![‘Something Happened in Our Town’ book cover](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_CoRP_OurTown_02May2024.jpg.webp?itok=v6JImpf-)
The authors, Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins and Ann Hazard, will participate in a conversation about their book, which aims to answer children’s questions about traumatic events “and to help children identify and counter racial injustice in their own lives.”
![CSUSB alumnus Daniel Gascón](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_CoRP_Gascon_21Mar2024.jpg.webp?itok=yXtY7Cd0)
Gascón, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, is making his third appearance in the series. He is the author of a recent article, “The Hispanic Outreach: Network Analysis of a Community-Based Policing Program in South Los Angeles,” published in Critical Sociology.
![Perry Link](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_ModernChina_PerryLink_20Mar2024.jpg.webp?itok=qenuuKgL)
Perry Link, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Chinese at UC Riverside, will discuss his latest book, “I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo,” 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, in-person and on Zoom.
![Tony Cheng](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/tony-cheng.jpg.webp?itok=nqPo00Eq)
Tony Cheng, who wrote “The Policing Machine: Enforcement, Endorsements, and the Illusion of Public Input,” will discuss his work at noon, Monday, March 18. The program, free and open to the public, will take place on Zoom.
![Samantha Simon](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/2024/NewsSlide_CoRP_Simon_07Mar2024.jpg.webp?itok=d_NovAjb)
Samantha Simon, the author of the recently published “Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence,” will discuss her book at noon, Monday, March 11. The program, free and open to the public, will take place on Zoom.
![William Fleming, professor in the East Asian languages and cultural studies at UC Santa Barbara](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ModernChinal_Fleming_01Mar2024.jpg.webp?itok=oFbs5cXf)
William Fleming, professor in the East Asian languages and cultural studies at UC Santa Barbara, will speak at CSUSB’s Modern China Lecture Series program, 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in person and on Zoom.
![Rosemary (Ruby) Nidiry, a senior counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CoRP_Nidiry_29Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=MFuzcVUj)
Rosemary (Ruby) Nidiry will join the CSUSB series at noon, Monday, March 4. The program, free and open to the public, will take place on Zoom.
![Hugh White, emeritus professor of strategic studies at Australian National University](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_ModernChina_HughWhite_23Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=6-ngcMSU)
Hugh White, emeritus professor of strategic studies at Australian National University, will be the next speaker when CSUSB’s Modern China Lecture Series hosts its next program, 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in person and on Zoom.
![Gisela Perez Kusakawa](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CoRP_Kusakawa_22Feb2024.jpg.webp?itok=AfTbMe8A)
Gisela Perez Kusakawa, regarded as civil rights leader, policy expert, and attorney with a proven record in advocacy under multiple presidential administrations, will speak at noon, Monday, Feb. 26. The program, free and open to the public, will take place on Zoom.