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Spring 2019 Ethnic Studies Department Commencement Ceremony

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May 13, 2019

Wed, May 22, 2019, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

Zellerbach Playhouse

 

The Spring 2019 Ethnic Studies Department Commencement Ceremony will take place at 2:00PM, Wednesday, May 22nd in Zellerbach Playhouse.

 

This year we are honored to welcome keynote speaker Helen Zia. Zia is an author, journalist, and activist. Her latest book is "Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao’s Revolution" (Ballantine Books, 2019). She is a former Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine. Her work on the 1980s landmark civil rights case of anti-Asian violence is featured in the Academy Award nominated documentary, Who Killed Vincent Chin?  

 

Contact Dewey St. Germaine for more information (deweystg@berkeley.edu).