AAPI faculty and staff at UCLA recommend media that provide insights into history, culture, struggle and contributions Jessica Wolf |
Editor’s note: This story was updated on May 20 to include additional recommendations.
One of the most powerful ways we come to know the world and each other is through media books, movies, music. Telling and sharing stories, stories that pique our curiosity and expose us to new ideas, can lead us down the path of empathy, understanding and solidarity.
As part of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked staff and faculty from UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center and across campus to share some suggestions of things to read, watch or listen to that celebrate the history, culture, struggle and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Challenges of teaching democracy in Poland, U.S. is focus of virtual event Teaching Democracy in Poland and the U.S. in the 21st Century: Challenges and Prospects will be the topic for keynote speaker Bohdan Szklarski, Ph.D.. professor of Political Science, University of Warsaw; Kosciuszko Visiting Professor of Polish Studies at Daemen College and Canisius College on Monday, May 3, 2021 from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
In this virtual event the keynote address and the roundtable discussion features scholars who have participated in the faculty exchange program between the American Studies Center at the University of Warsaw and Daemen College.
Initiated in 2017, this program is expanding in 2021-2022 to include faculty from Canisius College. While this event focuses on current challenges in teaching democracy, the participants will share insights gained from teaching in Poland and the U.S. since the 1980s.
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L.A. County Anti-Racism, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Calls for Unity Against Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
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On behalf of the Los Angeles County Anti-Racism, Diversity and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative, we join the many voices condemning the recent surge of hate crimes and violence against our Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.
We also grieve with our AAPI community members, and all who are impacted by racially motivated acts of brutality. Our condolences go out to the victims, their families and friends, and the community.
The high-profile shootings that recently occurred in Atlanta and took the lives of eight individuals happened alongside numerous reported attacks against our AAPI communities. According to the #StopAAPIHate campaign, this rise in violent crimes has led to more than 3,795 reported anti-Asian hate incidents in the past year.
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Yuri Kochiyama speaks at an anti-war demonstration in New York City s Central Park around 1968. Courtesy of the Kochiyama family/UCLA Asian American Studies Center
On March 5, 1965, LIFE Magazine published an article on the assassination of Malcolm X. The article was accompanied by a photo of Malcolm X lying on the floor his white button-down shirt ripped open and stained red with blood moments after the fatal shots were fired. In the photo is a woman kneeling on the ground, her hands holding up Malcolm s head, appearing to give him comfort in his dying moments. There is no mention of who the bespectacled woman is or her relation to Malcolm X in the article, but that woman remembered that tragic moment vividly. Her name is Yuri Kochiyama.