Join the conversation about Asian Popular Culture circulating in Asia and around the globe.

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Event Information:

• Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
• Time: 12pm - 1pm MT
• Location: Virtual | Zoom
• Event is free and open to the public.

Event Description:

This discussion examined issues such as how various forms of Asian popular culture have responded to or engaged with other forms of national and hemispheric popular cultures, such as those in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Pacific, how Asian American and Asian diaspora communities have drawn on Asian popular cultures, and the implications of homegrown Asian popular cultures circulating within and beyond Asia. Topics will include fashion, music, and food in Asian pop culture.

Our 3 guest speakers were scholars on topics such as fashion, food, and music in Asian culture. Carla Jones, PhD, is a Professor at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder and co-editor of . Dr.  is a Professor of American Studies, Chair of the American Studies Department, and Director of the Honors Program at the University of Hawai鈥榠 at M膩noa. She is currently developing an interdisciplinary critical reader about the K-pop group BTS with Patty Ahn, Michelle Cho, Rani Neutill, Mimi Thi Nguyen, and Yutian Wong. Dr. Anita Mannur, Professor at Miami University, recently published her book, . This event will be moderated by Tim Oakes, professor of Geography and Center for Asian Studies Interim Faculty Director.

Event Hosts

Co-Sponsored by 欧美口爆视频 Boulder's Center for Asian Studies and the

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Race & the Railroad: A Conversation with Julia Lee and Paisley Rekdal. This event will be held in the CBIS Room, 5^th floor Norlin Library, between former Utah Poet Laureate, Paisley Rekdal, who will talk about her digital humanities project alongside Dr. Julia Lee, Professor of Asian American Studies at UC Irvine who has just published her book . West: A Translation is a collection of poems and essays that draws a powerful connection between the transcontinental railroad completion and the Chinese Exclusion Act.The Racial Railroad highlights the central role that the railroad played in the formation and perception of racial identity and difference in the US. Join the conversation about the impact of the railroad and its role in racial identity in the United States.

Event Information:

• Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
• Time: 3:30pm - 5pm MT
• Location: in-person at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder - Norlin Library (CBIS 5th Floor, Room M549)
• Registration: 
• Event is free and open to the public.
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ADA Accomodation

We will work with ADA Compliance to attempt to fulfill any disability requests for ASL interpreting and/or real-time captioning for these events. Requests received less than 48 hours prior to the event cannot be guaranteed. To make a request, please email the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) at cu-cha@colorado.edu.

欧美口爆视频 the Speakers:

Julia Lee, Associate Professor, Author of "The Racial Railroad"

Julia H. Lee, PhD, Speaker for the "Race and the Railroad" event

Julia H. Lee, PhD is Associate Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California at Irvine and author of Interracial Encounters: Reciprocal Representations in African and Asian American Literatures, 1896鈥�1937 and Understanding Maxine Hong Kingston. She also recently published her book, , which reveals the legacy of the train as a critical site of race in the United States

The Racial Railroad highlights the surprisingly central role that the railroad has played鈥攁nd continues to play鈥攊n the formation and perception of racial identity and difference in the United States. Lee demonstrates how, through legacies of racialized labor and disenfranchisement鈥攆rom the Chinese American construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the depictions of Native Americans in landscape and advertising, to the underground railroad and Jim Crow segregation鈥攖he train becomes one of the exemplary spaces through which American cultural works explore questions of racial subjectivity, community, and conflict. 

By considering the train through various lenses, The Racial Railroad tracks how racial formations and conflicts are constituted in significant and contradictory ways by the spaces in which they occur.

Paisley Rekdal, Award Winning Poet, Author, Professor, and Creator of "West: A Translation"

Paisley Rekdal, Award Winning Poet, Speaker for the "Race and the Railroad" event

In 2018,  was commissioned by the Spike 150 Foundation to write a poem commemorating the 150^th anniversary of the transcontinental railroad鈥檚 completion. The result is : a linked collection of poems that respond to a Chinese elegy carved into the walls of the Angel Island Immigration Station where Chinese migrants to the United States were detained. 鈥淲est鈥� translates this elegy character by character through the lens of Chinese and other transcontinental railroad workers鈥� histories, and through the railroad鈥檚 cultural impact on America.

Paisley Rekdal has received countless fellowships, prizes, and awards for her poems and essays. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, American Poetry Review, The Kenyon Review, Poetry, The New Republic, Tin House, the Best American Poetry series, on National Public Radio, among others. 

Between 2017-2022, she served as Utah's Poet Laureate, receiving a 2019 Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. She is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Utah and currently serves a a poetry editor for High Country News.

Event Hosts:

This free event is hosted by 欧美口爆视频 Boulder's Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA), Center of the American West (CAW), and 欧美口爆视频 Boulder's English Department. 

Directions:

The Race and the Railroad event will take place on the 5th floor of Norlin Library, room M549, in the Center for British and Irish Studies (CBIS) room M549. To access the CBIS Room M549, use the West entrance of Norlin Library and take the elevator to the 5th floor. You may also use either the north or south stairwell to the 5th floor. 

Address:
184 UCB
1720 Pleasant Street
Boulder, CO 80309

For any questions, reach out to the Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA) at cu-cha@colorado.edu.

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A virtual conversation with Dr. Daryl Maeda, Author of "Like Water: A Culture History of Bruce Lee" on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

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"Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee" event recording

Recommendations:

• Bruce Lee bio (recommended by Dr. Daryl Maeda):
• History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through a lens of the Pacific: 
• 鈥淭ranspacific Studies鈥�, an imprint dedicated by UC Press:  
• Asian American Masculinity (CNN Article):
• The significance of cross-racial and global connections with Kung Fu and Bruce Lee: 
• Book based on Jeremy Lin (nicknamed "Linsanity") in fiction form:  (Jan 17, 2022)

欧美口爆视频 the Event:

The CHA and partners hosted virtual discussion with Dr. Daryl Maeda's on his most recent book, "Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee." An Asian and Asian American icon of unimaginable stature and influence, Bruce Lee revolutionized the martial arts by combining influences drawn from around the world. By blending cultural history with biography, "Like Water" unearths the cultural strands that Lee intertwined in his rise to global stardom. This speaking engagement was moderated by Dr. Stanley Thangaraj of Stonehill College's Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice. This virtual event was on November 1, 2022 at 9AM MT on Zoom and was open to the public.

The first 80 registrants who are affiliated with 欧美口爆视频 Boulder (faculty, staff or student) received a FREE copy of "Like Water". You must be willing to come to campus to pick up the book. Please be sure to use your 欧美口爆视频 email address when registering.

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A free film screening of the "" documentary and a conversation on "Being Black in Boulder" hosted on Thursday, October 27, 2022.

Event Information:

• Registration: 
• Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022
• Time: 6:45pm - 9:00pm MT (film screening begins at 7pm MT)
  • Film Screening: 7pm - 8:30pm MT
  • Difficult Dialogue: 8:30 - 9pm MT
• Location: in-person at Grace Commons Church Chapel: 1820 15th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
• Flyer Download: This Is [Not] Who We Are - Film Screening & Dialogue flyer
• 欧美口爆视频 Libraries Resources:
• Images from Event can be found on the CHA Facebook Page: 

Film Screening:

"" is a documentary film exploring the gap between Boulder's progressive self-image and the lived experiences of its Black citizens. The film braids the lived experiences of Black characters ranging in age from 12 to 78. Some stories are searing, while others are hopeful. The film seeks to open a space for dialogue among Boulderites and about cities like Boulder, overwhelmingly white, wealthy, and conflicted about issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity. Is a more economically and racially diverse future possible, both in Boulder and in cities like it across America?

Difficult Dialogues:

After the film screening, there will be a group of panelists to lead a discussion about issues of race, class, and the community. This is part of the 欧美口爆视频 Boulder Libraries and Center for Humanities & the Arts semi-annual "Difficult Dialogue" series. The viewers are encouraged to participate in the conversation.

Panelists for the event:

• Katrina Miller: Co-Director of the film, "This is [Not] Who We Are"
• : Senior Associate Pastor at Grace Commons Church
• Dr. Jennifer Ho: Professor, Director of the Center for Humanities & the Arts
• Ami Dayan: Boulder-based Playwright, Director, and Performer
• Dr. Thomas Windham: Psychologist, Educator, featured in film, "This is [Not] Who We Are"

Event Hosts:

This free film screening and dialogue is hosted by , , 欧美口爆视频 Libraries, and 欧美口爆视频 Boulder's Center for Humanities & the Arts (CHA). This event is open to the public.

Directions:

This event is at Grace Commons Church at 1820 15th Street, Boulder, CO 80302. Please enter through the doors on 16th street adjacent to the chapel. There is street parking as well as a parking garage (15th & Pearl Parking Garage for $3) if you planned to drive to the event.

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In collaboration with the American Music Research Center and the College of Arts and Sciences Art, Activism, and Engaged Humanities Series.

The Politics of Race, Rap, and Incarceration: A Conversation with Mark Katz & Mariah Parker (aka Linqua Franqa)
Moderator: Shawn O'Neal

Hip hop ethnomusicologist Mark Katz (Build: The Power of Hip Hop Diplomacy in a Divided World, Oxford UP, 2019) and former Athens, GA Commissioner Mariah Parker, aka as the hip hop artist Linqua Franqa, will chat about race and racism especially as they intersect with incarceration and the prison industrial complex, the role that rap and hip hop can play in liberation, and the role of art in resisting oppression, among other issues. Toward the end of their conversation they will loop in Alim Braxton aka RRome Alone, who will call in from the Central Prison in Raleigh, NC. This conversation will sure to be far reaching, powerful, and a testament to the power of music and art to change lives. 

Event Information

Wednesday, September 21
3:30-5pm

Images from event can be found on the CHA Facebook Page: 

Location
Norlin Library 鈥� CBIS Room M549 (5th floor)

184 UCB
1720 Pleasant Street
Boulder, CO 80309
To access the Center for British and Irish Studies Room (CBIS) M549, use the West entrance and take the elevator to the 5th floor or use either the north or south stairwell to the 5th floor. 

Parking
Limited visitor parking is available on campus. For events at Norlin Library, it is recommended to use the Euclid Parking Garage. For additional parking information, including finding ADA parking options, please visit the interactive campus parking map.

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A Musical Performance with Linqua Franqa

September 22, 7:30pm
The Dairy Arts Center, Gordan Gamm Theatre

This concert (followed by Q and A) is being organized by The American Music Research Center, The WRITE Lab/Program for Writing and Rhetoric, and the A & S Office for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Tickets are free but registration is required. Please click on  and click on "Tickets" and fill out all necessary information. 

A Workshop with Mariah Parker on Artmaking, Activism, and Political Engagement

September 22, 11am - 12:15pm
UMC Room 247

For this event, organized by the WRITE Lab/Program for Writing and Rhetoric, Mariah Parker will speak into the process of becoming politically engaged through the art-making process.
Workshop Max: 40 Participants
Workshop Registration Required: REGISTER HERE

欧美口爆视频 the Speakers:

Mariah Parker, PhD, is a linguist, former Athens-Clarke County (Georgia) Commissioner, community organizer, abolitionist, and rapper.

They were part of a new wave of young people of color who have entered politics in recent years. They first made headlines after being sworn in as an Athens-Clarke County Commissioner, at age 26, with a their hand on a copy of The Autobiography of Malcolm X held by their mother. Photos of Mariah taking the oath went viral, highlighting the growing numbers of millennial Black people making their voices heard in local politics nationwide. As County Commissioner, Mariah is focusing on creating economic stability and racial justice as well as criminal justice reform and raising the minimum wage.

Under the stage name Linqua Franqa, Mariah performs as openly queer, hip hop artist. They recently gained local and national attention following the release of their labor movement anthem, 鈥淲urk鈥� and their sophomore album, "Bellringer," that targets issues like racial justice and worker鈥檚 rights, along with Mariah鈥檚 own experiences with mental health.

Mariah's outspoken commitment to racial and economic justice has garnered the attention of CNN, The New York Times, Teen Vogue, National Public Radio, Al Jazeera, The Nation, Afropunk, The Root, The Bitter Southerner, Performer Magazine among others. Their electrifying live performances and presentations call audiences to self-reflection and critical action in their lives and their communities.

Mariah is also co-host of Waiting on Reparations, a show on iHeartRadio about Hip Hop and politics where they explore the history of public policy and its impacts on Hip Hop life; what Hip Hop culture tells us about our political reality; and the role of Hip Hop in shaping our political future.

Mark Katz holds degrees from the College of William and Mary (B.A. in philosophy) and the University of Michigan (M.A., Ph.D. in musicology). Before joining the faculty at UNC, he taught at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University (1999鈥�2006). His scholarship focuses on music and technology, hip hop, cultural diplomacy, and the violin. He has written four books,  (2004, rev. ed. 2010),  (2006),  (2012), and  (2019). His latest book, Music and Technology: A Very Short Introduction will be published in 2022. He co-edited (with Timothy Taylor and Tony Grajeda) the collection  (2012). He is former editor of the Journal of the Society for American Music and served for many years on the . Katz has served on the Boards of Directors of the American Musicological Society and the Society for American Music. He is a former chair of the Department of Music and former Director of UNC鈥檚 .

Professor Katz teaches courses on music and technology, popular music, and cultural diplomacy. In 2011 he received an Innovation Grant from UNC鈥檚 Institute for the Arts and Humanities to expand the scope and reach of university-level music pedagogy. One result of this grant was the creation of several new courses, including The Art and Culture of the DJ, Beat Making Lab, Rap Lab, and Rock Lab. Aimed at students without formal musical training, these courses introduce students to composition, performance, music history, entrepreneurship, and community engagement. Katz launched the , an intensive hands-on summer workshop that brings experienced artist-educators to teach rap, beatmaking and production, and hip hop dance.

Shawn O'Neal: My research examines the processes of colonization and settler colonialism and its effects on cultural components such as visual art and music. Through critical and intersectional scholarship, ethnomusicology and varied methodologies, my analyses focuses on the manners in which issues within race, sexism, feminism, gender, and social justice can be engaged through artistic constructions and expressions. /ethnicstudies/people/grad-students/shawn-oneal

Sponsors:
Center for Humanities & the Arts
American Music Research Center
College of Arts and Sciences Event Series on Art, Activism, and the Engaged Humanities 

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