Arab American Heritage Month

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Please join us this April for Arab American Heritage Month 2025. Please see a transcribed list of remaining events below. Event changes and additions will be updated all month at the event URL. This month is acknowledged yearly by the federal government, the state of California, this year by the Davis City Council, and UC Davis's Chancellor May.

April 16th: MESA and History Department Book Talk with Dr. Karam Dana, To Stand with Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the U.S
Room 2203, Social Sciences & Humanities Building, 3:00 - 5:00 PM

April 17th: MESA Undergraduate & Graduate Research Symposium
Room 2203, Social Sciences & Humanities Building, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Link for more information

April 18th: Iraqi Student Union Veils of Babylon: Celestial Gardens Gala
ARC Ballroom A & B, Activities and Recreation Center, 6:00 - 10:00 PM

April 23rd: WRRC Beyond Gender: Arab Identities and Resistance on Film
Meeting Room D, Student Community Center, 5:00 - 7:30 PM
RSVP: tinyurl.com/GenderOnFilm

April 24th: "Arab American Histories: Queer Explorations of Power and Difference in an Era of Repression," with Dr. Charlotte Karem Albrecht
International House, Reception at 5:00 PM, Talk at 5:30 PM

April 24th-25th: Omar Offendum: Neo-Hakawati Nights
Vanderhoef Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center, 7:30 PM
Tickets Required: Link to Purchase Tickets

April 29th: Between Sorrow and Joy: Poetry for the People
Memorial Union Coffee House, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

May 5th: A History of Palestine with Dr. Ussama Makdisi
Multipurpose Room, International Center, 5:00 PM

Learn more here.