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Exhibit: Asian American Activism: From the 1960s to the Present

Peter J. Shields Library 100 NW Quad Davis

THRU December 23. PETER J. SHIELDS LIBRARY. Exhibit traces the Asian American Activism movement from the 1960s to the present, with a focus on the University of California, Davis campus. Using documents, photographs, and oral histories recordings, this interactive exhibit strives to diversify online sources for Asian American History and ethnic studies.

Free

Democracy by Participation: The Life and Legacy of Cruz Reynoso

Peter J. Shields Library 100 NW Quad Davis

THRU Feb 10. SHIELDS LIBRARY. Democracy by Participation highlights the life and career of Cruz Reynoso (1931-2021), the first Chicano Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, former professor at the UC Davis School of Law, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Free

Margo Jefferson: Constructing a Nervous System

Margo Jefferson, the award-winning critic and author of Negroland, reads from her latest memoir, Constructing a Nervous System. A conversation with Assistant Professor of English Zinzi Clemmons and Q&A follow the reading. Jefferson — the winner of a Pulitzer Prize for criticism and a Windham-Campbell Literature Prize in nonfiction — previously served as book and arts critic for […]

Talk on Gun Violence and Extremism

International House (I-House) 10 College Pk.

The Davis Phoenix Coalition, UC Davis Office of Campus Community Relations-Community and Regional Engagement, the Campus Community Book Project, and the Davis Chapter of Moms Demand Action will hold a presentation and discussion with Dr. Garen Wintemute, M.D., M.P.H., on the topic of Gun Violence and extremism in the United States. Dr. Wintemute is a […]

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