Tag: MESA
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Submit events for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023
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The Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month planning group is currently planning programs for Fall 2023. If any UW-Green Bay departments, organizations, individuals are planning events/activities for Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month 2023 (September 15 – October 15), please email details to Nina Dessoir (dessoirn@uwgb.edu), signature and cultural events coordinator in the Student Engagement Center by July 24th, 2023 for…
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Real Talk: “Show up” with Mai Lo Lee | Madison365
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This week Henry Sanders talks to UW-Green Bay Director of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Office Mai Lo Lee. They talk about how she has come to be accepted and trusted in a variety of communities, how she thinks of her legacy, and the importance of consistently showing up. Real Talk is presented by Park Bank. Source:…
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Help celebrate Black History Month at the Black History 101 Mobile Museum
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Founded by Dr. Khalid el-Hakim, the mobile museum is an award-winning collection of over 10,000 original artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to hip-hop culture. Come view the exhibit and meet Dr. Khalid el-Hakim! From 1:00-2:00 pm on Thursday, March 2, Dr. el-Hakim and MC ShaRock (the first woman of…
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Mai J Lo Lee to lead discussion on Asian American women in advocacy at Women’s Leadership Summit | Madison365
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Mai J Lo Lee, director of the Multi-ethnic Student Affairs Office at UW-Green Bay, will moderate a panel discussion titled “Asian American Women in Advocacy Panel” at the Women’s Leadership Summit on Monday, February 6. The event is virtual and free, though registration is required. Registration is open now at this link. Mai J. Lo…
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Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Office hosting open house
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The Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Office will be hosting our fall open house welcoming back all of our current students, faculty, and staff to meet our Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Office Staff. Please join us: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 University Union 112 Hope to…
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Hapa Project looks past strict categories in the census to reveal Wisconsin’s racial complexity and diversity | The Milwaukee Independent w/ Miriam Brabham
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When she attended East High School in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Carina Abrego-Koch’s 10th grade social studies class was asked to stick a thumbtack into their family’s country of origin. Holding the single thumbtack in hand, Abrego-Koch looked from Mexico to Japan, conflicted. Mexico was already studded with tacks. Japan stood in a world of blue…
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Buffalo shooting exposes lack of mental health in Black community, w/Mai Lo Lee
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Michael Vinson was surprised to feel his heart pounding while shopping at his local grocery store on Sunday afternoon. Yet, there he stood in the store he knew so well, scanning the walls for exit signs.Vinson wasn’t in any immediate danger, but being Black while grocery shopping ended in bloodshed for 13 people at a Tops Friendly Markets…
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“White Space” author Jennifer De Leon to appear at UW-Green Bay March 22 | Madison365
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Jennifer De Leon, the Guatemalan-American author of the young adult novel Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From and essay collection White Space, will appear at UW-Green Bay on Tuesday, March 22 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Phoenix Room in the University Union. The event will also be live streamed. The event is open…
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Reminder: An Evening with Jennifer De Leon is Tuesday, March 22
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Join in for an evening with Guatemalan-American author, Jennifer De Leon, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Phoenix Room or virtually. The event is open to the public. Come learn about her journey as a woman of color navigating through the world of literature as an author, editor, speaker and…