


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This 3-part training series is designed to guide participants in understanding the personal benefit of engaging in anti-racist practices. the series will deepen participants’ awareness of how cultural identity, privilege, and systemic racism have shaped, impacted and influenced our lives; and deepen our understanding of how to build compassionate communities through learning strategies and practices for transcending racism.

Session 1: Deepening our Understanding of Racism & Systemic Bias

This training will identify the narratives that we have been taught, the ways we act them out and the strategies we can use to unpack the social and psychological effects of racism and systemic bias on our beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. Participants will identify how systemic racism is internalized and acted out through microaggressions. the goal of this training is to dismantle the myths, lies, bias and stereotypes that make us a nations of strangers.And deepen our commitment to anti-racist practices.

Session 2: Deepening Equitable Practices & Community Building

Through this training we will identify ways to strengthen community by recognizing and gaining an appreciation for diverse cultural beliefs, values and customs and how we enrich each other’s lives. During this workshop we will share our diverse backgrounds and explore how to be inclusive and respectful of each other’s differences, while finding points of connection. the purpose of this workshop is for participants to gain a deeper understanding of how to create compassionate communities through the implementation of equitable practices that value the diversity in humanity.

Session 3: Transcending the Hierarchy: Becoming a Part of the Solution

This training will deepen participants understanding of how to apply anti-racist practices to our personal, social and professional lives. Participants will revisit the key strategies for transcending racism that were collectively developed in the first series, and discuss how we can utilize them as a blueprint for rebuilding, healing and restoring community so that we can Transcend together.

To require about scholarship opportunities beyond the sliding scale offering, please email .

Starla Lewis Biography

Starla Lewis is a Global Educator of Self Love. She teaches people how to see themselves, love themselves and use love to address life issues. As a Professor Emeritus, transformational speaker and the founder of C.E.L.L. (Celebration of Everlasting Life & Love) consulting, she lectures and facilitates trainings on life mastery, diversity, racism, sexism, and women’s empowerment. Starla’s 40+ years of research and experience in African American Studies, Oral Communication and Women’s Studies have enhanced her ability to engage diverse communities and inspire people to transform their lives. She is the author and illustrator of Sunkisses, a multicultural/multilingual coloring book for children and adults, and the Co-Author of “I Am: My Own Self-Validation”. Starla Lewis is a seven-time recipient of the Mesa College Teacher of he Year Award, a 2015 Women’s Hall of Fame honoree, and was recognized by KPBS as a local hero. in 2019 the San Diego City Council proclaimed December 20th as "Professor Starla Lewis Day". She has dedicated her life to teaching people love and life skills. Through her work she affirms that all people are: “Brilliant, Powerful, Limitless, Love!"

Admission/Cost: $60-$108 (sliding scale)

Location:
Online Event

Dates and times:
Saturday, May 29 - 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Saturday, June 26 - 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Saturday, July 31 - 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM


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New Americans POV will highlight two documentary short films made by BIPOC filmmakers Peter Okojie (Breaking Forth) and Drama Del Rosario (In This Family) in commemoration of AAPI Heritage Month this May. the film screening will be followed by a Q&A session to talk about the filmmakers' personal process in crafting their films and the unique challenges they face as new Americans. Scroll down to learn more about the films and the filmmakers.

Event Schedule:
5:00 PM PST: Film Screening
6:00 PM PST: Q&A Session with the moderators and attendees

Q&A/discussion will be moderated by New Americans Museum's Executive Director Linda Caballero Sotelo and SDFC Executive Director Benito Bautista. Q&A facilitation and introduction by filmmaker and dance artist Trixi Agiao.

Suggested donation for the screening and Q&A with the filmmakers is $10 minimum. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

The Vimeo link to watch the film and the Q&A Zoom link will be emailed to ticket holders 20 minutes before the event starts. Watch out for the email from Eventbrite on the day of event.

Admission/Cost: Donations Appreciated

Location:
Online Event
Registration required.

Saturday, May 29 - 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM


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Ziggy Marley will perform a live concert in San Diego at Petco Park. It is one of the first major concerts of the post-pandemic era in San Diego, just one day after the Beach Boys concert at Petco Park. the event will be a tribute concert to his father, Bob Marley.

Admission/Cost: $29 - ???

Location:
Petco Park
100 Park Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101