{"id":131501,"date":"2017-11-09T10:25:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T15:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=131501"},"modified":"2023-06-27T12:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T16:06:41","slug":"metanoia-2017-confronting-racism-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2017\/11\/metanoia-2017-confronting-racism-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Metanoia 2017: Confronting Racism Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the UConn community at campuses across the state took part in this year&#8217;s Metanoia events on the theme of\u00a0racism.\u00a0Nov. 8 was designated as a\u00a0day of reflection, learning, sharing, and transformation focused on\u00a0confronting racism\u00a0in the University, the state, and the nation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wonderplugingallery-container\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-container-118\" style=\"max-width:630px;margin:0 auto;\"><div class=\"wonderplugingallery\" id=\"wonderplugingallery-118\" data-galleryid=\"118\" data-width=\"630\" data-height=\"420\" data-skin=\"light\" data-random=\"false\" data-autoslide=\"false\" data-autoplayvideo=\"false\" data-schemamarkup=\"false\" data-stopallplaying=\"false\" data-hidetitlewhenvideoisplaying=\"false\" data-disablehovereventontouch=\"false\" data-autoslideandplayafterfirstplayed=\"false\" data-html5player=\"true\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-fullwidth=\"false\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showdescription=\"true\" data-showplaybutton=\"true\" data-showfullscreenbutton=\"true\" data-showtimer=\"true\" data-showcarousel=\"true\" data-galleryshadow=\"false\" data-slideshadow=\"true\" data-thumbshowtitle=\"false\" data-thumbshadow=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"false\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"true\" data-specifyid=\"true\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-thumbcolumnsresponsive=\"false\" data-showimgtitle=\"false\" data-titlesmallscreen=\"false\" data-initsocial=\"true\" data-showsocial=\"false\" data-showemail=\"false\" data-showfacebook=\"true\" data-showtwitter=\"true\" data-showpinterest=\"true\" data-socialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-doshortcodeontext=\"false\" data-duration=\"1500\" data-slideduration=\"1000\" data-slideshowinterval=\"6000\" data-googleanalyticsaccount=\"\" data-resizemode=\"fit\" data-imagetoolboxmode=\"mouseover\" data-effect=\"fade\" data-padding=\"12\" data-bgcolor=\"\" data-bgimage=\"\" data-thumbwidth=\"48\" data-thumbheight=\"48\" data-thumbgap=\"8\" data-thumbrowgap=\"16\" data-lightboxtextheight=\"72\" data-lightboxtitlecss=\"{color:#333333; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Cynthia DeRoma, an adjunct English faculty member, leads a discussion on a recent viral video and issues of diversity in primary education during a UConn Metanoia event titled &#039;Who Are the Trolls Really Trolling?&#039; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Mosman<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Cynthia DeRoma, an adjunct English faculty member, leads a discussion on a recent viral video and issues of diversity in primary education during a UConn Metanoia event titled &#039;Who Are the Trolls Really Trolling?&#039; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Metanoia171108a089.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Metanoia171108a089-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"John Christensen, assistant professor of communication, center, speaks with Marisa Moseley, foreground, an assistant women&#39;s basketball coach, following a Metanoia session on racial stereotypes in television sitcoms at Konover Auditorium. At right is  Rory McGloin, assistant professor of communication. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Metanoia171108a089\" data-description=\"John Christensen, assistant professor of communication, center, speaks with Marisa Moseley, foreground, an assistant women&#39;s basketball coach, following a Metanoia session on racial stereotypes in television sitcoms at Konover Auditorium. At right is  Rory McGloin, assistant professor of communication. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">John Christensen, assistant professor of communication, center, speaks with Marisa Moseley, foreground, an assistant women&#039;s basketball coach, following a Metanoia session on racial stereotypes in television sitcoms at Konover Auditorium. At right is  Rory McGloin, assistant professor of communication. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Metanoia171108a089<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">John Christensen, assistant professor of communication, center, speaks with Marisa Moseley, foreground, an assistant women&#039;s basketball coach, following a Metanoia session on racial stereotypes in television sitcoms at Konover Auditorium. At right is  Rory McGloin, assistant professor of communication. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Metanoia171108a023.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Metanoia171108a023-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Rory McGloin, assistant professor of communication, speaks during a Metanoia session titled &#39;Breaking Through the 4th Wall: Examining Racial Stereotypes Through TV Sitcoms.&#39; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Mosman\" data-description=\"Rory McGloin, assistant professor of communication, speaks during a Metanoia session titled &#39;Breaking Through the 4th Wall: Examining Racial Stereotypes Through TV Sitcoms.&#39; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Rory McGloin, assistant professor of communication, speaks during a Metanoia session titled &#039;Breaking Through the 4th Wall: Examining Racial Stereotypes Through TV Sitcoms.&#039; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Mosman<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Rory McGloin, assistant professor of communication, speaks during a Metanoia session titled &#039;Breaking Through the 4th Wall: Examining Racial Stereotypes Through TV Sitcoms.&#039; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Metanoia171108a111.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Metanoia171108a111-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Lauren Graham &#39;18 (CLAS), left, and Zachary Corolla &#39;18 (CLAS) write their ideas on combating racism onto paper leaves at a table hosted by the USG Student Development Committee during a Metanoia event titled &#39;Leaf A Mark.&#39; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Mosman\" data-description=\"Lauren Graham &#39;18 (CLAS), left, and Zachary Corolla &#39;18 (CLAS) write their ideas on combating racism onto paper leaves at a table hosted by the USG Student Development Committee during a Metanoia event titled &#39;Leaf A Mark.&#39; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Lauren Graham &#039;18 (CLAS), left, and Zachary Corolla &#039;18 (CLAS) write their ideas on combating racism onto paper leaves at a table hosted by the USG Student Development Committee during a Metanoia event titled &#039;Leaf A Mark.&#039; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Mosman<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Lauren Graham &#039;18 (CLAS), left, and Zachary Corolla &#039;18 (CLAS) write their ideas on combating racism onto paper leaves at a table hosted by the USG Student Development Committee during a Metanoia event titled &#039;Leaf A Mark.&#039; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Metanoia171108a115.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Metanoia171108a115-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Paper leaves with ideas on combating racism at a table along Fairfield Way during a Metanoia event titled &#39;Leaf A Mark.&#39; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"Mosman\" data-description=\"Paper leaves with ideas on combating racism at a table along Fairfield Way during a Metanoia event titled &#39;Leaf A Mark.&#39; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Paper leaves with ideas on combating racism at a table along Fairfield Way during a Metanoia event titled &#039;Leaf A Mark.&#039; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">Mosman<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Paper leaves with ideas on combating racism at a table along Fairfield Way during a Metanoia event titled &#039;Leaf A Mark.&#039; (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metanoia171108b051_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metanoia171108b051_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A Muslim prayer service at the Hartford Public Library, prior to a panel session on &#39;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism,&#39; a Metanoia event at UConn Hartford. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"metanoia171108b051_cropped\" data-description=\"A Muslim prayer service at the Hartford Public Library, prior to a panel session on &#39;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism,&#39; a Metanoia event at UConn Hartford. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">A Muslim prayer service at the Hartford Public Library, prior to a panel session on &#039;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism,&#039; a Metanoia event at UConn Hartford. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">metanoia171108b051_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">A Muslim prayer service at the Hartford Public Library, prior to a panel session on &#039;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism,&#039; a Metanoia event at UConn Hartford. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metanoia171108b055_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metanoia171108b055_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Freed Shaikh &#39;19 (Pharm), foreground, prays during a prayer service at the Hartford Public Library, prior to a panel session on &#39;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism,&#39; a UConn Hartford Metanoia event. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"metanoia171108b055_cropped\" data-description=\"Freed Shaikh &#39;19 (Pharm), foreground, prays during a prayer service at the Hartford Public Library, prior to a panel session on &#39;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism,&#39; a UConn Hartford Metanoia event. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Freed Shaikh &#039;19 (Pharm), foreground, prays during a prayer service at the Hartford Public Library, prior to a panel session on &#039;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism,&#039; a UConn Hartford Metanoia event. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">metanoia171108b055_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Freed Shaikh &#039;19 (Pharm), foreground, prays during a prayer service at the Hartford Public Library, prior to a panel session on &#039;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism,&#039; a UConn Hartford Metanoia event. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metanoia171108b043_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metanoia171108b043_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Overmyer-Vel\u00e1zquez, director of UConn Hartford welcomes attendees to a a panel session on &#39;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism&#39; at the Hartford Public Library. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"metanoia171108b043_cropped\" data-description=\"Mark Overmyer-Vel\u00e1zquez, director of UConn Hartford welcomes attendees to a a panel session on &#39;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism&#39; at the Hartford Public Library. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Mark Overmyer-Vel\u00e1zquez, director of UConn Hartford welcomes attendees to a a panel session on &#039;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism&#039; at the Hartford Public Library. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">metanoia171108b043_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Mark Overmyer-Vel\u00e1zquez, director of UConn Hartford welcomes attendees to a a panel session on &#039;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism&#039; at the Hartford Public Library. (Sean Flynn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metanoia171108c131_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/metanoia171108c131_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Overmyer-Vel\u00e1zquez, director of UConn Hartford, welcomes attendees at a Metanoia session on &#39;Islamophobia: A Form of Racism&#39; at the Hartford Public Library. At right is Sami Aziz, Muslim Chaplain at Wesleyan University. 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(Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"#notall171108b034_cropped\" data-description=\"Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">#notall171108b034_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/notall171108b022_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/notall171108b022_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"#notall171108b022_cropped\" data-description=\"Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">#notall171108b022_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/notall171108b069_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/notall171108b069_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"#notall171108b069_cropped\" data-description=\"Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">#notall171108b069_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Students gather at a workshop in the Gentry Building called #NotAll...T-Shirts featuring a skit dramatizing segregation and bias. The session was developed by students in the Neag School of Education. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/reception171108c023_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/reception171108c023_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kwaku Gyasi, a junior  majoring in communications, awaits speaker Shireen Ahmed, an athlete, advocate, and community organizer, at the Asian American Cultural Center. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"reception171108c023_cropped\" data-description=\"Kwaku Gyasi, a junior  majoring in communications, awaits speaker Shireen Ahmed, an athlete, advocate, and community organizer, at the Asian American Cultural Center. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Kwaku Gyasi, a junior  majoring in communications, awaits speaker Shireen Ahmed, an athlete, advocate, and community organizer, at the Asian American Cultural Center. 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(Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">reception171108c044_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Madiah Shafqat &#039;17 (CLAS), creator of the Together Project, awaits speaker Shireen Ahmed, an athlete, advocate, and community organizer, at the Asian American Cultural Center. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><a class=\"html5galleryimglink\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/reception171108c049_cropped.jpg\" data-mediatype=1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"html5galleryimg html5gallery-tn-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/reception171108c049_cropped-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Tiffany Hsu, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, awaits speaker Shireen Ahmed, an athlete, advocate, and community organizer, at the Asian American Cultural Center. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" data-title=\"reception171108c049_cropped\" data-description=\"Tiffany Hsu, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, awaits speaker Shireen Ahmed, an athlete, advocate, and community organizer, at the Asian American Cultural Center. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\"><\/a><div class=\"html5gallery-info\"><div class=\"html5gallery-alt\">Tiffany Hsu, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, awaits speaker Shireen Ahmed, an athlete, advocate, and community organizer, at the Asian American Cultural Center. (Garrett Spahn\/UConn Photo)<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-title\">reception171108c049_cropped<\/div><div class=\"html5gallery-description\">Tiffany Hsu, a senior majoring in chemical engineering, awaits speaker Shireen Ahmed, an athlete, advocate, and community organizer, at the Asian American Cultural Center. 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