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Amplify Womxn of UCI:

Hearing Our Stories

A&PW of UCI is proud to share a new video series focused on raising the voices of womxn across UCI: Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories.

This initiative aims to aid in the eradication of anti-Black and anti-inclusive mindsets through 5-minute mini interviews in which our guests (UCI staff, faculty, and retirees) will share their personal experiences with discrimination and/or profiling based on race, gender, disability, and/or other pieces of their identity.

This initiative aims to aid in the eradication of anti-Black and anti-inclusive mindsets”

INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS

Karen Andrews
Director, UCI Disability
Services Center (DSC)

Interviewee, Episode 1
Watch the episode and learn about Karen here.

Kimberly Jones

Kimberly Jones
Senior Director, Enterprise
Talent Strategy, UCI HR

Interviewee, Episode 2
Watch the episode and learn about Kimberly here.

Krystal Tribbett

Dr. Krystal Tribbett
Curator, Orange County Regional History, UCI Libraries

Interviewer, Episodes 1-2
Interviewee, Episode 6
Watch the episode and learn about Krystal here.

Professor Judy Tzu-Chun Wu
Director, UCI Humanities Center; Professor, Asian American Studies; Chancellor’s Fellow

Interviewee, Episode 3
Learn about Judy here.

Elizabeth Yi, MPH, MBA
Division Administrator, Hematology/Oncology, UCI School of Medicine

Interviewee, Episode 4
Learn about Elizabeth here.

Dr. Thuy Vo Dang
Curator, Southeast Asian Archive; Research Librarian, Asian American Studies, UCI Libraries

Interviewee, Episode 7
Interviewer, Episodes 3-4
Learn about Thuy here.

Erika Hayasaki
Associate Professor, UCI Literary Journalism Program

Interviewee, Episode 5
Interviewer, Episode 8
Watch the episode and learn about Erika here.

Thais Bouchereau
Associate Director, UCI Residential Life

Interviewee, Episode 8
Watch the episode and learn about Thais here.

INCEPTION
The Amplify series was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. Erica Turley-De Villa and Tanya Zabalegui, two of our board members for A&PW envisioned a form of storytelling that would provide a space for womxn of UCI to be heard. As Erica and Tanya began sharing their idea with individuals across campus, they garnered a great deal of support very quickly. There are well over 10+ departments throughout campus that are either collaborating, supporting, or consulting on this initiative, and we are so grateful.

GETTING STARTED
We shared our first videos in a launch event on Friday, September 18, 2020. These videos will be shared here on this website as well as on the UCI Media YouTube page. Additionally, all raw footage from interviews will be archived at the UCI Libraries Special Collections & Archives.

Here is a behind-the-scenes shot of Erica filming the introduction video for the series:

COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT
Amplify has received a great deal of support from various departments across campus. We thank our many collaborators and supporters:

  • AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Womxn in Leadership
    A special thanks to Jenny Fan, Judy Wu, Ph.D., and Tonie Zhu
  • Affinity group leaders for staff and faculty
  • Central Human Resources
  • Community College Programs
  • Counsel
  • Division of Continuing Education
  • Humanities Storytelling Center
  • Libraries Special Collections & Archives
    A special thanks to Thuy Vo Dang, Ph.D. and Krystal Tribbett, Ph.D.
  • Media Services
  • Office of Inclusive Excellence
    A special thanks to Vice Chancellor Douglas Haynes, Ph.D.
  • Police Department
  • School of Biological Sciences
    A special thanks to Regina Castleman, Shannon Ingram, Wes Koseki, Elizabeth Meredith, and Victoria Stephens
  • Student Life & Leadership
  • Staff Assembly

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