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Distinguished Speaker Series: Kelly Nguyen

October 2, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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The Ocean Institute’s Distinguished Speaker Series, presented by the Nicholas Endowment, brings interesting innovations, real-world research, exotic experiences, and delightful discoveries to the surface through powerful presentations from an ocean of experts. Speakers present on a variety of topics ranging from ocean researchers, ocean authors, ocean artists, and ocean athletes.

Light snacks & Refreshments available for purchase at event.

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Distinguished Speaker: Kelly Nguyen

Nautical Archaeology and the Refugee Material Culture Initiative

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Description:

For this talk, Kelly Nguyen will be discussing her new project, the Refugee Material Culture Initiative (RMCI), which aims to 1) digitally preserve art and artifacts made/used by refugees, 2) create a free and accessible database of the digital outputs, and 3) generate educational resources on refugee histories. By centering refugee narratives and agency, RMCI works to counter dehumanizing statistics and sensationalized visualizations that portray refugees as victims, threats, and/or problems to be solved. It is our expressed goal to feature the diversity and complexity of refugee experiences and to affirm that refugees are powerful knowledge producers. At this initial stage, RMCI is working closely with a community partner, the Vietnamese Heritage Museum located in Westminster, CA, to digitize their refugee artifact collection. Her presentation will showcase a small portion of the museum’s collection that have been 3D scanned, including a refugee boat that fled the Vietnam War in 1984 and various items that were made and/or used by refugees.

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Wednesday, October 2, from 5:30 to 8:00

This event is now virtual! Attendance will be free. Please use the below link to tune in:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88938063764

 

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About Kelly:

Kelly Nguyen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics at UCLA. With training in archaeology, ancient history and digital humanities, as well as having worked in the tech and non-profit spaces, she takes an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to both her teaching and her research. She is committed to bridging the academy and the community, and especially strives to uplift those who are from underrepresented and under-resourced backgrounds.

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