Last Minute Bday Update: Celebratin my bday @ BRIDGES 2nite!!! Will do a set too @ 11pm.

1st 20 homies to let me know will get free list all nite. Folks responding after that will get free b4 10:30 and $5 after.

Holla and let's bring that mETHODOLOGY spirit to Bridges for 1 nite! Beat Junkie legend J-Rocc will also be spinning.

DJ Phatrick & DJ Roza Present:

DEVIL'S PIE | LOS ANGELES
...soul by the slice...

FREE 3rd Wednesdays Soul Party

***SEPTEMBER 16***
ARETHA TRIBUTE
by
DJ O-DUB
(www.soul-sides.com)

We honor the QUEEN OF SOUL with a special guest set by soul music expert, dj, blogger, journalist, and professor: DJ O-DUB.

with resident DJ
PHATRICK
(www.djphatrick.com)

and special guest substitute for ROZA:
DJ ULTRAMAN
(Cerritos All Stars)

FREE Cupcakes!

NO COVER
21+
10pm-2am

VERDUGO BAR
3408 Verdugo Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90065

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"UCLA Asian American Studies Center To Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary"

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with an outdoor reception and program on Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 4-7pm at Dickson Plaza on the UCLA campus. The event will also pay special tribute to Director and Professor Don T. Nakanishi, who will be retiring after 19 years of distinguished leadership of the Asian American Studies Center and a 35-year career at UCLA. The event is free and open to the public. Please visit the web site: http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/archives/40thcelebration.htm

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center was established during the 1969-1970 academic year as a result of faculty, student, alumni, and community advocacy. "The Center," the founding steering committee wrote in its proposal to the UCLA administration in 1969, "will hopefully enrich the experience of the entire university by contributing to an understanding of the long neglected history, rich cultural heritage, and present position of Asian Americans in our society."

Through its programs in research, teaching, publications, library and archival collecting, leadership training, and community partnerships, the Center has pursued its original mission, and has sought to enrich and inform not only the UCLA community, but also an array of broader audiences and sectors in the state, the nation, and internationally.

Today, UCLA is the largest and most comprehensive research and teaching institution in the field of Asian American Studies. It has the largest faculty with over forty tenured professors in twenty-five departments across the university, including the Department of Asian American Studies, which was established in 2004. The Department teaches over 60 classes annually, enrolls over 3,000 students, and offers an undergraduate major and minor, and a MA degree. UCLA annually produces more MA theses and PhD dissertations on Asian American Studies topics than any university in the nation.

The UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press publishes two national journals, Amerasia Journal and AAPI Nexus, and has released over 200 books, reports, and bibliographies, including classics like Roots: An Asian American Reader (1971), and the National Asian Pacific American Political Almanac. The Center's Library and Special Collections are national resource treasures of the field of Asian American Studies. The Center continues its legacy of building mutually beneficial partnerships with a wide array of organizations, museums, and other programs in Southern California and nationwide, and its innovative web-based programs like the US-China Media Brief have a world-wide reach. The Center's endowment, which has been generously supported by thousands of donors over the years, includes six endowed academic chairs, and numerous fellowships, scholarships, research funds and academic prizes.

The Center has produced a number of renowned leaders, scholars, and writers during its four decades, including Morgan Chu, the nation's top intellectual property attorney; Lisa Hasegawa, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development; Stewart Kwoh, Asian Pacific American Legal Center; Judy Chu, Chair, California Board of Equalization; Chanchanit (Chancee) Martorell, Thai CDC; Angela Oh, civll rights leader; Joel Jacinto, Search to Involve Pilipino Americans; Yen Espiritu, Professor, UCSD; Gary Okihiro, Professor, Columbia; Franklin Odo, Director, Smithsonian Institution; Justin Lin, film-maker; Jeff Chang, writer; Erin Kahunawaika..ala Wright, University of Hawaii-Manoa, among many others.

A recently concluded external review of the Center by a national team of scholars concluded that, "The Asian American Studies Center at UCLA is indisputably the leading Asian American Studies center in the country and an exemplary ethnic studies center of any kind, the gold standard against which all the rest are measured."

Award-winning news anchor and UCLA Professor Tritia Toyota, California Assembly members Mike Eng and Warren Furutani and UCLA Vice Chancellor Claudia Mitchell-Kernan will be among the featured speakers at the 40th anniversary event. The Chinatown Kung Fu and Lion Dance Troupe, Samahang Modern, and others also will perform.

RSVP is requested. Please call (310) 825-2974 or email aascrsvp@aasc.ucla.edu. Parking is available at Lots 2 and 3. Rates are $9 per day. For more information, please contact: Jolie Chea, (310) 825-2974 or jchea@aasc.ucla.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Benjamin Chang

Los Angeles,  CA

EDUCATION

Present

Ph.D. Student, Education, University of California, Los Angeles.

2001
M.Ed., Curriculum & Instruction, University of California, Los Angeles.

2000    

Credential, Multiple Subject, Cross Cultural and Academic (CLAD) specialization, University of California, Los Angeles.

1999    

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of California, San Diego.

Research INTERESTs

Asian American Studies;  Critical Pedagogy;  Literacy;  Philosophy of Education;  Small Schools;  Social Movements;  Social Studies;  Sociology of Education;  Teacher Preparation;  Urban Education;  Youth and Popular Cultural Studies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2007

Teacher Trainer

Secondary English Teachers

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Taught seminar on uses of hip-hop and youth/popular culture when teaching literacy.

March 2007 - June 2007          
Teaching Assistant
University of California, Los Angeles
EDUC 130 Race, Class, Gender & School Inequality in the U.S. 

(Spring Quarter)
Undergraduate course on school inequality in U.S. schools, focused on the sociology and history of education.

January 2007 - March 2007                            
Graduate Researcher           
University of California, Los Angeles
Institute of Democracy, Education & Access
Office of Youth Research
(Winter Quarter)

January 2007 - March 2007                            
Teaching Assistant
University of California, Los Angeles
EDUC 194B Culture, Gender & Human Development
(Winter Quarter)
Undergraduate course on the intersections of gender, culture, and learning, focused on socio-cultural learning and development, feminist, and literacy theory.

September 2006 - Present

Teaching Assistant

University of California, Los Angeles

EDUC 222A Qualitative Research in Education

(Fall Quarter)

March 2006 - June 2006          
Teaching Assistant
University of California, Los Angeles
EDUC 130 Race, Class, Gender & School Inequality in the U.S. 

(Spring Quarter)

January 2006 - Present

Teaching Assistant

University of California, Los Angeles

EDUC 194B Culture, Gender & Human Development

(Winter Quarter)

September 2005 - December 2005                                  

Teaching Assistant

University of California, Los Angeles

EDUC 130 Race, Class, Gender & School Inequality in the U.S. 

(Fall Quarter)

March 2005 - July 2005                                             

Teaching Assistant

University of California, Los Angeles

Migrant Summer Leadership Institute

Development and implementation of program for high school students from migrant worker families, based on a critical and decolonizing pedagogy, and cultural historical activity theory. 

January 2005 - June 2005                                

Graduate Reader

University of California, Los Angeles

Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

Review and revision of Masters Student theses at Teacher Education Program, Center X.

September 2004 - June 2005                              

Teacher Supervisor

University of California, Los Angeles

Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

Supervision and mentoring of new teachers in inner-city K-8 schools.

December 2002 - March 2003                           

Clinical Faculty

University of California, Los Angeles

Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Course Taught:

March 2002 - June 2002                                            

Consultant

Los Angeles Leadership Academy Charter School

Consulted in development of administration, curriculum and instruction for the urban charter school.

August 2000 - 2004                                        

Classroom Teacher          Chinatown, CA

Castelar Elementary School (LAUSD)

Responsible for curriculum, instruction and assessment of language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and physical education, which included bilingual and special education.

May 1998 - September 1998                                   

Teacher                              San Diego, CA

Summerbridge San Diego

Taught full-day social studies and ethnic studies courses to middle and high school students.  Developed pilot program to train secondary students to become teachers.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Fellowship, Graduate Research Mentorship, University of California, Los Angeles, Summer 2007.

Visiting Scholar, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China, March 2007.

Visiting Scholar, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia, Summer 2006.

Fellow, 21st Century Graduate Fellowship in Asian Pacific American Studies, 2006-2007.

Fellow, National Council of Teachers of English, Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color Fellowship, 2006-Present.

Visiting Scholar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore National Institute of Education, Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice, Summer 2005.

Fellow, Regents Graduate Fellowship, University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, 2004-2006.

Vera A. Strayer Deans Scholarship, University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, 1999-2000.

Provost Honors, University of California, San Diego, 1998-1999.

PUBLICATIONS

Luke, A., & Chang, B. (in press). Foreword. In K. Kumashiro & B. Ngo (Eds.), Six Lenses for Anti-Oppressive Education: Partial Stories, Improbable Conversations (pp. 1-4). New York: Peter Lang.

Chang, B. (2006).  On Che Guevara, Paulo Freire and the Pedagogy of Revolution.  Asian American Movement.  http://aamovement.net/viewpoints/2006/pedagogy1.html

Lipton, M. & Oakes, J.  (2002).  Teaching to Change the World.  2^nd Ed.  New York: McGraw Hill.

*excerpts throughout book were taken from my masters thesis

Chang, B.  (2001).  The Sensational Students of Room 4: A Process Towards Emancipatory Education Through A Framework of Critical Pedagogy.  An unpublished masters thesis.

Baldwin, C. and Chang, B.  (2000).  Teachers for Social Justice.  Teaching to Change LA, 1:1.

http://www.tcla.gseis.ucla.edu/democracy/politics/tsj.html

selected Scholarly and Professional Presentations

Invited Speaker, "We are Here: (Im)migrant youth at the center of social activism and critical educational scholarship." Spencer Symposium on Immigration and Education, University of California, Los Angeles, May 3, 2007.

Presenter, "From Kung Pao to Conscientizacao: Challenging Dehumanizing Pedagogy in the Classrooms and Community of Chinatown."  Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Paulo Freire SIG, Chicago, April 13, 2007.

Presenter, "Challenging Dehumanizing Pedagogy in Elementary Classrooms and the Inner-City Community of Chinatown."  Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Division B-Curriculum Studies, Chicago, April 12, 2007.

Presenter, "Education + Organizing: Teaching for Social Justice in Today's Chinatown."  Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans SIG, Chicago, April 11, 2007.

Presenter, "Social Justice Education Plus Community Organizing With Elementary Students and Families in the Diverse Community of Chinatown."  Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Division K-Teaching and Teacher Education, Chicago, April 11, 2007.

Invited lecture, "Teaching + Organizing: Education for social justice in today's Chinatown."  2007 Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable Conference, "Building Community Capacity for Program Evaluation," University of Southern California, March 2, 2007.

Speaker, "The Sensational Students of Room 23:  A journey towards liberatory pedagogy with elementary school students."  Education Foundations 440, "Schooling in a Diverse Urban Society," Charter School of Education, California State University Los Angeles, March 1, 2007.

Invited lecture, "The Next Movement: Emancipatory Pedagogy and Community Organizing Towards Equity and Social Justice in Our Time."  Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia, September 5, 2006.

Invited lecture, "Liberatory Pedagogy & Community Organizing for Social Justice in Our Time."  Griffith University Seminar Series, Education, Equity and Diversity: Expanding the Landscape of Social Justice, Gold Coast, Australia, August 31, 2006.

Speaker, Hip-Hop: Its Historical & Contemporary Connections to Liberatory & Multiracial Movements in the U.S.  National Equity Centers Summer Civil Rights and Social Justice Training Institute, Los Angeles, July 17, 2006.
 

Invited lecture, "Concrete Schoolyard: Hip-Hop & Pedagogies of Liberation in Urban Public Schools."  This Generation & Education Called Hip-Hop Conference, Los Angeles, May 6, 2006.

Speaker, "The Love Movement: Grassroots, Community, and Organizing as Liberatory Pedagogy."  California Association of Freirean Educators, University of California, Los Angeles, April 22, 2006.

Speaker, Chinatown Schools and the LAUSD: Post 9/11.  Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, September 10, 2005.

Invited lecture, Doctoral Studies of Critical Theory Within the U.S. Context.  Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore National Institute of Education, August 12, 2005.

Invited lecture, The Love Movement: Grassroots, Community, and Organizing as Emancipatory Curriculum.  Centre for Research in Pedagogy & Practice, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore National Institute of Education, August 10, 2005.

Speaker, Foundations in Transformative Pedagogy: Implications for African and Asian Adult Literacy.  Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Coalition, Philadelphia, January 5, 2005.

Keynote speaker, Asian and Pacific Islander Identity & Power.  Student Affirmative Action Committee.  University of California, San Diego, November 13, 2004.

Invited lecture, Critical Pedagogy in Inner-City Los Angeles.  UNICEF Cities for Peace, SEIU Local 660, Los Angeles, May 21, 2004.

Panelist, The LAUSD Today: A Critical Look.  CAPSA, 99^th St. School, Watts, March 12, 2004.

Opening speaker, Race and Culture in Los Angeles Public

DATE: Sunday, August 3rd
TIME: Doors open 5:30 pm  |   Show starts at 6:00 pm
LOCATION:
East West Players - The David Henry Hwang Theater
120 N. Judge John Aiso St.


Los Angeles, 90012
(1st & San Pedro)

TICKET PRICE: Presale: $15   |   At the door: $20


PERFORMING ON A SKETCH WITH US ARE ALSO:

ROGER FAN  |  Finishing the Game
DANTE BASCO  |  Hook, Take the Lead, Entourage
KARIN ANNA CHEUNG  |  Better Luck Tomorrow
KAILA YU  |  Nylon Pink
DANNY CHO  |  Feat.

SPECIAL GUEST DJ: Ultraman (Cerritos All Stars)

SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMER: BIG PHONY
http://www. myspace. com/bigphony

FOR TICKETS & INFO:
http://www. projektnewspeak. com
http://www. sketchcomedyshow. com

CAST INCLUDES:
Earl Baylon, Kris Clemente, Jason Owsley, Susane Lee, Jeena Yi, John Wrot, Surina Jindal, Jeremy Lalas, Davis Choh, and Eddie Kim

Directed and Produced by: Brian Corpuz
Writer/Associate Producer: Justin Quizon