Guide to the Academic and Professional Women of UCI records AS.223
Finding aid prepared by Gabrielle Wood, 2023.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
(cc) 2023
The UCI Libraries
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University of California, Irvine
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Academic and Professional Women of UCI records
Creator:
Academic and Professional Women of UCI
Identifier/Call Number: AS.223
Physical Description:
13.90 Gigabytes
13.90 GB (9 digital files)
Date (inclusive): 2020-2021
Abstract: The Academic and Professional Women of UCI is a long-standing group dedicated to supporting staff, faculty, and students with
an emphasis on supporting the women of UCI. Their stated goals are: to develop an awareness amongst faculty, staff, and other
campus entities about the contributions of women to the mission of UCI, to provide activities and support other campus groups
in contributing to the advancement of women at UCI, to create networking and communication spaces for women, as well as serve
as a space for the women to collectively contribute to the decision making process on campus and in the community especially
in issues directly affecting women.
Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories, an initiative within the Academic and Professional Women of UCI, was video series
described by its creators as a way to aid in the eradication of anti-Black and anti-inclusive mindsets through 5-minute mini
interviews in which guests (UCI staff, faculty, and retirees) share their personal experiences with discrimination and/or
profiling based on race, gender, disability, and/or other pieces of their identity. The Amplify series took inspiration from
the Black Lives Matter Movement and sought to create a space for the women at UC Irvine to be heard. These videos were shared
on the UCI Media youtube page as well as the Amplify Womxn of UCI website.
This collection contains the unedited footage from the nine interviews conducted by the Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our
Stories program.
Language of Material:
English
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This collection contains digital materials. It is minimally processed, but is open for research. Please contact the Department
of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their
heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.
Transferred by Jenny Fan and Erica Turley-De Villa, 2021.
Academic and Professional Women of UCI records. AS-223. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine,
California. [Date accessed].
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Academic and Professional Women of UCI is a long-standing group dedicated to supporting staff, faculty, and students with
an emphasis on supporting the women of UCI. Their stated goals are: to develop an awareness amongst faculty, staff, and other
campus entities about the contributions of women to the mission of UCI, to provide activities and supporting other campus
groups in contributing to the advancement of women at UCI, to create networking and communications spaces for women, as well
as serve as a space for the women to collectively contribute to the decision making process on campus and in the community
especially in issues directly affecting women.
Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories, an initiative within the Academic and Professional Women of UCI, was video series
described by its creators as a way to aid in the eradication of anti-Black and anti-inclusive mindsets through 5-minute mini
interviews in which guests (UCI staff, faculty, and retirees) share their personal experiences with discrimination and/or
profiling based on race, gender, disability, and/or other pieces of their identity. The Amplify series took inspiration from
the Black Lives Matter Movement and sought to create a space for the women at UC Irvine to be heard. These videos were shared
on the UCI Media youtube page as well as the Amplify Womxn of UCI website.
This collection contains the unedited footage from the nine interviews conducted by the Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our
Stories program.
A file list inventory of the digital files is available via this link:
Link to Inventory of Accn2023-017 Digital Files
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women in education -- California -- Irvine.
Interviews -- 21st century.
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Faculty
Social justice and education
Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories, a program of Academic and Professional Women of UCI
Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing Our Stories 2020-2021
This series contains the raw footage from 9 separate interviews conducted from 2020 to 2021 by the Amplify Womxn of UCI: Hearing
Our Stories program. The program was described by its creators as a way to aid in the eradication of anti-Black and anti-inclusive
mindsets through 5-minute mini interviews in which 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. The Amplify
series took inspiration from the Black Lives Matter Movement and sought to create a space for the women at UC Irvine to be
heard. These videos were shared on the UCI Media youtube page as well as the Amplify Womxn of UCI website.
These digital interview recordings, ranging from 34 to 54 minutes, cover a range of topics, including the Covid-19 Pandemic,
rise in xenophobia and anti-Asian sentiments, Black Lives Matter Movement and protest, as well as the interviewees' individual
backgrounds and experiences within academia. Those interviewed were from different departments on campus and backgrounds,
the list of interviews includes: Elizabeth Yi, Erika Hayasaki, Judy Tzuz-Chun Wu, Karen Andrews, Krystal Tribbett, Sydney
Charles, Taum Larson, Thais Bouchereau, and Thuy Vo Dang.