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January 2020
Margo Porras Growing Up in La Colonia
Boomer memories from Oxnard’s Barrio Margo Porras, the author of the book, is a writer and designer. Her work has been featured in Women’s Day, Latina and the New York Times. She’s a cohost of the culture podcast, Book Versus Movie. Margo and her family live in San Diego, where she enjoys working at KPBS and reading to her kids. This is her first book. Sandra Porras, the mother of the author and subject of the book, is a retired…
Find out more »Dr. Colleen Delaney From Rancho Guadalasca to Camarillo State Hospital to CSUCI
Dr. Colleen Delaney is a Professor of Anthropology at California State University Channel Islands. Click here for the event flyer and all the details
Find out more »February 2020
Jim Kosinski Three Events that Shaped Maritime History
Jim Kosinski is a historian/researcher and volunteer at Channel Islands Maritime Museum. His interest in American and European history has taken him to libraries, museums and historical sites both here and abroad. He has helped us understand the maritime history of the Pacific Coast as well as during the Civil War. We look forward to learning more about global maritime history from this very gifted presenter.
Find out more »Dr. Clare Steele Plastic Pollution in our Oceans
Dr. Clare Steele is an applied marine ecologist with extensive experience in marine and coastal environments around the world. She has conducted research assessing the benefits of protected areas and community-based resource management to reef fish assemblages and artisanal fisheries in the Philippines, Fiji, Kenya and the Bahamas. Her ongoing research in the Cook Islands and California examines the ecological impacts of marine debris and microplastic debris on coastal ecosystems. Dedicated to providing research opportunities to undergraduate students, she is…
Find out more »Charles Watson Alzheimer’s Patients
The stats about Alzheimer’s are staggering. Some 5.8 million Americans are living with the disease. It’s the 6th leading cause of death in the US. More than 16 million Americans provide unpaid care for Alzheimer’s or dementia patients. In 2019, Alzheimer’s and dementia will cost the nation $290 billion. Chuck Watson currently serves as the Executive Director of the Ventura County Brain Injury Center. Not only does he teach nonprofit courses at CSUN and Phillips Graduate Institute but as Senior…
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