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January 09, 2007
MLK Day Speaker: Helen Zia 1/15 at 2pm
The University Library is pleased to sponsor a Martin Luther King day event: a presentation by award-winning journalist Helen Zia. The title of her presentation is Diversity Challenges and the Coming "Minority Majority": Crossing Boundaries in Search of the Beloved Community.
* DATE: Monday, January 15, 2007
* TIME: 2:00 p.m.; book signing to immediately follow
* VENUE: Michigan Union, Ballroom
Ms. Zia is a scholar who has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for decades. She is the author of Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People, a finalist for the prestigious Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize. President Bill Clinton quoted from Asian American Dreams at two separate speeches in the Rose Garden. Ms. Zia is former Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine. Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, books, and anthologies.
The event is co-sponsored by: University Library, Bentley Historical Library, Information Technology Central Services, Law Library, School of Information, and University Housing.
The University of Michigan's 2007 Symposium Theme is "Building The Beloved Community." The MLK Symposium Planning Committee will be honoring Dr. King's emphasis on creating "the beloved community" by sponsoring programs for faculty, staff, students, and visitors during January and February. Philosopher-theologian Josiah Royce first coined the concept of the Beloved Community in the early 20th century. Dr. King popularized the term during the civil rights movements and referred to “the beloved community” in many of his speeches and writings. Invited speakers include Kweisi Mfume, Tim Wise, and Frank Wu. For a complete calendar of events, please visit the UM MLK Symposium web site.
Posted by hlook at January 9, 2007 04:10 PM