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THE PASSION OF EL HULK HOGANCITO
jayMon., May 18| 7PM | Cross-Cultural Center ArtSpace

UCSD alumni, author, and literature professor Jason Magabo Perez will be performing The Passion of el Hulk Hogancito, a heartbreakingly hilarious staged multimedia literary performance. Reading chapters from his novel-in-progress, and using newspaper clippings, family photographs, film,
and other visual illustrations as backdrop, Perez wrestles with authorship and manic obsession, pays homage to childhood heroes, and highlights the FBI's 1970s racist criminalization of two Filipina nurses (one of whom is Perez's mother) as deeply traumatic and inescapably personal. Find out more...
 
 
HONORING OUR JOY: ALL PEOPLE'S RECOGNITION CEREMONY & CELEBRATION

"ALL PEOPLE'S" WILL TAKE PLACE THURS., MAY 21 FROM 5-8PM AT THE CROSS-CULTURAL CENTER
THE DEADLINE TO NOMINATE IS TOMORROW -- WED., MAY 13
 
Recognize your friends, colleagues and cohorts who are working for social justice and equality.

Nominations are now being accepted for our annual All People's Recognition Ceremony and Community Celebration. Show your appreciation for UCSD students, staff, and faculty who create a more socially just campus climate and community.

You may wish to  nominate a faculty member for their curriculum, a staff member for their committee work, or students for their activism. There are hundreds of people at UCSD working to make it a better place for all underrepresented students, staff, and faculty. Show that you are taking notice by nominating someone now.

You can nominate someone in less than 5 minutes by filling out the short All People's Nomination Form. Nominations are due by Wednesday, May 13.
 
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Events Coming up at the Cross-Cultural Center 
 
 
"BEAUTIFUL BOXER": CAN'T HOLD US DOWNE: QUEER API MOVIE NIGHTS
Thurs., May 14 |  7:30-9:30PM | Cross-Cultural Center Comunidad Room
 
Please join us for a free dinner, movie, and panel discussion for this last event of the "Can't Holdboxer Us Downe" film nights.
 
"Beautiful Boxer" is a movie based on the real life story of Parinya Charoenphol, a Muaythai boxer who underwent a sex change operation to become a woman. The movie chronicles her life from a young boy who likes to wear lipstick and wear flowers to her sensational career as kickboxer, and finally her confrontation with her own sexuality and gender identity. Find out more about the film herePlease RSVP to [email protected]
 
We will have three guests - Alanna Moore, Jan Estrellado and Anthony Nu�ez - leading our panel discussion on the intersection of API and LGBT identities.

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DREAM SPACE IN THE ARTSPACE
Every Thursday at noon | Cross-Cultural Center
 
A safe space for immigrant students and allies to have lunch, get to know each other, and have a conversation about everyday struggles, meeting friends, and whatever is in your mind that day. This event will happen every thursday at the same time through the rest of the quarter. Bring your own lunch.
 
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"MY PAPER HEART" COLLAGE CRAFTING WORKSHOP 
Fri., May 22 | Noon | Cross-Cultural Center ArtSpace
 
UCSD/CCC Alumna Loralei Rose Bingamon will guide this workshop using various art techniques to touch upon art as a source for self-empowerment, discovery, and healing. We will discuss the power of images to reveal subconscious thoughts and emotions as well as engage in an exercise to draw them out. 
 

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FRONTIER CONSTITUTIONS: CHRISTIANITY & COLONIAL EMPIRE IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY PHILIPPINES
Tues., May 19 | 7-8:30PM | Cross-Cultural Center 
 
Dr. Jody Blanco will present his work on
Frontier Constitutions, which  concerns the cultural transformations, adaptations, and innovations of peninsular Spanish colonists and native-born Creole, mestizo (Chinese and Spanish), and indigenous colonial subjects around crisis of colonial hegemony in the Philippines between the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; and the resulting social anomie that arose from this crisis in law and politics. The crisis of colonial hegemony engendered new political and cultural expressions, which, in turn, sanctioned the formation of new political communities around the precariousness of Spanish rule.
  
 
 
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The Cross-Cultural Center is located on the 2 Fl. of Price Center East. For more information call 858.534.9689 or email [email protected]. To request reasonable accommodations necessary to enable your participation in any of our events, please call (858) 534-6744 or email
HR-ACCES (Accommodation Counseling and Consulting Services)
Requests must be made no later than two weeks before the event to ensure adequate time to arrange for the accommodation. 
 
 
 
 
Community Events
 
 
LIVE LIFE LAUGHING
Tues., 26 | 12-1PM | Women's Center Conference Room
 
Celebrate what's right with the world with John Smith. Come join the fun and learn to bring yourself to laughter anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Reconnect to our natural capacity to laugh! Save the date for Tuesday May 26th from 12PM to 1PM at the Conference Room in the Women's Center. All are invited. No sign-up necessary. Contact Leah at [email protected] for more information. This event is hosted by the 34 Million Friends of UNFPA. See UCSD website for driving directions: http://www-act.ucsd.edu/maps
 
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GENDER BUFFET
Friday's | 12-1:30PM |Women's Center
Everyone is welcome!  We'll provide the space, the host, and the free food.  You just have to be interested in discussing gender and sexuality as they relate to everyday life on and off campus.  Join us and bring a friend. Upcoming Topics...

May 15 - Women's Center will be closed during SunGod.  Have fun and Be Safe!
 
May 22 - Human-Trafficking:  Join us and Gabriela Network - San Diego for a discussion on issues of Human Trafficking and how they continue to affect people at home and abroad.
 
May 29 -
Critical Gender Studies Talk: What is Critical Gender Studies?  Is it only for women?  How would a course or degree in CGS benefit someone?  Join us to learn what CGS is all about and discuss issues that come up.
 
June 5 -
San Diego Youth Zine Project:  A zine put together by various youth from San Diego Schools will be distributed.  A discussion on the content will follow.  Come learn what a zine is?  How can it be used for conveying ideas or self-expression?  In addition to learning about the experiences and visions of youth in our San Diego community.
 
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LOVE AND FORGIVENESS 
Every Thurs. from April 30-July 2 | Noon-1 | Women's Center 
 
The UCSD Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) and the UCSD Women's Center are pleased loveforgiveto co-host a new series of thought-provoking discussions on the topics of love and forgiveness.
The series will begin on April 30 with a film entitled, "The Mystery of Love."  The discussion facilitator will be Crystal Green, Ph.D., from the FSAP.  All staff and faculty are welcome.  This is not a counseling group and disclosure of personal information will not be required.
 
Materials from "The Campaign for Love & Forgiveness" will be used to enhance these discussions.  For more information, go to http://loveandforgive.org. For questions on the Love and Forgiveness Series, you may contact Crystal Green at [email protected] or Jessica Chapin-Geipel at [email protected] 
 
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FAMILY DAY AT THE LGBT RESOURCE CENTER
Sat., May 16 | 1:30 - 4:30PM

"Share the space you love with the ones you love" From pets, siblings, best friends... partners, grandparents, relatives... roommates, play cousins, children... parents, colleagues, neighbors... to memories...and more; family means many different things in our community. This year's Family Day will be a pet friendly and kid friendly cultural event so feel free to bring children and friendly/ leashed pets. Along with your loved one(s), please bring a dish that tells a story, something significant to you. Follow this link for the invitation; they will also be available at the front desk of the Resource Center.
 
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THE DIASPORA STRIKES BACK
Lecture and book talk by Juan Flores, May 13 at 3:30.
 
 
 
Opportunities
 
 
UCSD TRiO OUTREACH PROGRAMS NOW HIRING
 
Student Positions available include Tutors (all subjects) and College Advisor's. Pay Rate $14.00hr
Pick up an Application @ Old Student Center bldg. B and turn it in: Rm 227 (same bldg.)
Deadline to Apply: May 15th, 2008. Applications and more information can be found at http://trio.ucsd.edu/TRIO/Jobs.html 
 
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GEAR UP JOBS
There are a number of summer jobs available with the GEAR UP program. Find out more!
 
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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT JOBS 
 
Student Involvement Leadership Consultants (SILCs) for 2009-10 are being sought by One Stop. Visit Port Triton to read Job Posting #718736 online: http://career.ucsd.edu/sa/Jstjobli.shtml
 
For more information, contact Sam Soloman, Leadership Coordinator in the Center for Student Involvement at [email protected]
 
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