2022-2023 Events
CRES Senior Celebration
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
5:00-6:30 pm
College Common HUB 153
Join us in celebrating our seniors!
Helen Zia: Building Stronger Communities Through Sustained Activism
Monday, April 17, 2023
6:00-7:30 pm
Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, Coughlin Theater
Helen Zia is an activist, award-winning author, and former journalist. She will discuss activism, Asian American and LGBTQ+ movements, sustaining social movements, and challenging the Model Minority Myth. Co-sponsored by the Asian American Union, Filipino American Student Union, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, and the Office of the President.
"The Right to be Beautiful" with Dr. Mimi Thi Nguyen
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Time: 6-7 pm
Location: Zoom
2021-2022
Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies presents a Brown Bag preview of Dr. Cassandra Dame-Griff's Race, Reproduction, and Family course!
Please join us for a preview of Race, Reproduction and the Family! During this “mini-class,” we’ll be discussing core topics of the course and Dr. Dame-Griff will present a mini-lesson based on one larger aspect of the course. Please come ready to learn, ready to chat, and ready to ask questions! We look forward to seeing you there!
November 17, 2021 - 2:00-3:00pm - in the Hemmingson Jundt Lounge (room # 201).
2020-2021
Join the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies for a Halloween Brown Bag, October 27, 2021, 12:00-1:00pm!
Join the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies for an open house event, October 11, 2021, 1:00-2:00pm!
Please join the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies for a discussion of the CRES Oral History Project.
Event registration is required via Zoom. Please look for that registration link in GU's Morning Mail a few days prior to the event.
Collaborative Conversations with Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Presents: The Body is where My Inquiry Begins: Returning to Queer Asia with Shinsuke Eguchi
Please join the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies in welcoming our guest speaker, Dr. Shinsuke Eguchi, who will present their critical reflections of the way lived experiences highly drive their passion for pursuing the scholarship on intersectionality and queer people of color.
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Shinsuke Eguchi (Ph.D., Howard University) is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico. Their research interests focus on global and transcultural studies, queer of color critique, intersectionality and racialized gender politics, Asian/American studies, and performance studies. Their mostly recent work will appear or has appeared for publication in Review of Communication, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, Women’s Studies in Communication, Cultural Studies↔Critical Methodologies, and Journal of Homosexuality. They are also co-editor with Satoshi Toyosaki of Intercultural Communication in Japan (Routledge), coeditor with Bernadette Marie Calafell of Queer Intercultural Communication (Rowman & Littlefield), and coeditor with Bernadette Marie Calafell and Shadee Abdi of De-Whitening Intersectionality (Lexington Press).
Event registration is required via Zoom. Please look for that registration link in GU's Morning Mail a few days prior to the event.
Please join us on Zoom April 21, 2021 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
Collaborative Conversations with Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Presents: Art and Activism: A Critical Perspective with Rommy Torrico
Please join the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies in welcoming our guest speaker, visual artist Rommy Torrico, who will discuss their work at the intersections of art and activism.
Rommy Torrico is a formerly undocumented, queer, trans/nonbinary visual artist born in Iquique, Chile; raised in Naples, Florida; and is currently based out of NYC. They have been involved in the (im)migrant rights struggle for several years and infuse much of their work with personal experience and the stories their community shares. Over the years, Torrico’s work has been included in several publications and exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum, the Library of Congress and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía as well as many galleries and museums throughout the Americas and internationally.
Event registration is required via Zoom. Please look for that registration link in GU's Morning Mail a few days prior to the event.
Please join us on Zoom April 8, 2021 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Presents: A Conversation About Oral History with Dr. D. Soyini Madison
Please join the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies in welcoming our guest speaker, Dr. Soyini Madison, in a lively discussion about her approach and work in oral history. The majority of our time together will be allotted for questions regarding her scholarship.
Event registration is required via Zoom. Please look for that registration link in GU's Morning Mail a few days prior to the event.
Please join us on Zoom on March 29, 2021 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Brown Bag Series: Hawaiian Sovereignty and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Organizing in the Fight for Racial Justice and Equity
Please join the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies in welcoming our guest speakers, Drs. Rona Halualani and Jeannette Soon-Ludes in a lively discussion about the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and Pacific Islander organizing in the fight for racial justice and equity.
Event registration is required. Please click here to RSVP. You will then receive a link to our Zoom registration. You must register on that link, as well.
Meet our guest speakers:
Dr. Rona Tamiko Halualani is a professor of intercultural communication in the Department of Communication Studies at San Jose State University. She also served as the special assistant to the president, director of inclusive excellence and institutional planning for San Jose State University from 2007 through 2009. Dr. Halualani is the author of In the Name of Hawaiians: Native Identities and Cultural Politics (University of Minnesota Press) and is the co-editor (with Dr. Thomas K. Nakayama) of the Handbook of Critical Intercultural Communication (Wiley). She has published numerous articles in the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, International and Intercultural Communication Annual, and International Journal of Intercultural Relations, among other journals and collections. Dr. Halualani is also the former editor-in-chief of the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. She teaches courses on intercultural communication, critical intercultural communication, globalized intercultural communication, and culture and gender identity. Dr. Halualani also provides diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting and trainings for organizations and campuses around the country. Dr. Halualani is currently completing her book manuscript on diasporic Hawaiian belonging titled, Across, Between, & In Memory of “Home”: A Genealogy of Diasporic Hawaiian Belonging.
Dr. Jeannette Soon-Ludes is an independent researcher, consultant, and community organizer based in rural Honoka`a, Hawai`i. She works in the overlap between equity and education with subject matter expertise in Native Hawaiian and Local identity formation. Her unique professional expertise sits at the intersection of students and institutions, including extensive collaboration with AANAPISI campuses across the continental United States and U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands.
Please join us on Zoom on November 16, 2020 at 6pm-7pm. Zoom link registration will be emailed upon your completion of our RSVP request above.
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Brown Bag Series: Welcome Back and Checking In
Students, come learn about and meet faculty in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. This is an opportunity for current and new students to virtually gather to check in and socialize. We want to know how you are doing amid the current climate. Please join us on October 7, 2020 at 1pm-2pm.
2019-2020
CRES Brownbag: The Necessity of Critical Love for Social Justice in Academia
Monday, February 24, 2020, 12 - 1:30 p.m., Hemmingson Auditorium
Join us for sweets and discussion with Dr. Bernadette Calafell.
CRES Brownbag: Queer Xicana: Excavating Land, Life, and Loss Between Latinx and Native Peoples.
January 29, 2020, Humanities Building (HUB) 153
Dr. Aimee Carrillo Rowe of California State University, Northridge presented, Queer Xicana: Excavating Land, Life, and Loss Between Latinx and Native Peoples.
Presented by the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES). Co-Sponsored by Native American Studies.
CRES Symposium: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
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November 21, 2019 beginning at and November 22, 2019, HUB 153
We learned about existing, cutting edge, and exciting work being done at Gonzaga University in the interdisciplinary field of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. Presentations included faculty and students from Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Communication Studies, History, Biology, Women and Gender Studies, and English.
Presented by the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES). Click here for flyer. Click here to view the program schedule.
Photos From CRES Symposium: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Lunch with CRES: The Name Game
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November 6, 2019, HUB 153
First-ever lunch with CRES event series!
In this series, we invited students to have a pizza lunch with CRES faculty as we discussed important topics and debates in the field of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies.In our first event, we focused on the politics of naming, considering how groups, communities, and individuals negotiate naming themselves and others. CRES Assistant Professor Dr. Cassandra Dame-Griff presented some of her current research regarding the term “Latinx,” including its origins and (mis)uses. Our conversation also considered issues surrounding the use of umbrella terms, acronyms, and other naming conventions that help us better understand what’s at stake when we name ourselves and others.
Presented by the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES).
Photos From Lunch with CRES: The Name Game
Tim Wise, The Politics of Race and Class in America
October 29, 2019, Hemmingson Ballroom
A prominent anti-racist writer and educator in the U.S., Tim Wise examined the ways that American politics and culture serve to rationalize inequities on the basis of class and race.
Not Giving Up: Maintaining Our Commitment to Justice in Unjust Times
In this new and exciting presentation, Tim Wise explored the importance of staying strong in difficult times, and committing to the struggle for justice, even when justice seems far away. Weaving social movement history with contemporary analysis, humor and storytelling, Wise provided practical tools for movement building, self-care, how to build effective coalitions, and how to avoid some of the pitfalls that occasionally befall organizers and activists in every generation. In this talk, Wise also examined the ups and downs of social media as a tool for movement building; the importance (and potential blind spots) of movement allies; and understanding the difference between systems of oppression and individuals who occasionally act in oppressive ways, and how to stay focused principally on the former, as a way to lessen the harms of both. Additionally, he explored the importance of "radical humility,” in movement work: recognizing our own mistakes, our own (often slow) process of becoming aware of injustices, and the recognition that we still have much to learn from one another. This presentation was a great primer for movement building and effective activism, which will help boost the resilience of those seeking a more just and equitable world, but who find themselves frustrated by the slow—and often backwards—pace of change.
Presented by Diversity, Inclusion, Community, and Equity (DICE).
Neil Foley, Monuments & Memory: Comparing Public Reckonings with the History of the West & South
September 30, 2019, Hemmingson Ballroom
Dr. Foley’s visit to Gonzaga was sponsored by the English Department, the History Department, the Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Department, the Powers Chair of the Humanities, the Center for Public Humanities, Foley Library, and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion.
Dr. Neil Foley of Southern Methodist University gave a lecture entitled “Whose History? Monuments, Memory, and Contested Pasts of the West and South.” Dr. Foley is the Robert and Nancy Dedman Endowed Chair in History at SMU and the Co-Director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies. Given contemporary conversations about the relationship between historical monuments and racism both past and present, Dr. Foley’s lecture was of interest to many.
Photos From the Neil Foley Lecture
Open House for Students Interested in Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
September 19, 2019
Hemmingson Center, Room 314
Met CRES faculty and staff, learned about the program, ate some food, and share your thoughts!