The Center for Multicultural Education

Keynote Speaker

Loung Ung < Bio >
"First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers"

Thursday, April 5, 2007, 7pm at the
Center for Multicultural Education
Reception in CME lobby following the lecture/video program
Books to be provided by UB&S
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Loung Ung Workshop
TBD April 5th daytime

Eliot Chang
Let’s Die Laughing Comedy Tour
7pm, Lang Auditorium
Monday, April 2, 2007

Eliot Chang is not what you expect. His stand up comedy is honest, never predictable, and doesn't rely on stereotypes. He electrifies the stage with confidence and blows away your expectations with smart funny comedy.  Eliot is one of the few comics in the history of Comedy Central's Premium Blend, Asian or otherwise, to receive a standing ovation. Sponsored by Asian Student Alliance and the Center for Multicultural Education.

Asian American Perspectives: The UNI and Cedar Valley Experience
Wednesday, April 11 at 1pm
Thursday, April 12 at 12pm

Kundun < Click for Details >
Wed. April 4, 2007
CME
8-10pm

Film Series
These showings are sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education (109 MAU) and are free to the public. Other info: Lydia Roberts Lydia.Roberts@uni.edu 319-273-2250

03/27/2007
Film Series: "My Mother Thought She Was Audrey Hepburn",
11 am Played every half hour from 11 a.m. to last showing at 1 p.m.

This film depicts the life of Suzanne, who was raised to not be Chinese in a white society. Her mother dressed like Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Kennedy and believed that she had attained the American dream by modeling herself after them. This lifestyle unwittingly fostered a "Chinese self-hatred" in Suzanne.

03/28/2007
Film Series: "Home From the Eastern Sea",
1 pm Played every hour from 1 p.m. to the last showing at 3 p.m.

This film shares the stories of Chinese, Japanese and Filipinos as they immigrated to America. The documentary explores the history of each nationality through the personal stories of representative families.

03/29/2007
Film Series: "Whose Children Are These",
11 am Played every half hour from 11 a.m. to the last showing at 1 p.m.

This film examines how three Muslim-American teenagers are affected by Special Registration, a post-9/11 security measure.