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Guest Speaker Events

Gris Muñoz: Coatlicue Girl

Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:15pm

Gris Muñoz

A reading and discussion on story sharing, writing processes and seeing the poetry in our everyday lives. Read more

AIS 5-Episode Pop Culture Miniseries Premiere October 20!

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 4:00pm to Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 5:00pm

Host Roman Zaragoza

Please join the CSUN American Indian Studies Program and American Indian Student Association as we celebrate Native creatives in popular culture with a special, 5-episode limited series podcast co-sponsored by the College of Humanities. Read more

COVID-19 and Vulnerable Communities: Structural Inequality and the Pandemic

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm

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This webinar focuses on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities, including Pacific Islander and/or working class communities, examining the reasons for this vulnerability; the lack of attention on COVID’s effects on these communities; and some of the ways that these communities are organizing to track data on the pandemic and to protect their community members. Read more

History of Asians in America

Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:15pm

I-Napa Inclusion Series

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, join our very own Dr. Edith Chen, Professor of Asian American Studies, along with Melany De La Cruz-Viesca, Associate Director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center for a discussion on the History of Asians in America. Event is hosted by the International Network of Asian Public Administrators (I-NAPA), part of their Inspire Inclusion Webinar Series. Read more

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

Gwen D'Archangelis

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

Taking Action on Anti-Asian Violence

Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:15pm

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Join us for a Productive and Interactive Discussion with Dr. Edith Chen and Dr. Phillip Hutchison from the Asian American Studies Department.  Event organized by Associated Students Lobby Corps. Read more

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