Sociocultural – Division of Student Affairs

Navigating Relationships: A Panel Discussion

contrera@uwm.edu — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Romantic and platonic relationships-alike today seem more difficult to navigate than before. Whether it’s due to social media, people going out less, or just an overall shift away from romantic interest, our panelists will engage in a research-informed discussion on how relationships are constructed, maintained, come apart, and other influences on relationships. Join the conversation and leave with a new perspective. A free reception to take place ahead of the panel at 5:30pm.

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Asian Faculty and Staff Association Social & Mahjong Night

contrera@uwm.edu — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Join the Asian Faculty & Staff Association (AFSA) for a laidback mixer at the Gasthaus to connect, build community, and expand your support network at 51��. The Chinese
Club at 51�� and the MKE Mahjong Social Group will host mahjong tables for beginners and seasoned players alike.

Free refreshments from the Gasthaus will also be provided!

Sponsored by Asian Faculty & Staff Association, Southeast Asian
American Student Center, Sociocultural Programming, Chinese Club,
& MKE Mahjong Social Group

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Forgetting Vietnam

rnlilla@uwm.edu — Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

One of the myths surrounding the creation of Vietnam involves a fight between two dragons whose intertwined bodies fell into the South China Sea and formed Vietnam��s curving S-shaped coastline. Influential feminist theorist and filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha��s lyrical film essay commemorating the 40th anniversary of the end of the war draws inspiration from ancient legend and from water as a force evoked in every aspect of Vietnamese culture. Minh-ha��s classic Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989) used no original footage shot in the country; in Forgetting Vietnam images of contemporary life unfold as a dialogue between land and water��the elements that form the term “country”. Fragments of text and song evoke the echoes and traces of a trauma of international proportions. The encounter between the ancient as related to the solid earth, and the new as related to the liquid changes in a time of rapid globalization, creates a third space of historical and cultural re-memory��what local inhabitants, immigrants and veterans remember of yesterday��s stories to comment on today��s events.

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Power of the Pen: Natural World

contrera@uwm.edu — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Thursday, April 9?

4-5pm | Union Concourse?

Join us for a reflective nature walk where?we��ll?pause,?observe, and draw inspiration from the landscapes around us. Through guided prompts and gentle exploration, participants will craft poetry that deepens their connection to the natural world. Walk ends at Merrill Hall Fire Circle. All are welcome!

The 22nd Annual Italian Film Festival USA of Milwaukee

rnlilla@uwm.edu — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Film Festival | April 10th – 12th | Free for Everyone!

The Italian Film Festival USA brings you the best line-up of recent Italian cinema with films from award-winning directors, as well as debut films from exciting new talent.

Cosponsored by the Department of World Languages and Cultures

Full Schedule: https://italianfilmfests.org/milwaukee.html

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She Cried That Day

rnlilla@uwm.edu — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Documentary | Free For Everyone!

She Cried That Day is the story of a sister’s love and the spirit, strength and will of Indigenous Women refusing to let their loved ones remain invisible in the eyes of the justice system.

Cosponsored by Sociocultural Programming, The Electa Quinney Institute for American Indian Education, Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center

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Didi

rnlilla@uwm.edu — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000

New Releases | Free For Everyone!

In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy learns what his family can’t teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom.

Cosponsored by Sociocultural Programming, Chi Sigma Tau & The Southeast Asian American Student Center

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James Baldwin Abroad

rnlilla@uwm.edu — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Special Event | Free For Everyone!

A Showcase of four short films about American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, across Istanbul, Paris and Great Britain.

James Baldwin: the brilliant thinker, writer, and activist whose prescient essays, plays, and novels continue to shine a searing light on American racism 35 years after his death. Born in 1924, in Harlem, Baldwin spent much of his life abroad, and in these three short films �� made in Istanbul, Paris, and London (with Dick Gregory) �� he can be charming, candid, churlish, witty, and acerbic. Whether ruminating on his own ��American-ness,�� his experience as a child-minister, Black Power, or the nature of love and sexuality, creativity, freedom, and survival �� his unsparing opinions are never less than eye-opening, and his onscreen presence never less than riveting. All three films included in this program have been recently restored.

Cosponsored by ColorLit

https://www.colorlituwm.com/home

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Screening: Didi

contrera@uwm.edu — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Join us for a special Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month screening of D��di (�ܵ�), directed by Sean Wang. Hosted in collaboration with Sociocultural Programming, Chi Sigma Tau, and Union Cinema, this coming-of-age story explores family, friendship, and the quiet complexities of growing up between cultures. Following the film, we��ll gather for a thoughtful discussion on the intricacies of identity development and what it means to navigate belonging, heritage, and self-discovery. Come experience the film and stay for a meaningful conversation.

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The First Women (As Primeiras)

rnlilla@uwm.edu — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Director: Adriana Ya?ez

2024 Brazil | 78 minutes

When women��s football is outlawed in Brazil in 1941, the game is forced into the shadows?until its re-legalization?in 1979. This documentary?follows?the?first players to return to professional competition,?who were discovered young and asked to love?a sport that did not love them back. Through archival photographs, headlines, and?wide-ranging interviews, the film moves between past and present, revealing the cost of exclusion and the endurance of passion. A quiet act of resistance, and a testament to why these women and their game still matter.?Audience Jury Best Film Award, 2024?Triadentes?Film Festival;?SoFoot?award?(Best Film), 2024 Thinking Football Film Festival; Best Feature Film, 2023?CINEfoot?International Football Film Festival.

Other films by Adriana Ya?ez:

A Crime Amongst Us (2020)
Lampi?o��s Sandal (2014)

Trailer:

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