Upcoming Events

Event Calendar

January 2025

January 27th, 2025: Echoes of Survival: A Conversation with Albrecht Classen and Mary Danico. 

     Join us for a compelling event honoring Walter Weglyn's mother, Resi Weglein and her memoir Als Krankenschwester im KZ Theresienstadt: Erinnerungen einer Ulmer Jüdin recently translated by Dr. Albrecht Classen (As a Nurse in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp: Memories of a Jewish Woman from Ulm). Weglein’s memoir offers a powerful firsthand account of her experiences as a Jewish nurse in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. Amid unimaginable conditions, Weglein provided care and comfort to fellow prisoners, showcasing resilience and humanity in the face of persecution. This event will explore her remarkable story of survival, courage, and compassion while reflecting on the broader lessons of resistance and remembrance. 

February 19th, 2025: Japanese Day of Remembrance 

Event 1: Book Talk with Dr. Dana Nakano, Japanese Americans and the Racial Uniform: Citizenship, Belonging, and the Limits of Assimilation. 

Time: 11:30-1:00pm 

Location: Bronco Student Center, Andromeda Suite 

Link to Registration for the event: https://tinyurl.com/3rh4xy94

Event 2: A talk with Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA)

Time: 2:30-3:30

Location: Library Special Events Room, 15-4839

Link to Registration for the event: https://tinyurl.com/4sy8nfzb

February 25th, 2025: The Artils Gaze of the OTher with Salomón Huerta and Shizu Saldamando Speak, Moderated by Dr. Álvaro Huerta 

March 18th, 2025: Book Talk: Falling in Love with Nature: the Values of Latinx Catholic Environmentalism by Dr. Amanda J. Baugh, moderated by Dr. Álvaro Huerta

March 21, 2025, Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium at Kellogg West 

Please continue to check back for more events!