For students interested in attending summer quarter classes as well as visiting Europe or the Philippines, De Anza College has an exciting upcoming opportunity available. The college’s study abroad program features two destinations: Florence, Italy and Manila, Philippines. The three-week summer quarter program begins on campus at De Anza from July 1–3 for the Florence.
The Study Abroad Benefit Concert was a gathering for faculty members, donors and students, who form part of the study abroad program, which was held at the Visual Performing Art Center on Feb. 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Goers enjoyed an evening of classical music with the performances of the violinist Joseph Gold.
Filipino nurses make up only 4% of the U.S. nursing population, but have accounted for 31.5% of COVID-19 nurse deaths. Emmy-award winning filmmaker Michele Josue explores this discrepancy in her upcoming documentary “Nurse Unseen,” which uncovers the devastating toll the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the physical and emotional health of Filipino nurses. The film.
‘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.