Institute of American Cultures
Upcoming Events
Remembering the Legacy of Yuri Kochiyama
Fri 5/19 • 12PM - 1PM PDT
Celebrate the life of activist Yuri Kochiyama on what would have been her 102nd birthday. Special guests include Diane Fujino, author of Heartbeat of Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Yuri Kochiyama, on the curation of the exhibition and Akemi...
We Are Not Animals: Indigenous Politics of Survival, Rebellion, and Reconstitution
Mon 5/22 • 4PM - 6PM PDT
Bunche Hall room 6265
This is a deeply researched study of the Indigenous peoples of Santa Cruz and surrounding areas that improves our understanding of Native American experiences in California as a whole. Dr. Martin Rizzo-Martinez is a California State Parks historian.
Town Destroyer Film Screening. A Film by Alan Snitow and Deborah Kaufman
Tue 5/23 • 4PM - 5PM PDT
Bunche Hall room 6275
A historic mural at George Washington High School in San Francisco shows George Washington as both a triumphant general and the destroyer of Indigenous lives and settlements. Painted by Victor Arnautoff in 1936, the mural is unusual for its time in...
McNair Senior Presentations
Thu 5/25 • 10AM - 4PM PDT
CSRC Library, 144 Haines Hall
The CSRC is pleased to host the McNair Research Scholars Program Senior Presentations during Undergraduate Research Week! A reception will follow the presentations. Organized by the UCLA Undergraduate Education McNair Research Scholars Program and...