Disability Justice in AANHPI Histories and Futures

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Disability Justice in AANHPI Histories and Futures In-Person

Join us for an enlightening conversation with special guest speaker Lydia X.Z. Brown in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month.

To ensure inclusivity, we are pleased to provide two agency deaf interpreters and two hearing interpreters. Refreshments will be available, and a quiet retreat space will be provided for those in need of a break. Please note that the 3rd floor will be completely reserved for the event.

Date:: Thursday, May 2, 2024
Time:: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Time Zone:: Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:: Third Floor Reading Room
Audience:: Community Faculty Staff Students
Categories:: Library Special Events

Lydia X.Z. Brown is a writer, public speaker, educator, trainer, consultant, advocate, community organizer, community builder, activist, scholar, and attorney.

Recognized by Public Knowledge’s 20/20 Visionary Awards as a future leader who will drive tech policy in the public interest for the next 20 years

Named to them.’s Now List of LGBTQ+ Visionaries working to better our community during a uniquely challenging era

Honored by NowThis Next as a change-maker of the world for Disability Rights

Named to Gold House Foundation’s A100 List of the Most Impactful Asians and Asian Pacific Islanders in Culture

Listed in NBC Asian America Presents: A to Z, celebrating the emerging voices and breakout stars of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, who are “writing new definitions every day”

Recognized as a Top 30 Thinker Under 30 in the Social Sciences by Pacific Standard

Named to the Mic 50 list of the next generation of impactful leaders, cultural influencers and breakthrough innovators, recognizing “bold trailblazers who are unafraid to push boundaries and rethink the world” and “who represent the very best of our generation”

Honored by the Obama White House as a Champion of Change for embodying the next generation of leadership within the disability community

Featured in NBC, Rewire News, Huffington Post, Everyday Feminism, Washington Post, Soledad O’Brien’s Matter of Fact TV, Al Jazeera, Mic News, Autostraddle, BBC, POOR Magazine, The Guardian, Supermajority News, CNN, Wear Your Voice Mag, NPR, Gay Star News, NOS Magazine, Boston Globe, Black Girl Dangerous, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Wall Street Journal, and more

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Jane Diaz