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Animating Memories of Japanese American Incarceration

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The Asian American Cultural Institute (AsACC) is thrilled to co-host an online puppet forum with the Ballard Institute of Puppetry, featuring theater artist Kimi Maeda and UConn Professor Hana Maruyama Topic: Animating Memories of Japanese American Incarceration   Date: September 23, 2021 Time: 7:00 PM Format: Virtual We thank the Ballard Institute and the Asian and […]

BIPOC/Minority Mental Health Panel Discussion

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The Office for Diversity and Inclusion is hosting a BIPIC/Minority Mental Health Panel in honor of the Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Date: July 15, 2021 Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Format: Virtual Panelists include: Dr. Michelle Williams – Assoc. VP of Research Milagros Marrero-Johnson – Dir. of Strategic Programming, […]

LUNAFEST 2021

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The Women’s Center is happy to announce the 20th annual LUNAFEST, the first traveling film festival celebrating stories by women, about women. Collectively, LUNAFEST films captivate audiences, compel dialogue and arm those who participate with both the knowledge and the motivation to make a difference in their communities. For more information about the films, please visit https://www.lunafest.org/filmmakers […]

Dr. Esther Choo: “Racism as a Public Health Crisis” Talk

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Asian American Cultural Center presents Dr. Esther Choo’s “Racism as a Public Health Crisis” talk. Dr. Choo, a practicing physician and popular health and science communicator, is the founding member of TIME’S UP Healthcare, which advocates for equity in the healthcare workforce. Dr. Choo is also the co-founder of Equity Quotient, which assesses organization culture […]

2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living Legacy Convocation

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The Office for Diversity and Inclusion is happy to announce that Dr. Ibram Kendi, a renowned historian and leading antiracist scholar, will be the keynote speaker at the 2021 MLK Jr. Living Legacy Convocation. Topic: How to be Antiracist: Implications for Individuals, Institutions and Society Date: January 21, 2021 Time: 6:00 – 7:30pm Format: Virtual […]