THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 12:50-2:10 PM, WANG CENTER THEATRE. LONI DING’S ANCESTORS IN THE AMERICAS.
A Conversation with the PBS Filmmaker on Completing her Public History of
Asians in the Americas
Four-time Emmy Award winning independent filmmaker Loni Ding will discuss
her latest documentary projects and her passion for social justice. Ding,
who is a recipient of an honorary doctorate from SBU in 2002 for her
pioneering work in Asian American film and activism, teaches at UC Berkeley.
Her works include: Ancestors in the Americas, a three-part PBS documentary
series on the richness of Asian experiences in the Americas since the 1600s;
600 Millennia: China's History Unearthed, a prime-time special on the 1975
international tour of an archaeological collection from the People's
Republic of China; Bean Sprouts, a five-part children's series on
multicultural identity; Willie Lobo: Manchild, a musical drama on the ghetto
homecoming of a black Vietnam veteran much changed by the war; and two
documentary films, Nisei Soldier and The Color of Honor, on the political
and moral dilemmas faced by Japanese American soldiers serving in World War
II. This program is made possible by SBU's Dialogues Across Diversity Grant.
Co-sponsored by SBU Libraries.

October 21, 2008, 11:30 AM – 1 PM at HSC level 2 room 408. The School of Health Technology and Management with the Diversity Affairs Committee presents “Dreams Deferred” an interactive discussion with Rosemarie Walker, Project Manager of Long Island ERASE Racism.
This program is designed to challenge faculty and staff to think about those issues they have considered obstacles to their own personal and professional development and that of others. It is anticipated that the dialogue will spark an awareness and understanding of the issues that each of us perceives may have limited us in our quest to achieve our dreams.