Spring Break
Campus Briefs: Film addresses Chinese immigrants
Issue date: 4/9/09 Section: News
4/9 Correction added
Asian Heritage Month is presenting a film and discussion with "Golden Venture: A Journey into America's Immigration Nightmare" at 5 p.m. in Lumpkin Hall, Room 2030.
The film follows the legal travails and eventual fates of a group of illegal Chinese immigrants shipwrecked on Long Island in the 1990s.
The film is a window into the constant circulation of Chinese laborers to and from the U.S., showing both the attraction of the U.S. and the sacrifice it entails.
Hui Li, economics professor, will lead the discussion.
Illinois Secretary of State services to be on campus
The Illinois Secretary of State Mobile Services will be on campus from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
State law allows driver's license renewal up to one year in advance. Proper identification is required for new and duplicate driver's licenses and state ID cards.
The mobile services available today will include driver's license's, state ID cards, vehicle sticker sales, collegiate license plates, passenger/b-truck license plates, organ-tissue donor registration, vehicle title and registration, and parking placards for persons with disabilities.
Telephone outage resolved Wednesday
All major repairs on the telephone outage were completed by 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Individuals on campus still experiencing problems with their telephone service should contact Telecommunications at 581-5951.
-Compiled by Associate News Editor Emily Zulz
Asian Heritage Month is presenting a film and discussion with "Golden Venture: A Journey into America's Immigration Nightmare" at 5 p.m. in Lumpkin Hall, Room 2030.
The film follows the legal travails and eventual fates of a group of illegal Chinese immigrants shipwrecked on Long Island in the 1990s.
The film is a window into the constant circulation of Chinese laborers to and from the U.S., showing both the attraction of the U.S. and the sacrifice it entails.
Hui Li, economics professor, will lead the discussion.
Illinois Secretary of State services to be on campus
The Illinois Secretary of State Mobile Services will be on campus from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday in the Bridge Lounge of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.
State law allows driver's license renewal up to one year in advance. Proper identification is required for new and duplicate driver's licenses and state ID cards.
The mobile services available today will include driver's license's, state ID cards, vehicle sticker sales, collegiate license plates, passenger/b-truck license plates, organ-tissue donor registration, vehicle title and registration, and parking placards for persons with disabilities.
Telephone outage resolved Wednesday
All major repairs on the telephone outage were completed by 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Individuals on campus still experiencing problems with their telephone service should contact Telecommunications at 581-5951.
-Compiled by Associate News Editor Emily Zulz
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