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Guest Speaker Events

Representation Matters: The ‘Boat People’ from Vietnam and Refugee Policy in the late 1970s

Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Lisa Tran

Although scholars have problematized the dichotomy between “migrant” as voluntary and economic, and “refugee” as forced and political, few case studies exist.  Focusing on the “boat people” who left Vietnam in the late 1970s (most of whom were ethnic Chinese) and resettled in the United States, Canada and Australia, Lisa Tran argues that while international and state policy  Read more

Dana Gioia - The Joys of Poetry and Prose

Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm

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Dana Gioia is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning poet, former Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, and a California native of Italian and Mexican descent. Read more

The Afterlife of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Words of Resistance

Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 11:00am to 12:30pm

Sufia Uddin

Associate Professor at the Department of Religious Studies, Connecticut College, Sufia Uddin, will address the legacy of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He lamented British rule in India, religious conflict and violence. In his poetry and essays he condemned zealots. Uddin will explore the roots of his pluralist perspective and understanding of Islam in the life of the nation, Bengali society, and his own life. Read more

Guest speaker, Susan Burton

Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm

Susan Burton

Released from prison with only $200 and a one-way ticket to Skid Row, Susan Burton decided she was never going back. Read more

Education on the Edge: Katie Novak, Ed.D.

Thursday, September 21, 2017 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Katie Novak

The Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University, Northridge presents the Education on the Edge. Assistant Superintendent, Groton-Dunstable School District and Best-selling author of UDL Now! and UDL in the Cloud Katie Novak will speak on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at 7:00pm. Read more

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