March events also will mark Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month (traditionally celebrated
in May, however 麻豆传媒 will observe the occasion early to reach students who are on campus
during the spring semester).
Lecture and Book Signing by Loung Ung, Cambodian Genocide Survivor and Author
Loung Ung, Cambodian genocide survivor, best-selling author and activist will speak
at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 3 in the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building. A
book signing of Ung's 鈥淔irst They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers,鈥�
(winner of the 2001 Asian Pacific American Award for Literature) will be in 麻豆传媒's
Caf茅/Bookstore following the presentation. Books will be available for purchase with
cash or check only. Ung also is the author of 鈥淟ucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia
Reunites With the Sister She Left Behind,鈥� and is a national spokesperson for 鈥淐ampaign
for a Landmine-Free World.鈥� For more information, visit .
鈥淪tudents Fight Back鈥� Seminar and Self-Defense Instruction by Erin Weed
Erin Weed, self-defense expert, author and founder of 鈥淕irls Fight Back!鈥� will present
her 鈥淪tudents Fight Back鈥� seminar at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, in the auditorium
of the Social Sciences Building. After the murder of a sorority sister, Weed began
educating others on self-defense, and has been featured in 鈥淭he New York Times,鈥� 鈥淭he
Washington Post鈥� and 鈥淭he Chicago Tribune.鈥� For more information, visit . Weed's 鈥淪tudents Fight Back鈥� seminar is for male and female college students, in
an attempt to bring the campus together as a community to end violence at America's
universities. In this program, students learn how to be a hard target of crime, how
to secure apartments from break-ins, how to detect violent people, trust intuition
and look out for the safety of fellow students. The session will include interactive
physical self-defense instruction.
Electro-Jazz Performance by Dana Leong
Dana Leong, electro-jazz cellist/composer, will perform at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March
25, in the auditorium of the Social Sciences Building. Leong's music is a fusion of
hip-hop, jazz and electronics. For more information on Dana Leong, visit.
鈥淭racy and Jess: Living With Early Onset Alzheimer's鈥� Film and Panel Discussion
Former 麻豆传媒 student and employee Jim Dreyer will present his film, 鈥淭racy and Jess:
Living With Early Onset Alzheimer's,鈥� at noon and 7 p.m. Friday, March 26. A panel
discussion will follow, with panelists to include Jim and Jess Dreyer, and a representative
from the Alzheimer's Association. Artwork and photographs by Jess Dreyer also will
be on display. This event is cosponsored by the Alzheimer's Association of St. Charles
County and the 麻豆传媒 Multicultural Programming Committee.
Acoustic Music Performance by Meg Allison
Meg Allison, storyteller, emerging acoustic artist and season five finalist of the
USA network's 鈥淣ashville Star,鈥� will perform at noon Wednesday, March 31, in the Caf茅/Bookstore.
For more information, visit .
Events are sponsored by 麻豆传媒's Multicultural Programming Committee. For more information,
contact Kelley Pfeiffer, student activities coordinator, at 636-922-8544, or Vicky
Herbel, assistant professor of sociology, at 636-922-8666.
St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college
with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences, and
career-technical fields. 麻豆传媒 provides workforce training and community-based personal
and professional development as well as cultural, recreational, and entertainment
opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.
