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5/8/2018 Cultural Awareness Program Past Events

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.................. Fall 2017 Pr ograms

Shawn Thwaites A Steel Pan Drum and Trinidad Culture Presentation

Free to the Public September 14, 2017 at 11:30 am

San Joaquin Delta College Presidents’ Patio – The Quad

Poster available ..................

Hispanic Heritage Month 2017 September 15-October 15, 2017




Spring 2017 Pr ograms ..................

On The Hill: Friday, April 21, 2017

Atherton Auditorium Doors open: 7pm

Show begins: 8pm RSVP bit.ly/othstockton

FREE ADMISSION for entire community


Asian Pacific Islander American Multi-Cultural Rally Saturday April 29, 2017

Marcopoulos Gym ..................

Stockton Chinese New Y ear Festival Stage Performance Sunday March 5, 2017

Stockton Civic Auditorium

.................. Stirrups -- A Play Reading

Tuesday Mar 14, 2017 12:30 pm and 7:30 pm Tillie Lewis Theater

Val Acoba and Paula Sheil co-producers



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Black History Month Feb 2017

Events: Lectures, Movies, Plays, and Waffles:

Complete Schedule (Large image) ..................

The Tomato Queen Tillie Lewis: The T omato Queen

Author and Speaker Kyle Elizabeth Wood Gives an Engaging Introduction to

Tillie Lewis. Based on her book, The Tomato Queen

Thursday, Feb 9, 2017 12:30p-1:30pm

AND 6:30p-8:00pm Tillie Lewis Theater



Poster ..................

Fall 2016 Pr ograms ..................

EPIC (Empowering Positive Initiatives for Change)

Oct 22, 2016 8am-3pm

Science/Math Building APIASA

.................. The Whipping Man

A play by Matthew Lopez Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:30p-2:30p

Al Muller Theatre Presented by TOASTCO

Directed by DonnaMarie

.................. 38th Annual Chinese New Y ear Celebration

Sunday, March 6, 2016 10:00 am

Near the Civic Auditorium



525 N Center St, Stockton, CA 95202 Day of family fun and rich cultural activities with a parade, followed by lion dances, 4-hour long

stage performance, Chinese food, children's activities, Chinese goods, and more! FREE!

Concord Kung Fu Academy, Chinese Music Suite from Capitol Chinese Orchestra, Chinese FolkDance from Bayland Dancing, Male and Female Solos, Magic Show, Peking Opera Singing, Martial

Arts Performance, etc. ..................

Juan Felipe Herr era United States Poet Laureate

Thursday, April 7, 2016 11:00a-1:00p

Atherton Auditorium

Reception immediately following in Locke Lounge ..................

PLACAS: The Most Danger ous Tattoo, the celebrated play by Paul S. Flores,

in its Stockton debut with accompanying events

Atherton Auditorium



Thursday February 4 Time change:1:30-2:30pm "Making Theater About Conflict and Peace” (Excerpt of play and the

creation of Placas) (No ticket required) 5:30-6:30pm "Community Peace Panel" (Discussing strategies for healing) (No ticket required)

7:30pm-9:30pm Placas (Complete Performance) (Ticket r equir ed)

Friday February 5 Noon-4:00pm "Day of Healing" Workshops at Fathers & Families of San Joaquin (e-mail:

[email protected] to register) 7:30pm-9:30pm Placas (Complete Performance) (Ticket r equir ed)

9:30pm-10pm Post-performance reception with cast Tickets will be available soon at Delta Center for the Arts Box Office and fr om Father &

Families San Joaquin Facebook Event details

.................. Black History Month

February 2016

February 4, 2016 (12:30pm-1:30pm) Dr. Marlon Gayle

(MBKA) My Brother’s Keeper Academy West Forum

- February 11, 2016 (12:30pm-1:30pm)

Tama Brisbane “Her Spoken Words” West Forum

- February 18, 2016 (12:30pm-1:30pm)

Amanda King “Hurt People-Hurt People”

West Forum -

February 23, 2016 (5:00pm-7:00pm) AAEC Annual Chicken & Waffle Scholarship Fundraiser

Danner Hall -

February 25, 2016 (12:30pm-1:30pm) Brandie Owusu-Spencer

“DJ APEX” – (Lip Sync Battle Showdown) Quad/Serna Amphitheater

- February 25, 2016 (5:30pm-8:30pm)

“Era-Themed Dance”, featuring hits from the 1940’s to the classic “Motown Sound” of the 1960’s. Danner Hall



.................. .................. Fall 2015 Programs

.................. *Regrettably CANCELED*

NIGHT OF CHINA 3 *Regrettably CANCELED*

The United States Embassy in Beijing has retracted its pr evious decision to allow the artists passageto the United States. There is no information on why this decision was made.

Fusion of Modern Martial Arts, Dance, and T echnology by Jackie Chan’ s Dragon Style KungfuTroupe

Monday, December 21, 2015 7-8:30 p.m.

Atherton Auditorium Free admission with ticket (available at DCA Box Office)



.................. LISTEN

A fictional feature film inspired by real stories about the struggles youth face dealing with mental-illness, self-harm, gang violence, racism, cyber-bullying, domestic abuse and suicide

Thursday, November 5, 2015 Screenings at 1:30p and 5:30p West Forum

Free admission

.................. Bahala Na Eskrima Martial Arts/Filipino Folk Dancers

Thursday, October 22, 2015 Screenings at 12:30p-1:30p President's Patio

(across from Goleman Library entrance)



Free admission Lunch available for a fee.

.................. 50 Shades of Pink

Friday October 16, 2015 6-9 pm

Danner Hall

.................. Spring 2015 Pr ograms

.................. Dr. Stephen Marino

Playwright Arthur Miller Scholar Workshops and Talkback in conjunction with

Delta College production of "Death of a Salesman" Friday , Mar ch 20, 2015

Studio Theater (Locke / 3rd floor): ALL 3 events are open to all Delta students, and the community-at-large

1:30 p.m. Presentation/discussion on "Arthur Miller in Performance" in Director Harvey Jordan'sactors' training course

2:30 p.m. Presentation and discussion on "Death of a Salesman: The Tragedy of the AmericanDream" -- open to the public

Post-Show Talkback with the director, cast, and audience after the evening performance of DeltaCollege's production of Death of a Salesman

.................. Asian-American/Pacific Islanders-American Dance Celebration

Details TBA Late April/Early May 2015

.................. .................. Dr. Keith F . Williams

African Roots of Religion Thursday February 12, 2015 12:30-1:30 pm



in the South Forum ..................

"Black Lives Matter/All Lives Matter" Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant, discusses the "Black Lives Matter" Movement

Thurs, February 19, 2015 TODAY

12:30-1:30pm South Forum and

"Fruitvale Station" Acclaimed docudrama concerning the

last day of the life of Oscar Grant Tillie Lewis Theater

Thurs, February 19, 2015 5-7pm

Free admission

.................. "Chinese New Y ear Festival"

CAPs co-sponsorship Sunday, March 1, 2015


"For Color ed Girls..." by Ntozake Shange

Tillie Lewis Theater Sunday, March 8, 2015

2pm Free admission.

Ticket required. Available at Delta Box Office. 4 ticket limit, per customer.



.................. .................. Author Maceo Montoya

"The Deportation of Wopper Barraza" Thurs, November 20, 2014

Times: 9:30a-10:30a in @ Locke 302 12:00p Doors Open at West Forum

12:30-1:30p Reading in West Forum 1:30p Book signing in West Forum

Mr. Montoya's book is available for purchase now at the Delta College bookstore.


"Based On A T rue Story: Don't Use Y our Second Chance" Present by: Jagada Chambers

Local author of novel "Based On A True Story" Tillie Lewis Theater

Thurs. Nov 6, 2014 12:30pm

We will be having a free raffle where each attendee will receive a raffle ticket as they enter and wewill be drawing numbers and giving away 10 free signed books at the conclusion of the presentation.

Watch video about the book




Delano Manongs: Forgotten Her oes of the UFW coming to Stockton!

Sunday, October 19th @ 2pm San Joaquin Delta College

West Forum Free for Delta College Students


California Poet Laur eate Juan Felipe Herr era Reading his poetry

Atherton Auditorium Sept 25, 2014

12:30PM-2PM Reception follows in Upper Danner.

YouTube video clip.




"Raisin in the Sun" Inner City Theater's new production

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2014 Time: 7pm


Spring 2014 Pr ograms ..................

Beehive Collective with Ms. Zeph Fishlyn

The True Cost of Coal Highlighting the Social and Environmental Issues

of Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Time: 4-6:15pm Location: West Forum



.................. Black History Thr ough Art

with Milton Bowens Friday, February 21, 2014

Time: 4pm West Forum Delta College Free to the Public: Groups Welcomed

.................. Movie Dir ector: Mar co Sper oni

Thursday, March 6, 2014 12:30-1:30p

North Forum

.................. Dr. Nancy Pine

Educating Young Giants: What Kids Learn (and don't learn) in China and the United States

Thursday, April 3, 2014 12:30-1:30p

West Forum



.................. Fall 2013 Pr ograms

.................. Waging War Against

Sex Trafficking Thursday, September 12, 2013

12:00 - 1:30 pm Atherton Auditorium

Delta College Free to the Public: Groups Welcomed

.................. Spring 2013 Programs

Black History Month Presentation, "A Past to Remember" - February 2013



.................. The Dominic Deiro Story

April 30, 2013 ..................

2013 SJ Labor Fest May 2, 2013

.................. Fall 2012

Sam Quiñones Ex-Delta student, Novelist and Journalist.

Oct. 3-4th, 2012 9am Library faculty r eading r oom Oct. 4th, 1 1a-12:30p Atherton Auditorium

book-signing after the pr ogram.

TYTT: An Experiment in Storytelling "Got a true tale to tell? Something that happened to you? A r elative, friend, or someone fr om your hometown? Something offbeat, gripping,

heartwarming or tearjerking? Write it. English or Spanish. Send it in. I can't pay anything. But I'll edit it. W e'll talk about how to impr ove it. And I'll put it on this site for the world to

read." Aim for 750 words and start writing!

Contact: [email protected] ..................

Night of China Atherton Auditorium May 5, 2012

7pm-8:30pm




National Poetry Month April 19, 2012

.................. National Library W eek

Multicultural Celebration Goleman Library

April 8-14, 2012 ..................

Gospelfest 2012 February 24, 2012

Atherton Auditorium

.................. Fall 2011 Pr ograms

.................. Sphinx V irtuosi and Imani W inds:



a weekend of Music and Cultural Diversity with T wo Amazing Concerts and a Delta Campus V isit

Concerts at Faye Spanos Hall, on the University of the Pacific campus.

Oct 21 (7:30pm) and 23 (2:30pm), 201 1 Tickets ar e Fr ee for Delta Students and Employees

Tickets ar e available at the Delta College Box Office and fr om Steve Schermerhorn @ Goleman Library and fr om Patricia Hammer @ 954-5371

in addition, members of Sphinx will give a fr ee talk and performance: Oct 21, 11am, Holt 213 (Choir Room)

and Oct 21, 12noon, Goleman Library (T op floor)


"National Coming Out Day" Tuesday , October 1 1th

Featuring Councilwoman Susan Eggman as the keynote speaker . Tuesday , October 1 1th, 12:30-1:30

Tillie Lewis Theater Councilwoman Eggman will shar e her life experiences as a lesbian, veteran, Latina and

politician. She will also addr ess some of the legal issues that ar e still facing the LGBTQcommunity . Ther e will be a brief Q&A at the conclusion of her keynote.

.................. Jesse De La Cruz:

Detour ed: My Journey fr om Darkness to Light Tillie Lewis

Wed., Oct 12, 2011 1-2:30p




Kathleen A. T aylor, Ph.D. "Selling Desir e"

Sept 29, 2011 11 am

Atherton Auditorium

Full-size poster ..................

Spring 201 1 Pr ograms ..................

Robert Rojas "Artist of the Spirit" May 14, 2011

6 pm Atherton Auditorium




Renato Fr ota Girl Beat Apr. 28, 2011


SJ Film Festival Mar . 20, 2011




Dr. Harry Edwards "Life Is Bigger" Feb. 10, 2011

Full-size poster (pdf) ..................

Fall 2010 Pr ograms ..................

Marissa Ar oy "The Delano Manongs" 10/24/2010

.................. Sal Castr o A Day With The Maestr o

Thursday , November 18, 2010 Time: 11:00AM-2:00PM

Wher e: Atherton Auditorium



Poster available! ..................

Dolores Huerta Thursday , September 30th 2010

Time: 930-1030AM Wher e: Atherton Auditorium

Poster available! Spring 2010 Pr ograms

.................. Pearl Cleage's

A SONG FOR CORETT A Friday , Feb 19, 2010

Time: 8:00PM Atherton Auditorium

Delta College Fr ee admission "A lovely, image-soaked testament to the civil rights icon seen thr ough the random eyes of a

handful of fictional mourners who have lined up to say goodbye to the beloved Mrs. King..."




SOUNDTRACK FOR A REV OLUTION Sunday , Feb 21, 2010

Time: 5:00pm Empir e Theater "Miracle Mile," Stockton.

Fr ee admission for Delta Students and Staff Part of the "3rd San Joaquin International Film Festival"

"Tells the story of the American civil rights movement thr ough its powerful music -the fr eedomsongs pr otesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells... The

film featur es new performances of the fr eedom songs by top artists, including John Legend,Joss Stone, W yclef Jean, and The Roots.

.................. Delta College's Best Poem

Poetry Contest Let's find the best new poem @ Delta College!

A celebration of poetry sponsor ed by Kay R yan (Poet Laur eate) and Library of Congr ess To participate:

Contact Pedr o Ramir ez 954-5612 or pramir ez AT deltacollege.edu

.................. CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIV AL PERFORMANCE



Stockton's 32nd Annual Gala Event! Saturday , Mar 6, 2010

11:30am-1pm 2:00pm-4:30pm Bob Hope Theater


TILLIE LEWIS: FROM P AUPER T O PRINCESS: T illie Lewis's Secr ets ToMaking It Big in a Bad Economy

Thursday , Mar 25, 2010 Time: 11:00am

Tillie Lewis Theater In celebration of W omen's History Month, a local historian will discuss the colorful and

fascinating life of Stockton entr epr eneur T illie Lewis.


FALL 2009 Pr ograms



.................. Latino Cinema Day

"Celebrating and exploring contemporary Latino experiences" Saturday November 14, 2009

2:00 pm (Lectur e) 4:00 pm (Short films)

7:00 pm (Spotlight film) New/unr eleased featur e film,shorts

Pr esentation by Dr. Misha MacLaird Cr eated by San Joaquin Film Society Co-sponsor: SJDC ASBG.

Admission Fr ee. Donations appr eciated!


"The Sensei" "A film that will change hearts and minds..."

Saturday October 17, 2009 2 screenings, doors open:

1:30pm AND 6:00pm Tillie Lewis Theater

Suggested donation: $5

Poster available

After the show , the film's dir ector and principal cast member , Diana Lee Inosanto, will take questionsfrom the audience. A r eception is scheduled between showings.

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Spring 2009 Pr ograms ..................

Teatr o Chicana



A Collective Memoir and Selected Plays Thursday February 12, 2009

1:00pm-2:30pm Tillie Lewis Theater

Poster available

The 1970s and 1980s saw the awakening of social awar eness and political activism in Mexican-American communities. In San Diego,a gr oup of Chicana women participated in a political theatr e group whose plays addr essed social, gender , and political issues of the

working class and the Chicano Movement. In this Collective memoir , seventeen women who wer e part of T eatr o de las Chicanas cometogether to shar e how it transformed their lives. T eatr o Chicana tells the story of this tr oupe thr ough chapters featuring the history

and pr esent-day story of each of the main actors and writers, as well as excerpts fr om the gr oup's materials and seven of theiroriginal short scripts.

The panel will r ead fr om the book as well as discuss their collective pr ocess over a span of nine years to write and publish the bookwith University Pr ess.

.................. MENTAL HEAL TH

WHAT IS IT? WHAT A DIFFERENCE A FRIEND MAKES!--

Anti-Stigma Pr esentation by: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) of San Joaquin County

Mental Health: What is it? - Recovery - Support - Myths and Facts - What W ould You Do? -Resour ces - Questions and Comments

Handouts in English and Spanish A vailable Weds., JANUAR Y 28, 2009

12:30 pm WEST FORUM



.................. Fall 2008 Pr ograms

1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu

Weds. Oct 22, 2008 Meet and Gr eet: 9am-10:30am

Upper Danner Speak: 1 1am-12:30pm

Tillie Lewis Theater


Selling Desir e Kathleen T aylor

Thurs., Oct 30, 2008




Divided We Fall Americans in the Aftermath

A documentary film about the aftermath of September 1 1, 2001

Thurs., September 1 1, 2008 11:30am-2:30pm

Atherton Auditorium A panel pr esentation and discussion with r espected community members, including Robina

Asghar and Pr ofessor Emeritis Bruce LaBrack, will follow the film. Please support this important event by informing your students and offering extra cr edit.


Modern Day Abuses of Polygamy NY Times Best-Selling Author of Shatter ed Dr eams: My life as a Polygamist's W ife.

IRENE SPENCER (A woman who shar ed her husband with 9 other wives and 58 childr en.)



Thurs., Sept 18, 2008 11:30am-12:15pm

Atherton Auditorium Reception and Book-Signing to follow in Locke Lounge


P.L.A.Y. Spirit of the Dance

Peace Love And You, a Multi-Cultural Dance T roup.

Saturday , October 4, 2008 6-9PM

Atherton Auditorium Poster available

.................. Sear ch for a Civic V oice




INDIA Dance Drama

Keecha Vadha Nov 6, 2007

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Sal Castr o Walkout

Sept 27, 2007



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Cinco de Mayo Mike Torr es Band

and Mariachi Band

May 3, 2007 (Thursday) 11:30am-12:30pm (Music) Joe Serna Amphitheater

(Los Cojolites (cancelled)) View the Event Poster!

Mr. Torr es .................. Gina Picaldo

Yo Mama, Pachamama, T u Madre! Poetry , theater , dance and masks come to life to r emind us of our connection and cord to the

"Mother Land." April 26, 2007 (Thursday)

11:30 am-12:30 pm Atherton Auditorium



View the Event Poster! ..................

Night of China: 2007 Chinese New Year Performing Arts Showcase February 24, 2007 (Saturday)

7 p.m. Atherton Auditorium

Featuring: Tenor Hong-Shen Li who has sung with some of the most r enowned opera companies in the

United States, Canada, and Eur ope; Soprano Gloria Di who has performed in numer ous cities in the United States and on the

China Central T elevision; Magician Dong-Jian Zhang who is also known as the "Sichuanese King of Masks;"

Singer and instrumental musician Bang-Chun Sun who blends his mastery of Chineseinstrumental music into his singing;

Chinese martial artist W ei Ding, Chinese National Martial Arts Champion in the category of"Drunken Straight Sword;"

Broadway musician Jimmy Shao; and Ballet dancer Zhong-Qi Shi who starr ed in the famous Chinese ballet film, The White

Hair ed Girl.

Tenor Hong Shen-Li (This image links to a flyer .)

.................. Divided We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath (FILM).

February 1, 2007 (Thursday) 12 noon-1:30pm

Atherton Auditorium Reception to follow

Vandalism at V alarie Kaur's home gurdwara in Fr esno, Calif. (This image links to a flyer .)

See a clip fr om the film ..................

Sylvia Minnick You Could Not Have Done It W ithout Us, and We Could Not Have Done It W ithout You: A

Symbiotic Relationship Between the Chinese and Other Early Settlers in Stockton January 25, 2007 (Thursday)

11 a.m.- 12 p.m. Atherton Auditorium

Reception: Mustang Room (12-1:30 p.m.)



(This image links to a flyer .) ..................

Fall 2006 Pr ograms Eytan Schwartz

Journalist/Actor/Br oadcaster Israel: Small Country , Huge Diversity:

How Israeli Film Reflects the Many Faces of Israeli society . Friday , November 3, 2006

11:30am-12:30pm Atherton Auditorium

Reception to follow

Mr. Schwartz. (This image links to a poster .)

.................. Mike Torr es Musician/Performer/Educator

Popular Music of Mexico Canciones Populares de Mixico

A Historical Perspective Thursday , Oct 26, 2006 11:00am-12:00pm

Atherton Auditorium