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February 15, 2021 A new initiative from the Department of Performing and Media Arts, the Asian American Studies Program, and the Latina/o Studies Program is inviting students and community members to engage in hands-on workshops and conversations with artists  and arts/performance scholars. The next visit is Feb. 18. “Critical Moves: Performance in Theory & Movement,” envisioned as a multiyear project, is hosting three virtual events with artists this semester. The artists work across boundaries of race, gender, sexuality and ethnicity and exemplify the ways that the arts, and in per...

Peterson is one of the founders of the progressive educational publication, Rethinking Schools. It published the book, Rethinking Columbus, which became an instant best seller starting in the early 90s. It outlined how Christopher Columbus was not a heroic explorer, but rather an exploiter of the riches in the New World, killing and enslaving the peoples of the Caribbean. Given that much of the “rethinking” started in Milwaukee, and that many school districts around the country have already established Indigenous Peoples’ Day, it is surprising that it took so long for MPS to come to ...

February 9, 2021 Worldwide protests against police brutality, an armed attack on the Capitol, protests in Europe and the U.S. against COVID restrictions– 2020 and 2021 stand out as years when those on the left and the right turned to both peaceful and armed protests to change the directions  governments were headed. Structural racism and racial inequality were at the heart of much of these protests. In its next webinar, the College of Arts and Sciences’ (A&S) yearlong webinar series, “Racism in America,” will examine how protest movements and civil disobedience have sought to both en...

Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center hosting several virtual spring events Note to journalists: Journalists visiting campus should follow visitor health guidelines. Purdue University’s Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center (Purdue University photo) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center will host several virtual events during the spring 2021 semester. The Lunch and Learn Series will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursdays via Zoom. Participants must register online before all sessions. Regist...

Monday, December 14, 2020 The Flourishing Life of a Privileged ILLEGAL: Hating America while it hands you the American Dream; Kamala Harris Vows To Rescind Travel Ban, Give Amnesty to ILLEGALS in First 100 Days, and other related stories The Flourishing Life of a Privileged Undocumented Immigrant: Hating America while it hands you the American Dream Karla Cornejo Villavicencio was the first undocumented person to ever be a finalist for the National Book Award in 2020, according to the National Book Foundation. Her book The Undocumented Americans, published this year, is a runaway bestselle...