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 Ethnic Studies "Brown Bag" Seminar #2

“The Racial Significance of Obama’s Victory”

                          Roy Brooks,

Warren Distinguished Professor of Law

Date

11/21/2008

Description

Roy Brooks is a professor in the School of Law at the University of San Diego and a leading scholar of civil rights and critical theory. He served as the senior editor of the Yale Law Journal, clerked for the Honorable Clifford Scott Green of the U. S. District Court in Philadelphia and practiced corporate law with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City. Professor Brooks has authored several books, articles, book chapters, and supplements, including Rethinking the American Race Problem (University of California Press), Integration or Separation? A Strategy for Racial Equality (Harvard University Press), and most recently, Atonement and Forgiveness: A New Model for Black Reparations (University of California Press, Berkeley).

Title

Native American History Month Film: Smoke Signals

Date

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Description

2008 Native American History Month presentation of the film "Smoke Signals." Discussion to follow with Michelle Jacob, Ph.D.

Snacks provided.

Sponsor

Ethnic Studies

Co-sponsor

United Front

• Dr. May Fu: Labovitz Lecture - Ethnic Studies

6th Annual Dr. Labovitz Lecture
"Ethnic Studies and The Gospel ofSelf- Efficacy"
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
6:00 p.m., Hahn University Center Forum

Dr. May Fu is an Assistant Professor with the Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity and the Department of History at Colorado State University. She holds degrees in History, English and Ethnic Studies from UCLA, UCSD, and University of Minnesota. Her teaching and research interests include the comparative histories of racialized groups, social movements, gender and labor, and the politics of historiography. Her current research examines Asian American community organizing during the 1970s and explores the panethnic, interracial, and international affiliations that shaped Asian American radicalism. This event is free to the publc.

• May Fu: We Are The Ones - Student Strategies For Community Organizing

We Are the Ones: Student Strategies for Community Organizing
Thursday, October 9, 2008
10:45 - 12:00 p.m. Hahn University Center Room 107
Speaker: Dr. May Fu

This interactive workshop will address the issues that most affect the lives of students at USD. Participants will identify strengths, struggles, and discuss strategies for sustainable community transformation.

                             See resuts from workshop HERE.

“Gender and Sexuality in African Refugee Resettlement”

                           Jesse Mills, Ph.D.

09/26/2008

Dr. Mills presented from his current research on youth programs for Somalis in San Diego. Drawing upon readings in the history of sexuality and qualitative ethnographic data, Mills explored the hybridity of ethnic identity and the power struggles at play between, on the one hand, abstinence-only and male responsibility programming, and Somali religious/cultural formations, on the other.

General discussion topics included:

Ethnic Studies interdisciplinary methodology, participatory action research, race and ethnicity formations, humanitarianism, and the social construction of masculinity, family, and community.

Title

Ethnic Studies Students Present at National Conference

Date

05/7/2008

Description

Jesse Mills, Ph.D., and Professor Noel Salunga attended the National Association of Ethnic Studies (NAES) conference with students in Atlanta, GA, in April 2008.  Ethnic Studies students presented their research findings.  The mentoring, scholarship, and professionalism of the USD Ethnic Studies Program are a tremendous source of pride for faculty, staff, and students.  Ethnic Studies faculty and students have jointly attended and presented at the NAES conference for five years. 

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Ethnic Studies Students Dedicate “Kumeyaay Garden”

Date

05/6/2008

Description

Ethnic Studies and Sociology students dedicated the native plants garden as the “Kumeyaay Garden” as part of a class project for "American Indian Health and Spirituality" class project with Michelle Jacob, Ph.D.  In an effort to heal the wounds of colonialism, students created signs that recognize the first peoples of the land on which USD is built.  Students worked with Associated Students Vice-President Christy Garcia, and presented the signs at the Native American Student Organization First Annual Graduate Recognition Ceremony on May 4, 2008. 

View the new signs behind the University Center. 

Please see attachment for pictures and the student dedication statement.

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Title

Ethnic Studies Student Organization Hosts CIMA-San Diego High School Students

Date

04/2/2008

Description

On March 27, 2008, the Ethnic Studies Student Organization (ESSO) enjoyed leading a group of San Diego High School students on a campus tour, telling them about college life, and encouraging them to pursue higher education.

Title

Ethnic Studies Professor Honored

Date

03/12/2008

Description

The University of San Diego Mortar Board Chapter held its Eighth Annual Faculty Appreciation Dinner on February 20, 2008 to honor faculty who have made a significant contribution to the academic achievement and personal growth of USD Mortar Board members.

The faculty members who were honored this year were selected because they represent the ideals upon which Mortar Board is based. They were recognized for their academic excellence, superior leadership and dedicated service. Gail Perez, Ph.D., English and Ethnic Studies, was nominated by USD student Melissa Lamoureux. Her nomination said, "Dr. Gail Perez continuously pushes me, as well as other students, into further notions of understanding.  She demands that we are critical thinkers not only in our scholarship, but also within the context of our daily surroundings.  She is an inspiration, and is truly supportive to all of her students.  She is a refreshingly challenging professor and mentor, and is someone who never lets us settle for mediocrity.  Thank you for all that you do; you make more of a difference than you know."

The Ethnic Studies program congratulates Perez for her award as an honored faculty member. Thank you for all your hard work you do for the students.

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Christy Garcia Receives "Mentor of the Year" Award

Date

02/18/2008

Description

 Senior Christy Garcia was honored by the American Indian Recruitment Programs (AIR) with the 2007 "Mentor of the Year" Award at the AIR Award Banquet, held at the Viejas Reservation. Christy's dedication to serving the community through weekly tutoring of youth, her hard work ethic, and positive role-modeling were highlighted at the banquet. AIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing American Indian educational success.

USD Ethnic Studies, Community Service Learning, and AIR are partners in serving the local Indian community. For more info, go to  www.airprograms.org