Beyond the Box: Beyond a Legacy of Firsts: Homemaking in Academia as a Khmer American Daughter and Scholar
Monday, May 6, 12:45pm- 2:15pm - LAC- T1200
Dr. Varaxy Yi is a Khmer American scholar, first-generation college student, and child of refugees. As a first and eldest daughter, she has navigated higher education and academic to fight for and create a home for her Khmer and Southeast Asian American community. In this talk, Dr. Yi narrates her experience navigating higher education as a first daughter to earning tenure as the first Khmer American woman to do so at Fresno State. Additionally, Dr. Yi provides an overview of her research on advancing racial justice in education for Southeast Asian American college students. Presented in partnership with Ethnic Studies.
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Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART)
services, please contact Camille Bolton at (562)
938-4846 or cbolton@lbcc.edu , and Disabled
Students Programs & Services (DSPS) at (562) 938-4558 or dsps-staff@lbcc.edu and
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938-4918 at least 72 hours prior to the event.
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ONLY
If you require Sign language interpreting
services, please contact Camille Bolton at (562)
938-4846 or cbolton@lbcc.edu, and Rebecca Lucas
at rlucas@lbcc.edu at least
5 business days prior to the event.
If you require Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services, please contact Camille Bolton at (562) 938-4846 or cbolton@lbcc.edu , and Elizabeth Perez-Rodriguez at cart@lbcc.edu at least 5 business days prior to the event. *Please note requests are based on provider availability, the more advance notice the better.*