Week of Events
Waves of Resistance: Surfing and History in Twentieth-Century Hawai’i
Waves of Resistance: Surfing and History in Twentieth-Century Hawai’i
The author of Waves of Resistance: Surfing and History in 20th Century Hawaii will be speaking, following an introduction by Dr. Teresa Shewry (UCSB, English) of the Center for Literature and the Environment. Surfing has been a significant sport and cultural practice in Hawai'i for more than 1,500 years. In the last century, facing increased […]
Race and Immigration in the Era of Decolonization
Race and Immigration in the Era of Decolonization
This talk will examine debates surrounding immigration in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in the 1960s and 1970s. South Africa in 1961 and Rhodesia in 1965 broke away from the British Empire and Commonwealth in order to continue to pursue racially-‐based settler colonial rule. This was reflected in their immigration policies, […]
The Role of Maya Catholic Health Networks in Guatemala’s Armed Conflict, 1966 – 1996
The Role of Maya Catholic Health Networks in Guatemala’s Armed Conflict, 1966 – 1996
Dr. Susan Fitzpatrick-BehrensCal State Northridge Thursday, April 26 11:00-12:15 HSSB 2252 In the 1960s, paraprofessional health programs proliferated in the Maya regions of Guatemala’s western highlands.. The programs responded to medical needs in rural highland communities and coastal coffee plantations where there were neither hospitals nor doctors. By the 1970s, Maya leaders prepared through these […]