Race in America (Video)

Seeking to re-imagine the meaning and significance of the international border, UC Davis Law School Dean Kevin Johnson makes a case for eliminating the border as a legal construct that impedes the movement of people into this country. Johnson offers an alternative vision of how U.S. borders might be reconfigured, grounded in moral, economic, and policy arguments for open borders. Series: "Ethics, Religion and Public Life: Walter H. Capps Center Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 22633]

Author, documentarian and Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr gives a stirring address on race in the United States with a look at the genealogy and genetics in African-American history. Gates is presented by the Council of Provosts and Thurgood Marshall College at UC San Diego. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 19364]

Daryl Smith, a professor of Education and Psychology at the Claremont Graduate University, evaluates the impact of the statewide Campus Diversity Initiative, an effort to increase under-represented groups in faculties and student bodies throughout California. [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 17346]

UCTV presents the work of UC Santa Cruz graduates Arthur Saenz and David Zlutnick, co-producers of a riveting documentary on the struggles migrant laborers have faced since arriving in New Orleans to help the city rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. Series: "UC Alumni Showcase" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 17862]

Luis Urrea, author of “The Devil’s Highway” and “The Hummingbird’s Daughter,” talks about how his own search for identity provided fuel for his writing in this interview with host Dean Nelson, as part of the 2009 Writer’s Symposium by the Sea, sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene University. Series: "Writer's Symposium By The Sea" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 15698]

Internationally acclaimed playwright, filmmaker and activist Luis Valdez discusses the problems of citizenship in the U.S. and the blending of cultures in the dynamic California social landscape. Series: "Immigration" [Humanities] [Show ID: 15561]

Los Angeles Times op-ed columnist Gregory Rodriguez has written widely on issues of race relations and national identity. He discusses his recently-released book “Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans and Vagabonds – Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America.” Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 15419]

UC Santa Cruz professor Angela Davis explores the range of social problems associated with incarceration and the generalized criminalization of those communities that are most affected by poverty and racial discrimination. She urges her audience to think seriously about the future possibility of a world without prisons and to help forge a 21st century abolitionist movement. Series: "The Center for Cultural Studies at UC Santa Cruz presents" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13826]

Robert Maxwell, one of the renowned African American pilots who fought in World War II, recalls the heroes of the “Tuskegee Experience” whose valor on the battlefield was finally acknowledged with the Congressional Gold Medal in March, 2007. Series: "Osher UC San Diego Distinguished Lecture Series" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 13000]

This interdisciplinary panel discussion features UC Santa Barbara faculty experts examining the complex interaction of race, access to resources, and the reaction from neighboring communities and the federal and local government before and after Hurricane Katrina. The panel also explores the future rebuilding of New Orleans. Series: "Voices" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 11281]