Institute of American Cultures Fall Forum & Reception
UCLA Institute of American Cultures
Fall Forum and Reception
Thursday, December 1, 2016
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
UCLA Faculty Center, California Room
480 Charles E. Young Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1617
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN CULTURES VISITING SCHOLARS
Vanessa Diaz, Ph.D.
IAC Visiting Scholar, Chicano Studies Research Center
“Manufacturing Celebrity: Whitewashed Red Carpets, Latino Paparazzi, and the Political Economy of Hollywood Media Production.”
Tanachal Mark Padoongpatt, Ph.D.
IAC Visiting Scholar, Asian American Studies Center
“Flavors of Empire: Food and Race in the Making of Thai American Los Angeles.”
Courtney S. Thomas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bunche Center for African American Studies
"The Racial Self-Awareness Framework: Reducing Risk and Enhancing Resilience to Improve the Health of African Americans across the Life Course."
Natale Zappia, Ph.D.
IAC Visiting Scholar, American Indian Studies Center
"Food Frontiers: Indigenous Borderlands and Continental Landscapes."
We hope to see you at our annual event.
THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN CULTURES AT UCLA
American Indian Studies Center • Asian American Studies Center •
Chicano Studies Research Center • Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies
UCLA Institute of American Cultures: http://www.iac.ucla.edu
