Diversity Action Committee

Catalyst Foundation has had over 16 years of success and struggle in the poorest of Vietnam. Their mission, to build communities to fight human trafficking, develops and empowers marginalized communities through education, housing, job training, healthcare, and social services. Caroline Nguyen Ticarro will discuss her multi-pronged approach for restoring dignity to ethnic minorities. Working together with key stakeholders (the children, parents, hamlet leaders, caretakers, social workers, and teachers), she […]

What does it mean to "borrow culture"? What does it mean to dress up as an "Asian"? What is playful and what is offensive? Who can do it and who cannot? Who owns the culture? Join professor Neriko Doerr to discuss power politics in "borrowing culture" and their effects in a wide range of contexts with some concrete […]

This workshop will explore the cultural influences that encourage gambling in Asian cultures and discourage help-seeking behaviors once one has become addicted. It will also explore how casinos target Asian-Americans as a market in predatory manner. We will explore how to get clinical help if you believe that people in your life may be suffering from a gambling addiction. […]

According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, one in forty-nine babies born in Japan today are born into families with one non-Japanese parent. This newly emerging minority in Japan is under-documented and under-explored in both literature and media. The feature-length 2013 HD documentary film, “Hafu – the mixed- race experience in Japan” seeks to open this […]