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Author of 鈥淭ransforming Society鈥檚 Failure,鈥� 鈥淪kin Deep鈥� and 鈥淚n Search of Role Models,鈥�.

• Tuesday, February 20 at 10:30 a.m.
  Grandview Campus 鈥� Student Activity Center
• Wednesday, February 21 | 12 p.m. | Yakima Campus 鈥� Parker Room, Deccio Higher Education Center, Building #8

Join Omari Amili for talks this February in Grandview and Yakima. Amili will share his personal journey from a disadvantaged background and miseducation in the Pacific Northwest to finding a sense of belonging and success in college.

In addition to sharing his story, Amili will discuss what college campuses can do to create a sense of belonging for non-traditional students from backgrounds that, based on societal norms, could cause them to feel like an outsider. Areas of focus for this talk include adverse childhood experiences, incarceration, re-entry, imposter syndrome, diversity, equity, inclusion and more.

Both talks include lunch and are free and open to the public.

About the Speaker:

Amili is a father of 6 from Seattle, Wash. Born into a family dominated by poverty and addiction, he found himself suffering from trauma and chronic instability throughout his childhood. As a young adult he was sent to prison on 30 felony convictions related to a bank fraud scheme. Upon his release from prison at 23 years old, Amili began a postsecondary education journey through which he climbed from earning his GED to a master鈥檚 degree from the University of Washington. He now works in the juvenile justice field in addition to being an educator and renowned author and speaker.

Amili鈥檚 story has been told throughout the state of Washington as a member of the Humanities Washington speaker鈥檚 bureau and his first book, 鈥淭ransforming Society鈥檚 Failure,鈥� is available at every youth, men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 correctional facility in the state.

Thursday, November 30, 12 p.m. YVC Campus Hopf Union Building (HUB) Activity Area

Are you interested in publishing your poetry? Join the Diversity Series for a poetry workshop where you鈥檒l learn how to craft a poem, submit your work, and get feedback from other poets. Event starts at 12 p.m. in the HUB.

Wednesday, November 15, 7 p.m.
YVC Conference Center, Yakima Campus

麻豆视频 celebrates Native American Heritage Month with a special event featuring Yakama Nation biologists and scholars commenting on a new documentary from renowned filmmaker Ken Burns. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature approximately 1 hour of film cuts from  followed by a panel of prominent Yakama tribal members.

鈥淭he American Buffalo鈥� takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent鈥檚 most iconic landscapes, tracing the animal鈥檚 evolution, its significance to the Indigenous people and landscape of the Great Plains, its near extinction, and the efforts to bring the magnificent mammals back from the brink.

The panel will feature Kristi Olney, lead biologist for the Yakama Nation Wildlife Resource Management Program; Jon (JD) Shellenberger, a Yakama artist, archaeologist and entrepreneur; Darwin Sockzehigh, bison technician lead for the Yakama Nation Wildlife Resource Management Program; and Emily Washines, a YVC adjunct instructor of ethnic studies and author of the blog Native Friends, which explores Indigenous history and culture.

YVC History Instructor Kenneth Zontek will serve as host for the event. Zontek is author of 鈥淏uffalo Nation: American Indian Efforts to Restore the Bison,鈥� a history of bison restoration efforts that also explores Native peoples鈥� pursuit of political and cultural autonomy.

Corporate funding for 鈥淭he American Buffalo鈥� was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and by The Better Angels Society and its following members: Margaret A. Cargill Foundation fund at the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation; Diane and Hal Brierley; The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment; John and Catherine Debs; Kissick Family Foundation; Fred and Donna Seigel; Jacqueline Mars; John and Leslie McQuown; and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tudor Jones. Funding was also provided by The Volgenau Foundation.

Friday, October 13- Sunday, October 15

YVC鈥檚 Diversity Series continues with the 2023 on the 麻豆视频 Yakima Campus, October 13-15. The conference theme is: 鈥淟a Chola Xola: Reclaiming Indigenous Guerillera Identities 4 Celebrating Ceremonia in Chola Spaces.鈥� 

For more information about this contact diversityseries@yvcc.edu

Monday, September 25, 2-4 p.m.
YVC Conference Center

YVC鈥檚 Diversity Series, along with TRIO Student Support Services is pleased to welcome educator, administrator and author Jeremiah Sims. Sims will present, 鈥淪trategies for College Success as a First-Generation Student.鈥� During the talk he will share his personal journey through community college and ultimately UC Berkeley, as a first-generation college student. Also a TRIO alumni, Sims will teach students his self-developed strategies for college success.

Thursday, April 27
2:30  鈥� 4 p.m.

麻豆视频鈥檚 2023 Diversity Series, in conjunction with the Climate and Environment student club and the Associated Students of 麻豆视频 (ASYVC), will host noted Indigenous scientist and community advocate , PhD for an author presentation in April. Hernandez will share  key themes and research for her award-winning book, 鈥�.鈥�

Hernandez will talk about her book, followed by an audience Q&A,  on Thursday, April 27 from 2:30-4 p.m. in the Deccio Higher Education Center, Building #8, Parker Room and via .

Leading up to Hernandez鈥檚 campus visit, YVC will host book discussions on Wednesday, April 5, and from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Hopf Union (HUB), Building #9, MLK Room and via  and Wednesday, April 19, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the MLK Room and via . Discussions will be led by members the Climate and Environment club. YVC students can obtain a free copy of Hernandez鈥檚 book at the ASYVC office on the Yakima or Grandview campus. Community members can .

About Dr: Jessica Hernandez:

Dr. Hernandez (Binniz谩 & Maya Ch鈥檕rti鈥�) is a transnational Indigenous scholar, scientist and community advocate based in the Pacific Northwest. She has an interdisciplinary academic background ranging from marine sciences to environmental physics. She is also an advocate for climate, energy and environmental justice.

She is currently in the process of writing a second book, 鈥淕rowing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots of Climate Displacement & Justice.鈥� Hernandez has been named by Forbes as one of the 100 most powerful and influential women of Central America.

Since 2005 麻豆视频 has partnered with several area organizations to host events and lectures through its annual Diversity Series. The events provide YVC the opportunity to bring diverse perspectives to everyday topics and push the boundaries of the term beyond race, gender, social class and sexuality.