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Multiculturalism lecture, workshop set April 7 The free public events are part of a celebration of Asian heritage by the UDs Office of Multicultural Programs. The workshop, Integrating a Multicultural Curriculum, will be held at 3:30 p.m., in Room 109 of the Willard Hall Education Building. A lecture, Why Muticulturalism Matters, will take place at 7 p.m., in the Trabant University Center Theatre. Okihiro has authored several books on U.S. history and African history, including Margins and Mainstreams: Asians in American History and Culture (1994) and The Columbia Guide to Asian American History (2001). A past president of the Association for Asian American Studies, Okihiro also has received a lifetime achievement award from the American Studies Association. The events, held in conjunction with 50 Years After Brown: Has There Been Social Transformation, are sponsored by the Asian Heritage Council of the Office of Multicultural Programs, the Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus, East Asian Studies, the Center for Black Culture and the Hispanic and Latin American Concerns Office. Article by Jerry Rhodes To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |