Institute of American Cultures
Upcoming Events
The Cleaving: Vietnamese Writers in the Diaspora Book Talk and Signing
Tue 4/15 • 6:30PM - 8PM PDT RSVP
Kaplan Hall 135
Join "The Cleaving" editors Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, Lan P. Duong, and Viet Thanh Nguyen, alongside contributors Lan Cao and Le Ly Hayslip in conversation about their craft and how their work has been shaped and received by mainstream culture and their...
What Side Are You On? A Tohono Oodham Life Across Borders
Thu 4/17 • 3:30PM - 4:30PM PDT
UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library, Presentation Room 11348
This richly textured and collaboratively written memoir brings Michael "Mike" Wilson's experiences to life. Joining Wilson as coauthor, José Antonio Lucero adds political and historical context to Wilson's personal narrative. Together they offer a...
New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora
Sat 4/19 • 7:30PM - 9PM PDT
Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum
Q&A with filmmaker Elizabeth Ai, moderated by UCLA Assistant Professor Thuy Vo Dang. Book signing with Ai for the film’s companion publication, “New Wave: Rebellion and Reinvention in the Vietnamese Diaspora.” Admission is free. No advance...
Book Talk: Albert M. Camarillo Presents "Compton in My Soul"
Wed 4/30 • 11AM - 1PM PDT
CSRC Library - Haines Hall 144
Please join us when Albert M. Camarillo, Stanford University Leon Sloss Jr. Memorial Professor of History, Emeritus, presents his memoir, "Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality" (Stanford University Press, 2024). Camarillo, who...