This visual journey through queer Asian American life for AAPI Heritage Month is all about celebrating a vibrant community, from iconic history moments to the everyday magic of being our authentic selves.
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) The 41st Bi-Annual New Jersey Film Festival will take place on select Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays between January 27-February 19, 2023. The Festival will be a hybrid one as they will be presenting it online as well as doing in-person screenings at Rutgers University. All the films will be available virtually via Video on Demand for 24 hours on their show date. From documentaries to shorts to narrative and experimental films, the festival has something for everyone. Here is a preview of the festival.
Friends remember Jean Grossholtz, professor, campaigner for social, environmental justice
JEAN GROSSHOLTZ
Jean Grossholtz, a Mount Holyoke College professor, participated in demonstrations and civil disobedience all over the world. She loved protests that included playful creativity and campy community while making hard-hitting points about changes that needed to be made. COURTESY PHOTO
Jean Grossholtz taught in an approachable style while challenging the conditioned thinking of her students at Mount Holyoke College. She always wore T-shirts. COURTESY PHOTO/JOAN E. BIREN
By JACQUELYN VOGHEL Print
SOUTH HADLEY Those who knew Jean Grossholtz described her in many terms: She was an activist, a mentor, an organizer, an out and proud lesbian, an avid reader, an accomplished athlete, and all in all, a pioneer.
Friends remember Jean Grossholtz, professor, campaigner for social, environmental justice
Jean Grossholtz was in elite academic circles as a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a professor at Mount Holyoke College, but when called to ask if she would pose for a portrait she didn’t comb her hair or put on a less wrinkled shirt. COURTESY PHOTO/SONALI GULATI
Jean Grossholtz, a Mount Holyoke College professor, participated in demonstrations and civil disobedience all over the world. She loved protests that included playful creativity and campy community while making hard-hitting points about changes that needed to be made. COURTESY PHOTO