Gene Yang on iTunesU

If you didn’t make it to the recent talk by Gene Yang (author of American Born Chinese), you can see it now on iTunesU. One of the questions Yang gets asked during the presentation is about a character in the book called “Chin-Kee.”  It’s pretty interesting to hear his take on racial stereotypes and caricatures in the media, and why he even created a character like Chin-Kee. In iTunesU, you’ll find it under Penn State University — University Libraries — “Guest Speakers.”

Straight Talk

Ready for a little Lifelong Learning? Come join us, in person, or online, for the second event in the Speaker Series on Religion and Culture from the University Libraries Diversity Committee:

“Straight Talk”

Thursday, December 4

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Foster Auditorium, 101 Pattee Library, University Park, and

via MediaSite Live (log-in required*)

Straight Talk is a panel of speakers comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ally students from a wide range of beliefs and backgrounds who educate the university community on sexual orientation, gender identity, oppression, and diversity at Penn State. They are sponsored by Penn State’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally (LGBTA) Student Resource Center.

For those who can’t attend at 11:00 a.m., the presentation will be available on MediaSite for the rest of the day on December 4 (at the request of the presenters, it will be removed from MediaSite on the 5th).

We look forward to seeing you there!