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Department of American Ethnic Studies

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Salem, Oregon 97301

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2010 Events

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Monday, January 18, 2010
7:00-9:00pmMLK Event: "I Dream A World, Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America"
Mary Rogers Music Center- Hudson Hall
book excerpts performed
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
7:00-9:00pmMLK Event: "Good Sista/Bad Sister"
CAT Cavern
spoken word performance
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
7:00-9:00pmMLK Event: "The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon 1920-1923"
Salem Public Library- meet at UC first floor and walk to the event
film showing and panel discussion
Monday, January 25, 2010
7:00-9:00pmMLK Event: "Mark Gonzales and SKIM-'We Made America'"
Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center- Hudson Hall
spoken word and music of resistance
Monday, February 1, 2010
7:00-9:00pmBunky Echo-Hawk: Indian Country Conversations
Ford Hall, Film Studies Room
Bunky Echo-Hawk will be creating an interactive painting- the audience will generate the topic and he will do a "live" interpretation of the themes right on stage. Following the event, please join Bunky Echo-Hawk at the free reception in the Board Room in Ford Hall.
Monday, April 26, 2010
6:00-8:00pmAES Digital Showcase
Ford Hall Theater
The AES program will debut 5 provocative short films/photo essays made by AES students through their coursework. This is a great opportunity to support your fellow students, and get a taste of the kinds of projects you can engage in your elective AES courses.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
7:00pmMaria Tallchief: Film Showing and Discussion: Indian Country Conversations
Kaneko Auditorium
Come and watch this documentary about maria Tallchief's life and art including her childhood through her own rise to fame in original roles. The film's writer-Sandra Osawa- will be there for questions and answers following the screening.