General Public

E-Conversation, Exploring Yorùbá Woodcarving

The Yale University Art Gallery has a renowned collection of Yorùbá sculpture from West Africa. Opening in fall 2022, the special exhibition Bámigbóyè: A Master Sculptor of the Yorùbá Tradition is dedicated to the workshop of the Nigerian artist Moshood Olúṣọmọ Bámigbóyè (ca. 1885–1975). In celebration of this upcoming event, master carver Lukman Àlàdé Fákẹ́yẹ (born Ibadan, Nigeria, 1983) guides a close-looking session via Zoom with Cathy Silverman, Assistant Conservator of Objects and Furniture.

YAAA Book Club Discussion - The Personal Librarian

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a book club discussion of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.

The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go to—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

Register by Friday, June 24th for your chance to win a free copy of the book!

Lunarfest 2022: Stories from Home by ACSSY + ISPY

For Lunar New Year, the Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Yale (ACSSY), the OISS International Spouses and Partners at Yale (ISPY), and Yale-China are compiling stories of heritage, culture, art, and celebration. Their stories explore themes of joy + comfort, arts + culture, and family + homecoming. These stories embrace the distance and longing that many international families feel during this homecoming time of the year and the steps they take to create new traditions in their New Haven community.

A Woman of Endurance

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group, Working Women’s Network, and Yale Latino Networking Group for a conversation with Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa about her new book A Woman of Endurance.

A Woman of Endurance illuminates a little discussed aspect of history—the Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade—witnessed through the experiences of Pola, an African captive used as a breeder to bear more slaves. It is ultimately, a novel of the triumph of the human spirit even under the most brutal of conditions.

YAAA Book Club Discussion - Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a book club discussion of Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion by Tiffany Jana and Ashley Diaz Mejias.

Erasing Institutional Bias will help people recognize that each of us has the power to affect systemic bias. Each of us can evaluate our own current role in perpetuating systemic bias and define our new role in breaking down systemic bias.

Register by Friday, March 25th for your chance to win a free copy of the book!

Black Trivia Night

Join the YAAA Social Justice and Social & Networking Sub-Committees, Chi Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., and The New Haven Club of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club’s Inc. for an evening of Black trivia via the Kahoot platform. Players can create a team of up to 4 people or play solo. Bring your friends, co-workers, or family to join the event!

East Asia Library Talk Series: Reading Edo: Data-driven Approaches for Japan Studies

The talk will introduce data-driven humanities projects at the Center for Open Data in the Humanities (CODH) on historical materials during the Edo period such as Edo maps, Miwo (A mobile app for AI kuzushiji recognition), Kaokore, Bukan Complete Collection, and edomi, with discussion on how these tools and new methodologies will transform the style of Japan Studies.

Culture Strike: Art & Museums in an Age of Protest

Zoom webinar registration: https://bit.ly/3KS1JmC

Closing Panel: "Allegories, Renditions, and a Small Nation of Women" Exhibition

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a virtual panel event at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 21, to mark the closing of the art exhibition on display in the Sarah Smith Gallery, “Allegories, Renditions, and a Small Nation of Women.”
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The event will be presented as a live webinar. Learn more and register here: https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eXMphUrYR2y8Uv9_5_6pYQ
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Lunch & Learn: Critical Race Theory Discussion

YAAA is pleased to have Judge Angela C. Robinson (Ret.) join us to discuss the principles of Critical Race Theory. Judge Robinson is a Yale Law School-educated, Equity Advocate who applies her education, training, and skills to resolve conflict.

Whether the conflict involves diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work or requires the skills of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) professional, Judge Robinson will lead the discussion and explain how Critical Race Theory impacts our community.