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November 14, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Pat Harris
(805) 542-0455
pat@pharris.org
‘Mexifornia’ Author, Columnist Victor Davis
Hanson
Brings Social Commentary to Cal Poly Dec. 1
SAN LUIS OBISPO––Victor Davis Hanson, author of “Mexifornia:
A State of Becoming,” will speak Thursday, Dec. 1, as part
of Cal Poly’s Provocative Perspectives series.
The event will take place in the Vista Grande Café on the
Cal Poly campus, starting with a free breakfast at 7:30 a.m., followed
by the speech at 8 a.m.
Noted for his military histories, and especially for his social
commentary of post-9/11 American life, Hanson is a fifth-generation
Californian and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, a conservative
public policy think-tank. He taught the classics at Fresno State,
and currently runs his family’s farm.
His book, “Mexifornia,” has been described as “part
history, part analysis and part memoir.” In it, he shares
his personal views about what has changed in California over the
last quarter-century and what he feels is necessary to solve the
perceived problems of immigration.
Hanson has written articles, editorials and reviews for The New
York Times, Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, American
Heritage, City Journal, American Spectator, Policy Review, The Wilson
Quarterly, The Weekly Standard and Washington Times. He has been
interviewed on National Public Radio and appeared with David Gergen
on the PBS Newshour. His bi-weekly syndicated column appears in
the San Luis Obispo County Tribune.
“Victor Davis Hanson will definitely have something to say
that people will find controversial,” said Cornel Morton,
vice president for student affairs. “But that’s the
point of Provocative Perspectives – to jumpstart conversations
about important issues.”
The conversation will continue that same day at 6:30 p.m. when
local immigration attorney Michael Blank gives “Another View
of Immigration” in San Luis Lounge, University Union, Room
221. Blank, who worked as a farm worker, has been a lawyer for immigrants
for 25 years. A former Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic,
Blank was also an organizer for United Farm Workers.
Both speeches are free and open to the public, but reservations
are required for the breakfast event. To make a reservation, call
Liz Cofer at 756-0327 or send e-mail to lcofer@calpoly.edu.
Additional speakers in the Provocative Perspective series include
Professor John Dovidio of the University of Connecticut, speaking
Jan. 12, 2006, on “Understanding Contemporary Racism”;
Anuradha Mittal, March 9, 2006, “Economic Human Rights: The
Time Has Come”; Helen Zia, April 13, 2006, “Crossing
Boundaries: Social Change in the New Millennium”; and John
Gray, May 18, 2006, “The Myth of Race and the Impact of Color.”
All speakers will appear in the Vista Grande Café for a breakfast
presentation and all events are open to the public.
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