Monday May 1:
Opening Celebration! (Quad)
10:30AM-11:15AM. Taiko Drummers
Food Truck from 11AM-1PM
1PM-2:30PM Guest Speaker:
Viet ThanH Nguyen (Hy-flex and in the Forum)
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel The Sympathizer is a New York Times best seller and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Other honors include the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America, the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction from the American Library Association, the First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction, a Gold Medal in First Fiction from the California Book Awards, and the Asian/Pacific American Literature Award from the Asian/Pacific American Librarian Association. Thanh is an English and American Studies Professor at UCLA
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Wednesday May 3:
3PM-4:30PM Film Screening: Allegiance (reception 2:30-3:00) the Forum
The film is a recorded musical theater production. Sammy and Kei Kimura, Japanese American siblings living in California, hold opposing views of how best to counter the anti-Japanese sentiments sweeping America after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Sammy elects to join the 442nd Regimental Brigade as a sign of loyalty and solidarity, while Kei protests the unjust treatment of her race and calls for fairness. In a time of chaos and fear, both protagonists seek freedom and acceptance for themselves, their family, and their culture.
Friday May 5:
7PM The Choral & Vocal Program: Music of Japan: PAC
As a culminating event for his fall sabbatical project, Brandon Elliott and the Moorpark College Choral & Vocal Program will perform various Japanese choral works.
The performance is at 7PM and features both the Moorpark College Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble.
Wednesday May 10:
12-1pm Yoga for students to destress and relax. Room HM 202
Facilitated by professor Sydney Sims.
