Videos - Recorded Events

A collection of events recorded by the American Cultures Center is available for your streaming convenience.

Events & Resource Pages

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The High School Ethnic Studies Initiative hosts various events for students and instructors that focus on approaches to teaching Ethnic Studies high school courses.

Third World Liberation Front Panel 2.0

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On June 10, 2024, UC Berkeley's High School Ethnic Studies Initiative hosted a panel on the history of the 1969 Third World Liberation Front at UC Berkeley, the movement that led to the creation of the first Ethnic Studies Department. This panel, following a similar one held in 2023, featured original strikers from the 1969 Third World Liberation Front strike at UC Berkeley, and Professor Waldo Martin, UC Berkeley historian specializing in social movements of the 1960s. UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies...

HSESI Third World Liberation Front Panel

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On June 12, 2023, UC Berkeley's High School Ethnic Studies Initiative held a panel discussion on the history of the 1969 Third World Liberation Front Strike at UC Berkeley.

Featured panelists: Clementina Duron, 1969 TWLF Student Striker, and UC Berkeley Alum and a public school teacher and principal for 30 years in Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco. Harvey Dong, 1969 TWLF UC Berkeley Student Striker, and UC Berkeley Alum and Faculty, Ethnic Studies Vicci Wong, 1969 TWLF UC Berkeley Student Striker, UC Berkeley Alum, Cofounder, Asian American Political...

2024 Teaching in Summer Workshop

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Every year, the American Cultures coordinates a 'Teaching in Summer' workshop for all Summer Sessions instructors. Our Center partners with key campus partners to equip instructors with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities of summer teaching, important policy updates, and effective summer course planning strategies. This year, in collaboration with Berkeley Summer Sessions, and the Center for Teaching and Learning, the workshop also offered...

Teaching in Summer Workshop Series

Every year we host workshops that focus on some of the best approaches to teaching an intensive six- or ten-week summer course at UC Berkeley. Among the topics discussed include strategies for managing extended summer class time, what to expect from summer student enrollment, the specifics of the American Cultures curriculum requirement, and teaching to issues of racial and economic justice in diverse classrooms.

How can districts and schools successfully implement Ethnic Studies courses?

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On April 2nd, 2024, the High School Ethnic Studies Initiative held an online discussion for Ethnic Studies educators on successfully implementing Ethnic Studies courses at the high school and district level. This event featured a discussion between Ethnic Studies educator Artnelson Concordia and UC Berkeley Academic Coordinator Ricky Aguirre, and a Q&A segment for high school Ethnic Studies instructors.

Artnelson is a veteran teacher who helped develop the San Francisco Unified School District’s Ethnic...

Antiracism Pedagogy & Equity-Based Learning Winter Institute

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Since 2018, the CDF program has supported instructors in developing creative design assignments, assignments that are intentionally built to support faculty and students in ways that are adaptive, equity-oriented, and foster antiracism. In the CDF Winter Institute participants developed actionable strategies that build antiracist and equity-based education.

In conversation with CDF faculty, staff, and students, the Winter Institute discussed how within the current condition of remote instruction and the devastating effects of the...

Aspirations of Antiracist Pedagogy: Community-Based Learning

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On April 10, 2024, the American Cultures Engaged Scholarship (ACES) Program held a Spring institute, titled “Aspirations of Antiracist Pedagogy: Community-Based Learning.” This page specifically discusses the lunch portion of the event where guest speaker Dr. Brandi Thompson Summers, from the Department of Geography at UC Berkeley, shared her expertise on community-based learning. Dr. Summers shared valuable insights on the opportunities this style of learning presents and the challenges it poses. She also discussed how to implement antiracist pedagogy...

HSESI Scholar Series: How Do We teach Pacific Island Matters in High School Ethnic Studies Curricula?

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On March 18th, the UC Berkeley High School Ethnic Studies Initiative held the scholar series panel discussion, “How do we teach Pacific Island matters in High School Ethnic Studies Curricula?” Moderated by undergraduate students Fine Ashley Tuitupou & Kahel Joem Zedekiah and featuring guest speakers Estella Owoimaha-Church, ...

AC Anniversaries

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The American Cultures Center celebrates its milestones by recognizing its accomplishments. Please click on the images below to learn more about the origins of the American Cultures curriculum, our leaders, achievements, and lessons learned that can be applied to higher education. Please review the videos of our different filmed anniversary events.