‘The Art and Activism of Renee Tajima-Peña’
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SAN JOSE The Film & Theatre Department at San José State University present “Not Your Model Minority: The Art and Activism of Renee Tajima-Peña” from Feb, 16 to April 22.
For nearly 30 years, documentary filmmaker, producer, and activist Renee Tajima-Peña has chronicled movements for racial and reproductive justice in the United States. Her films are part of a larger Asian American alternative cinema movement – a movement committed to challenging the myth of Asian Americans as a “model minority” by creating and distributing media focused on social justice, intersectionality, and coalition-building among Asian, Black, and Latinx communities.
NBC Aug 8, 2019
An angry protest about a proposed “sanctuary city” measure led to a lot of laughs for one man at a city council meeting in Tucson, Arizona, NBC News reported. When a protester wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and a pink “Best” tank top at the Tuesday meeting started yelling “respect our laws” while holding up a sign saying. driver Jul 10, 2019
Arizona authorities say a driver escaped injury when his car’s windshield was pierced by the trunk of a saguaro cactus during a wreck Wednesday on the outskirts of Tucson. Pima County sheriff’s Deputy Daniel Jelineo said the black sports car struck the cactus while crossing a median before ending up on the other side of a road and that the.
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Madison Dabalos, 18, left, and Ixchel Cisneros, 18, wearing face masks walk back to their dorms takeout breakfast from Gastronome at Cal State Fullerton on Aug. 21, 2020.
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Madison Dabalos, 18, left, and Ixchel Cisneros, 18, wearing face masks walk back to their dorms takeout breakfast from Gastronome at Cal State Fullerton on Aug. 21, 2020.
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The U.S. Department of Education released $21.2 billion Thursday as part of the coronavirus relief legislation Congress and President Trump approved in December to help colleges and universities nationally. Of that amount, more than $2.83 billion will go to public and private California colleges and universities.
Pandemic leads many Bay Area residents to food banks for 1st time
Families that were independent now relying on help to get food
KTVU s Debora Villalon talks to working families who have been hit hard by the pandemic and now need help getting food on the table.
Hunger has skyrocketed in the Bay Area during the pandemic. Local food banks have estimated that 1.5 million are having trouble feeding themselves and their families.
Turning to food banks for help with a basic necessity is a completely new experience for many people.
Mabel Gonzales used to grocery shop. She was part of a two-income family that never needed help feeding its four children. It was abundance, Gonzalez said. But now it’s like, here we go. We have to limit.