Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s esteemed social justice film festival, KDocsFF, kicked off March 12 with
, a documentary about the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans in 1942.
At 8:00 pm, film subjects George Takei and Satsuki Ina, director Abby Ginzberg, and Diana Morita Cole discussed the increased hate against Asian communities during the pandemic, what the festival’s tagline “Resistance. Freedom. Justice.” means to them, and answered audience questions.
“This is my first attempt at a virtual film festival. And, of course, as the planner, you’re always worried about all the things that can go wrong,” says Janice Morris, founder and festival director of KDocsFF.
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Rebecca Yoshizawa’s hand-made, clay trilobites that blend the ancient with the contemporary. (Submitted/Rebecca Yoshizawa)
On March 17, Kwantlen Polytechnic University sociology instructors Dr. Rebecca Yoshizawa and Dr. Ryan Higgitt will give students and faculty a peek into the contemporary, exciting research they have been working on.
Yoshizawa will be sharing her research on how trilobites which are ancient arthropods with thick exoskeletons that fossilize easily can be used to measure and understand time.
Thousands of different trilobite species existed before they went extinct approximately 250 million years ago. Since these diversified fossils are found in different layers of sedimentary rock beds and in different environments, they are referred to as “index fossils,” explains Yoshizawa.
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After coming out as gay in 2005 to protest then-California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s veto of a same-sex marriage bill, original
Star Trek cast member George Takei has carved out a career championing human rights and publicly addressing various social causes.
Recently, he has been speaking out against the anti-Asian attacks in the U.S. (which have also taken place in Canada as well).
Video of 'Really frightening’: George Takei responds to rise in anti-Asian violence
In addition to advocating for LGBT rights, he has also aimed to raise awareness of the Japanese American internment.
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