Spring 2017 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)

“Lifelong learning 

is a shared adventure” 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

at CSU Dominguez Hills 

Spring 2017 Course Catalog January-June


at CSU Dominguez Hills 

A Taste of OLLI 

Spring 2017 

Osher Lecture Series 

CSUDH Osher Lifelong Learning 

Institute (OLLI at CSUDH) is a learning-inretirement 

organization for individuals 50+. 

Faculty from CSU Dominguez Hills present 

lectures on an exciting variety of topics 

at local community centers and the CSUDH 

campus. Participation in the lectures is 

included with OLLI’s annual membership 

of $30. 

Explore the pleasure of 

learning with OLLI at CSUDH 

OLLI classes, workshops, and discussion 

groups, on topics ranging from opera to 

aging, tennis to Tennison, and economics to 

iPads, are available on campus in Carson on 

a fee per class basis. Learning takes place in 

a supportive university environment with no 

tests or grades. And peer-led courses are 

offered through OLLI’s Omnilore program 

at our Redondo Beach classrooms. 

To join OLLI at CSUDH 

or to learn more about the Osher 

Lifelong Learning Institute, call the 

OLLI office at (310) 243-3208, visit 

our website at www.csudh.edu/olli. 

or visit our office at 

California State University, Dominguez Hills 

College of Extended & 

International Education 

1000 E. Victoria Street, WH A-127 

Carson, CA 90747 

Spring 2017 Osher Lectures 

Tuesdays 

3:30pm-5:30pm 

Levy Adult Center 

3420 W. 229th Place 

Torrance, CA 90505 

February 7, 2017 

Making Peace with the Earth: 

The Mini Challenges 

Anthropocene Age 


The 75th Anniversary of 

E.O. 9066 

March 7, 2017 

TBA 


TBA 

April 4, 2017 

Working Our Way 

Around Rules 

Wednesdays 

10:00am-12:00pm 

(unless otherwise noted) 

California State University, 

Dominguez Hills 

Extended Education EE-1213 

(Auditorium) 


Wearable Computing: 

Applications and Challenges 


The 75th Anniversary of 

E.O. 9066 


TBA 


12:30 – 2:00pm 

Obesity and the MRP 

(Mass Reduction Plan) 


12:30 – 2:00pm 

Islam 101—all you wanted 

to know but didn’t know 

who to ask 

For current OLLI members, there is no charge, but registration is required. 

“Lifelong learning is a shared adventure”

OLLI Spring 2017 

OLLI Open Houses & 

Orientations 

Join us at an OLLI open house to learn more 

about lifelong learning for retired and semiretired 

adults. For more information on 

OLLI at CSUDH visit www.csudh.edu/olli 

or call (310) 243-3208. 

OLLI Open House 

OLLI members are welcome to invite friends to the Open 

House. This is your opportunity to learn about membership in 

the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and to find out how to 

register for classes. Light refreshments will be served. 

• Tuesday, January 24 10:00am – 12:00pm 

CSUDH Campus, Extended Education Building, 

EE-1213 (Auditorium) 

(RSVP to (310) 243-3208, or by email to 

olli@csudh.edu by January 16, 2017) 

• Registration Drop-off 

You can drop off your registration after this event 

from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. 

OLLI’s Peer-Led Program (Omnilore) Orientation 

• Wednesday, February 24 and Wednesday March 23 

1:30pm 

Edison Center, Conference Room B 

3401 Inglewood Ave., Redondo Beach 

RSVP to (310) 215-1848 

www.omnilore.org 

Directions and parking information will be provided. 

OLLI’s Peer-Led Program (Omnilore) Orientation 

• Thursday, February 23 and Tuesday, March 30 

1:30pm 

Beach Cities Health Center, Lower Level Suites L8 & L9 

514 N. Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90277 

RSVP to (310) 215-1848 


Directions and parking information will be provided. 

Table of Contents 

Open House........................................ 1 

OLLI Contact Information.................... 2 

Dean’s Welcome................................. 2 

OLLI Membership Information..........3-4 

Osher Lecture Series.....................5-8 

OLLI Classes at CSUDH................9-34 

Art, Culture & Language........10-13 

Health & Wellness..................14-18 

Business and Finance.................. 19 

Black History Month...............20-21 

Science & Technology ................. 22 

Computer Workshops................. 23 

Discussion Groups..................24-26 

Field Trips...............................27-28 

Special Events........................29-34 

Peer-Led (Omnilore)..................35-45 

University Courses 

for OLLI Members.................... 47 

Grant Announcement....................... 46 

University Calender of Events.......48-49 

Instructors and Lecturers..............50-51 

Chronological List of Courses.......52-56 

OLLI Sponsors and Volunteers........... 57 

Directions and Parking...................... 58 

Extended Ed Classroom Map............. 59 

CSUDH Campus Map........................ 60 

OLLI is now on Facebook! 


at Cal State University Dominguez Hills 

www.facebook.com/csudholli 

Osher Lecture Series —South Bay 

www.facebook.com/OsherLecture 

Social Tennis for Seniors 

www.facebook.com/groups/ 

OLLISocialTennis 

Spring 2017 | www.csudh.edu/olli | (310) 243-3208 1

OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLLI) 

Contact Information 

Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute (OLLI) 



College of Extended & 

International Education 

Welch Hall A-127 

1000 East Victoria Street 


OLLI Office: (310) 243-3208 

OLLI Registration: (310) 243-3741 

Extended Education Building 

Website: www.csudh.edu/olli 

Email: olli@csudh.edu 

Registration Office Hours: 

Monday-Thursday 8:30am – 8:00pm 

Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm 

Saturday 8:30am – 1:00pm 

Sunday Closed 

Bernard and Barbro Osher 

Bernard Osher Foundation 

The CSUDH Osher Lifelong Learning 

Institute is funded in part by a generous 

grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation. 

The Bernard Osher Foundation 

funds a national network of OLLIs 

located at 119 colleges and universities 

throughout the United States. 

www.osher.net 


At California State University, Dominguez Hills 

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 

offers a unique opportunity for individuals 

who consider lifelong learning 

an integral part of retirement. Our 

program (known as OLLI at CSUDH) 

consists of a range of experiences 

including study groups, lecture series, 

cultural experiences, workshops, special events and travel. 

All adults are welcome to join OLLI at CSUDH. The organization 

is designed primarily for individuals 50 years of age 

or more. Courses and activities listed in this catalog respond 

to the requests and interests of OLLI members who desire 

to learn from each other as well as from University professors 

and community leaders. Learning occurs in a 

supportive environment without grades, tests or requirements. 

Additional benefits of OLLI membership include 

access to the University library, bookstore discounts, a 

student identification card, and newsletters. 

OLLI members represent all walks of life, a wide range of 

experience and diverse backgrounds. Under the guidance of 

the College of Extended & International Education, members 

work together to build the OLLI organization by volunteering 

for OLLI committees. Individuals also lead or facilitate classes 

and workshops. There are plenty of opportunities for selfexpression, 

involvement and personal enrichment. 

Become a part of the CSUDH family by joining OLLI at 

CSUDH. We believe you will be energized by the mutual 

support that such learning communities offer. I have always 

believed in the concept of “K-90” education and OLLI at 

CSUDH provides the perfect vehicle for lifelong learning. 

Cordially, 

J. Kim McNutt, M.A. 

Dean, College of Extended & International Education 

2 OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE @ CSU DOMINGUEZ HILLS

OLLI MEMBERSHIP 

Lifelong Learning at CSUDH is a membership 

organization for those individuals age 50+ 

who are seeking intellectual and social 

activities. These activities include short 

courses on a variety of topics, peer-led 

courses, discussion groups, field trips, 

computer workshops, social gatherings 

and campus cultural events. Learning takes 

place in a supportive environment without concern for grades, 

tests, or requirements. 

OLLI at CSUDH Membership Benefits 

OLLI Members enjoy many benefits inherent in student status. 

• Attend the popular Osher Lecture Series 

• Participate in discussion groups on a variety of topics each term 

• Enroll in special interest, technology and other workshops 

designed for lifelong learners 

• Attend short courses and participate in field trips 

• Receive notifications by mail or email about campus events 

• Receive CSUDH Student ID card for library privileges and 

bookstore discounts 

• Meet in state-of-the-art classrooms 

• Receive an OLLI catalog each semester 

• Participate in University and other selected Extended Education 

programs for reduced rates 

• Become involved in determining OLLI curriculum and events 

• Meet like-minded adults in a supportive learning 

environment 

• Email account at ToroMail 

Become a member! 

You can become an OLLI member by 

calling (310) 243-3741 or completing 

the membership portion of the 

registration form in this catalog. 

Fee: Annual OLLI membership is $30. 

This includes the Osher Lecture Series 

and other benefits. Some OLLI activities 

have additional nominal fees. These 

include OLLI courses, field trip fee, 

computer courses and the peer-led 

(Omnilore) program. 

Meeting Times – Dates and times 

for courses are listed with course 

descriptions in this schedule. 

Course Registration – In this catalog 

members will find many courses, 

programs and special activities. 

Fees are listed with the courses. 

Registration for courses listed in this 

catalog is available to OLLI members. 

To enroll in these courses complete 

the tear-out registration form (gold 

pages) in this catalog and mail with 

payment. 

A Note About our Peer-led 

Program (Omnilore) 

Registration in our Omnilore courses 

in Redondo Beach requires attendance 

at an orientation prior to registration. 

Visit www.omnilore.org or call 

(310) 215-1848 for more information 

Become a Member or Renew Your OLLI Membership 

To participate in OLLI courses your membership must be current, which includes the Fall, Spring and 

Summer semesters. The cost is only $30 for an annual membership. If your membership has lapsed, 

please sign up as soon as possible. If you aren’t sure whether your membership is current, call the 

OLLI office at (310) 243-3208. Please make checks payable to CSUDH. 


OLLI at CSUDH 

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSUDH 

Spring 2017 Programs and Activities 

In this catalog, programs and activities for OLLI members at the 

CSUDH campus are listed in the following categories: 

Parking at CSUDH 

Annual Parking Passes are available 

to OLLI Members for only $20.00. 

Call the OLLI office at (310) 243-3208 

for details. 

Please be aware that there is a daily 

charge of $6 to park on campus. Daily 

parking permits can be purchased at 

one of the many yellow boxes near the 

parking lots using cash, debit or credit 

card. Permits must be displayed faceup 

on your dashboard. 

Visit the OLLI website at www.csudh. 

edu/olli to find out about carpooling 

or taking public transportation to the 

campus. 

• Lecture Series – Series of presentations by CSUDH professors 

on a topic or theme suggested by OLLI members. Fall and Spring 

semesters only! 

• Courses – OLLI courses are a series of classroom meetings 

organized around a topic and led by an instructor. Additional fees 

and/or waivers may apply. 

• Discussion Groups – Discussions are often conducted in 

conjunction with a video or film, and facilitated by a discussion 

leader. Additional fees may apply. 

• Computer Workshops – Computer workshops include presentations 

on various computer applications and their uses. Classes 

meet in two modern computer labs with ample opportunity for 

hands-on practice. Additional fees may apply. 

• Field Trips – Members visit local museums, gardens, and 

historic sites. 

• Peer-led (Omnilore) – This program consists of study/discussion 

groups in which each member participates by presenting a topic 

related to the subject under study. Additional fees apply. OLLI 

members must attend an Omnilore orientation prior to registering 

for a peer-led class. See Peer-led section on pages 35-45 for more 

information, visit www.omnilore.org or call (310) 215-1848. 

New and Renewing OLLI Members 

Save The Date! 

• OLLI Open House & Spring Registration Drop-off 

Extended Education Building, EE-1213 (Auditorium) 

(See page 1) 

Tuesday, January 24 

Open House: 10:00am – 12:00pm 

Drop-off: 12:00pm – 1:00pm 


Osher 

Lecture Series 

A Taste of OLLI 

CSUDH and Torrance 

Many faculty members of California 

State University, Dominguez Hills 

present to OLLI members on a variety 

of fascinating and challenging topics. 

The Osher Lectures are held in 

different locations to make it more 

accessible to those who may not live 

near campus. OLLI members may 

attend any or all of the lectures in the 

series. Please send in a registration 

form indicating which lecture series 

you plan to attend so that we can 

have an approximate count. 

Enrich Your Life, 

Enrich OLLI 

at CSUDH 


OSHER LECTURE SERIES at CSUDH 

Lecturer: Donald Teruo Hata, Ph.D., 

Emeritus Professor of History, CSUDH 

and Hatsuko Mary Higuchi, Award 

Winning Artist (http://maryhiguchiarts. 

blogspot.com) 

Wednesday, February 22 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

CSUDH Extended Education Building, 


Tuesday, February 21 

3:30pm – 5:30pm 




Room 2 

Fee: Free to OLLI members and 

open to the public. 

OLLI Members must register for 

Osher Lecture Series, see pages 7 and 

8. The Public, please RSVP to 

(310) 243-3208, or by email to 

olli@csudh.edu by February 14, 2017. 

The 75th Anniversary of E.O. 9066 

NEW! 

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed E.O. 

9066, which authorized the mass removal and incarceration of 

more than 110,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World 

War II. This powerful lecture will give an overview and analysis of 

what really happened to Japanese Americans and why, with descriptions 

of racism, xenophobia, and cunningly opportunistic 

officials. Dr. Hata and artist Hatsuko Mary Higuchi were both 

incarcerated with their families in the U.S. government’s concentration 

camps, bringing a deeply personal element to this presentation. 

CSUDH and OLLI are marking the 75th anniversary of 

E.O.9066 with a variety of events and special exhibits. 


Thursday, February 9 

1:00pm ceremony at the 

CSUDH Japanese Garden 

followed by two 75-minute 

sessions in Loker Student Union 

7:00pm keynote address 

OLLI Members are welcome. 

SPECIAL CSUDH COMPANION EVENTS!! 

And Then They Came For Us… 

On Thursday, February 9, 2017, California State University, 

Dominguez Hills will host a symposium entitled: And Then 

They Came For Us… to mark the 75th anniversary of 

Executive Order 9066 authorizing the mass incarceration of 

Japanese-American citizens during WWII. The afternoon-toevening 

symposium will begin with a 1:00pm ceremony at the 

CSUDH Japanese Garden, located in the atrium of the Social 

and Behavioral Sciences Building. It will continue with two 

75-minute sessions in Loker Student Union featuring scholarly 

presentations, and then will move to the Art Gallery for a formal 

opening of an archives exhibition focused on the incarceration, 

and associated reception. A 7:00pm keynote address will close 

the day. Online registration details to be provided. 


OSHER LECTURE SERIES at CSUDH 


Wearable Computing: 

Applications and Challenges 

Amlan Chatterjee, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science 

Department, CSUDH 



Donald Teruo Hata, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, History, CSUDH and 

Hatsuko Mary Higuchi, Award Winning Artist 


TBA 

Gilbert D. “Gil” Smith, Founder, Former Mayor and Councilmember 

of the City of Carson, CSUDH’s 2015 Founders’ Award 


12:30 – 2:00pm 

Obesity and the MRP (Mass Reduction Plan) 

Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff Physician, Board Certified in Family 

Practice, Student Health and Psychological Services, CSUDH 


12:30 – 2:00pm 

Islam 101—all you wanted to know 

but didn’t know who to ask 

Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. Staff Physician, Board Certified in Family 

Practice, Student Health and Psychological Services, CSUDH 

Wednesdays 

10:00am-12:00pm 

(unless otherwise noted) 

This series is presented at 



Extended Education EE-1213 

(Auditorium) 



About the series 

The Spring 2017 CSUDH Series features 

CSUDH faculty presenting recent 

research in their fields of expertise. You 

will learn how CSUDH faculty research 

is affecting communities locally and 

globally. Emerging issues will be related 

to applications and real life examples. 

This is an opportunity to ask the experts 

in a relaxed and collegial setting. 

Free to OLLI members 

For current OLLI members, there is no 

charge, but registration is required. 

NLLL 420 Section 01 

Course No 23547 


OSHER LECTURE SERIES in Torrance 

This series is presented at the 




About the series 

The Spring 2017 Torrance Series features 

CSUDH faculty presenting recent 

research in their fields of expertise. You 

will learn how CSUDH faculty research 

is affecting communities locally and 

globally. Emerging issues will be related 

to applications and real life examples. 

This is an opportunity to ask the experts 

in a relaxed and collegial setting. 

Free to OLLI members 

For current OLLI members, there is no 

charge, but registration is required. 


Course No 23549 

Tuesdays, 

3:30pm-5:30pm 


Making Peace with the Earth: 

The Mini Challenges Anthropocene Age 

Linda Groff, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty, Political Science Department, 

CSUDH 



Donald Teruo Hata, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, History, CSUDH and 

Hatsuko Mary Higuchi, Award Winning Artist 


TBA 


TBA 


Working Our Way Around Rules 

Stephen Sloane, Ph.D., Emeritus Faculty and Dean at Saint Mary’s 

College of CA, OLLI Member 


OLLI Classes, 

Workshops and 

Activities 

California State University 

Dominguez Hills in Carson 

Many classes, workshops and 

discussion groups take place on the 

campus of California State University 

Dominguez Hills in Carson. In addition 

to modern classroom buildings and 

a dedicated computer lab, the University 

has many resources which include 

a library, food court, restaurant, and 

bookstore. Involvement in University 

activities is one of the many benefits 

of OLLI. 


ART, CULTURE & LANGUAGE 

Presenter: Jerold Kappel, 

Executive Director and CEO, 

Long Beach Opera 

www.longbeachopera.org 

Thursday, January 12 

10:30am – 12:00pm 

Beach Cities Health Center (BCHC), 

Beach Cities Room 

514 N. Prospect Ave. 

Redondo Beach, CA 90277 

Fee: Free to OLLI Members 

and Open to the Public. 


Course No. 23501 

OLLI Field Trip 


• Chen Art Gallery 

Wednesday, March 22 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 

(see page 28) 

Long Beach Opera: “The Fairy Queen” 

NEW! 

The Long Beach Opera (LBO) is the oldest opera company in the 

LA/OC region. Unlike other opera companies, LBO presents new, 

rarely performed and unconventional works. The Fairy Queen 

represents one of those rare and unconventional experiences— 

a gender-bending culture clash of social satire, re-imagining 

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in our own multicultural 

America. Henry Purcell’s music is fused with Chicano 

updates from Culture Clash and Baroque overlays from Musica 

Angelica. Spoken text and movement combine with the music to 

create a truly unique experience—at once 17th century England 

and 21st century America. 

Jerold Kappel, LBO Executive Director and CEO, will offer insight 

into the origins of this opera, the social setting in which it was 

created and its rediscovery in the twentieth century. The presentation 

covers spoken word, visual images and musical sound. 

Jerold Kappel has directed major national and international 

programs, including the cultural and heritage tourism initiative of 

the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism. Mr. Kappel 

has served as a guest lecturer at many well-known universities and 

conferences. As Executive Director of LBO, he is committed to 

expanding its education and community engagement programs. 



Let’s Read a Play! 

No stage or acting experience required. Join us for the opportunity 

to polish up your dramatic skills. Our director, Maria Ruiz, will 

introduce the authors and theater history before readings begin. 

We invite you to become a part of this interesting and interactive 

approach to enjoying a play. Expect some lively discussion about 

meaning and context. 

Lucky Guy by Nora Ephron, is a play about 

the scandal- and graffiti-ridden New York 

of the 1980s, as told by the charismatic and 

controversial tabloid columnist Mike McAlary. 

From his sensational reporting of major police 

corruption to the libel suit that nearly ended 

his career, the play dramatizes McAlary’s 

meteoric rise, fall and rise again, ending with 

his coverage of the Abner Louima case for 

which he won the Pulitzer Prize, 8 months 

before his untimely death on Christmas Day, 1998. 

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan 

Didion, is the adaptation of her powerful book 

about the unexpected loss of her husband 

and their only daughter. Didion attempts to 

make sense of any fixed idea she ever had 

about death, illness, marriage and children 

and memory; about the shallowness of sanity, 

about life itself.’ Intensely personal yet 

universal, it is a portrait of a marriage, 

and a life, in good times and bad. 

The Man Who Came to Dinner by George 

S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Lecturer Sheridan 

Whiteside slips on the ice on the way into the 

home of a prominent Ohio family. The local 

doctor says he must remain confined having 

broken his leg. He begins to meddle with the 

lives of everyone in the household, and once 

his plots are underway, learns there is nothing 

wrong with his leg. 

Ten Minute Plays are short and usually fun or dramatic. Maria will 

select a book of plays. The class will choose the plays, maybe filling 

some time at the end of a class, or we may use both of the last 

month’s classes doing only these plays. 

Instructor and Facilitator: Maria Ruiz, 

OLLI and Omnilore member, District 

Toastmasters Qualified Speaker, and 

winner of two Distinguished Toastmasters 

Awards and the 2013 Roy D. 

Graham Lifetime Achievement Award. 

She is the “drama guru” at the Joslyn 

Center and regularly conducts play 

readings there. She also directs and 

produces the Dramatic Readers Theater 

in Manhattan Beach and Palos Verdes. 

8 Wednesdays 

February 1, 15 

March 1, 15, 

April 5, 19 

May 3, 10 

10:00am – 12:00pm 

Extended Education Building, EE-1221 

Fee: $20 





Lecturer: Chet Hanley 

Lecturer for DHTV at CSUDH / LA 36, 

Broadcast on channel LA 36 

6 Thursdays 

February 2, 9, 16, 23 

March 9, 16 

10:00am – 12:30pm 


Fee: Free to OLLI members 



Classic Jazz 102: The Beat Goes On… 

NEW! 

This six-session series is a continuation of Classic Jazz 101 (offered 

during the Fall Semester, 2016) when we examined the world of 

Jazz through the eyes and ears of an avid enthusiast. Audio and 

video selections will be extensively utilized, along with discussions 

of the music, the performers, and the literature. The following 

subjects will be addressed: 

Session #1: February 2 

Why Pops (Louis Armstrong), Duke (Ellington), and 

Bird (Charlie Parker) matter 


The vocalists (part 2) 


Women in Jazz (the instrumentalists) 


Latin Jazz; from Machito to Tito Puente…and beyond. 

Session #5: March 9 

“Miscellaneous” instruments in Jazz 

Session #6: March 16 

Profiles of selected artists 


• Guys and Dolls by 

The Cup of Water Players 

Wednesday, January 18 

10:00am - 12:00pm 

(See page 29 for details) 



Long Beach Opera: 

The Perfect American 

NEW! 

The Long Beach Opera (LBO) is the oldest opera company 

in the LA/OC region. LBO presents new, rarely performed and 

unconventional works. “The Perfect American” represents one 

of those rare and unconventional experiences—the American 

premiere of a work by Philip Glass depicting the final 3 months 

of the life of Walt Disney. 

There have been polarized views of Disney over the decades. Some 

have labeled him a megalomaniac, racist, misogynist who betrayed 

strike leaders to the House Un-American Activities Committee. 

Others have defended him, placing his attitudes in the social and 

political context of his 

times. In this regard, 

the opera has important 

contemporary 

reference. It is based on 

a controversial fictionalized 

biography depicting 

Disney in unflattering 

terms. 

Composer Philip Glass 

is considered one of 

the most influential 

music makers of the 20th century. He has collaborated with artists 

as diverse as Twyla Tharp, Woody Allen and David Bowie. 

Jerold Kappel, LBO Executive Director and CEO of the LBO, will 

offer insight into the origins of this opera, its social setting, and its 

internationally well-regarded composer. LBO lectures include not 

only opera history, but also musical clips and video… and this one 

may include a member of the musical staff as well. 

Jerold Kappel has directed major national and international 

programs, including the cultural and heritage tourism initiative of 

the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism. Mr. Kappel 

has served as a guest lecturer at many well-known universities and 

conferences. As Executive Director of LBO, he is committed to 

expanding its education and community engagement programs. 

Presenter: Jerold Kappel, 

Executive Director and CEO, 

Long Beach Opera 

www.longbeachopera.org 

Thursday, March 2 

10:30am – 12:00pm 

Extended Education Building, EE- 1213 




Upcoming Special Event 


• Unforgotton, a documentary 

film about the Vietnamese 

people after the post-war 

US departue 




at CSUDH 


HEALTH AND WELLNESS 

NOTE: OLLI is pleased to offer Social Tennis for Seniors, Crocheting for Health, Urban Hiking, and 

Fun and Games in conjunction with our Living Well for Older Adults Health Series to focus on learning 

experiences that optimize brain fitness and promote physical fitness through exercise and coordination. 

Have fun! 

Instructor: Donald Means, 

OLLI Member 

Donald’s Vision “We will be the 

fittest Seniors we know” 

13 Tuesdays 

January 31 

February 7, 14, 21, 28 

March 7, 14, 21 

April 4, 11, 18, 25 

May 2 

9:00am – 11:00am 

14 Fridays 

January 27 

February 3, 10, 17, 24 

March 3, 10, 17, 24 

April 7, 14, 21, 28 

May 5 

9:00am – 11:00am 

Practice only: 

2 Tuesdays 

May 9, 16 

9:00am – 11:00am 

1 Friday 

May 12 

9:00am – 11:00am 

CSUDH tennis courts 

Fee: $20 



Social Tennis for Seniors 

Tennis has been called the perfect sport. Come take part in 

our class and have fun, while enjoying all the excellent health 

benefits. The great thing about tennis is that anyone at any 

skill level can play. There is a moderate level of physical 

activity. We participate in light to medium stretching and warm 

up exercises. We will learn the basics of tennis, including the 

classic grip, forehand, backhand, top-spin, serve, volleys, and 

doubles play. To get started bring a tennis racket, tennis shoes, 

small towel, sunglasses, hat, and water. Class meets for 27 

sessions by the CSUDH tennis courts and will remain available 

two additional weeks for practice. (Note: OLLI members are 

required to sign a waiver at first class session.) 



Fun and Games 

No experience necessary. 

This class is about having fun and friendship. An assortment of 

games will be provided. Class members are encouraged to bring 

their own games to share. We will have on hand “brain games” 

along with such favorites as: Dominos, Scrabble, Tripoley, Rummy 

Tiles, Jenga, Cribbage, Chess, and playing cards, to name a few. 

Class will break into groups depending on the number of enrollees 

or interest in any particular game or games. We are encouraging 

members to bring their lunches. 

Facilitator: Valerie Dingwall, 


7 Fridays 


March 3, 17 

April 7, 21 

May 5 

11:00am – 1:00pm 





Crocheting For Health 

Let’s complete a project for Spring! Crocheting is part of our 

Healthy Living series. It stimulates our brains and can promote 

mental health by reducing stress. Class times are scheduled to 

allow a solid beginning in the art and skill of crocheting, as well 

as for feedback on progress. 

Past projects 

have been 

donated as 

prizes at OLLI 

Celebrations, 

Juneteenth 

and Knots 

of Love. 

Facilitator: Eula Slater, OLLI Member 

7 Tuesdays 


March 7, 21 

April 4, 18 

May 2 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 

Extended Education Building. EE-1206 

Fee: $15 





Presenter: Betsey Duffes 

OLLI Member, Airline Disability Rights 

Consultant 

Friday, April 14 

1:30pm - 4:00pm 

Beach Cities Health Center (BCHC), 

BCHC L9 



Fee: free to OLLI members and 




Traveling by Air with a Disability, Health 

Issue, or Special Need 

Many individuals with disabilities are reluctant to travel by air 

because of the challenges associated in getting around the airport 

and during the flight. The US Department of Transportation has 

addressed many of these challenges by issuing regulations to all 

airlines about how they must interact with passengers who have 

disabilities. Knowing what your rights are, as well as what your 

responsibilities are as a passenger, makes traveling by air a more 

pleasant experience. During the lecture we will address your rights 

with respect to seating, traveling with a respiratory device, and 

traveling with a service animal, among others. There will 

also be time for questions and answers. 

Upcoming Field Trip 


• California African- 

American Museum 


11:00am – 1:00pm 

(See page 27) 



Living Well For Older Adults 

This spring we’ll focus on two DVD series: Food: A Cultural Culinary 

History, and The Everyday Gourmet: Making Healthy Food Taste 

Great. We will enjoy popular guest presenter Joy Jurema’s newest 

presentation on inflammaging. 

Neuroplasticity and Aging 

Neuroplasticity describes the notion that adult brains are adaptable 

to all the experiences and changes we encounter, and capable of 

reprogramming themselves. We’ll take a look at the neuron and its 

amazing synapses, its support system, and how they work together. 

A hallmark of neurodegeneration is decreased brain volume, or 

inflammaging. 

We will discuss how you can help your nervous system to adapt. 

Perhaps be more mindful, learn to meditate, clear the junk from 

your “plate,” learn a new skill in OLLI—these types of experiences 

have synergistic benefits. You will be given references and simple 

practices to continue your journey. 

DVD’S 

A Cultural Culinary History 

We continue with Professor Ken Albala, Ph.D., professor of 

History at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, who 

“explores the history of how humans have produced, cooked, 

and consumed food—from the earliest hunting and gathering 

societies to the present.” 

The Everyday Gourmet is presented by Bill Briwa, Chef-Instructor 

and Connie Guttersen, Nutrition-Instructor. They will demonstrate 

how to buy and prepare “good,” “better,” and “best” food 

choices. 

March 9 

March 16 

March 23 

April 6 

April 13 

Romantic Vegetarian’s Utopia: 

Good, Better, Best Strategies 

Eating in the Early Industrial Revolution: 

Nutritious and Satisfying Whole Grains 

Big Business and the Homogenization of Food: 

Adding Flavor with Healthy Oils 

Food Imperialism Around the World: 

Protein-UnderstandingYour Choices 

NEW! 

Immigrant Cuisine and Ethnic Restaurants: 

Making Healthy Cooking a Lifestyle 

Facilitator: Eula Slater, 

OLLI Member and Registered Dietician 

6 Thursdays 

March 2, 9, 16, 23 

April 6, 13 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 

GUEST SPEAKER 

March 2 

Neuroplasticity and Aging 

Lecturer: Joy Jurema, RN, MHA, 

Wellness Advocate and OLLI Member 

Disrupt aging for the health of it! 


Fee: $20 



“It takes a long time 

to become young.” 

—Pablo Picasso 



Presenter: Frankie Stewart, M.A., 

OLLI Member and CSUDH Alumna 

3 Thursdays 

May 4, 11, 18 

1:30pm - 3:30pm 


Fee: $15 



Save The Dates! 

• Fun and Games 

7 Fridays 

February 3, 17, March 3, 17, 

April 7, 21, May 5 

11:00am – 1:00pm 

(See page 15) 

Aging Gracefully and Gratefully 

We’ll continue the discussions from the Fall semester. New ideas 

and perceptions bring new insights and ideas. Aging is inevitable. 

For as many seniors who are asked about the process of aging 

there are as many different perceptions and answers. What positive 

actions can we take on this road called “aging”? Attitudes, 

decisions, choices and acceptance are but a few topics to consider. 

We will discuss and explore various concepts, share techniques and 

consider how to age gracefully and gratefully together. 

Session 1: 

My Health 

May 4 

• Mental, Physical, Emotional 

Health 

• Loss of Senses (Dementia, 

Alzheimer’s Disease) 

• Ability to Change 

• Loss of Control 

• Decision Making Process 

Session 2: 

Taking Care of Me 

May 11 

• Diet (Weight Gain/Loss) 

• Exercise, Entertainment 

• Sleep/Habits 

Special Event 


• Intimacy/Sex 

• Spirituality/Religion 

Session 3: 

Taking Care of Business 

May 18 

• Relationships/Family and Friends 

• Living Arrangements 

• Communication/Interaction 

with Others 

• Environment 

• Retirement/Finances 

• Public Image 

• Legacy (what will we pass on?) 

• Gratitude 

• Seventh Annual 

University 

Library Tour 

Thursday, April 20 

10:00am – 12:00pm 



BUSINESS AND FINANCE 

Estate Planning Made Easy 

NEW! 

Did you know that your estate consists of everything of value accumulated 

throughout your lifetime? Real estate, automobiles, stock 

portfolios, pensions, cash, your kids (ok maybe not your kids). Join 

us for this informative and easy to understand workshop to learn 

how to preserve, manage, and transfer your assets whether you are 

alive or not. This process involves weighing various personal and 

financial decisions and creating legal arrangements to carry 

out those decisions. We will discuss how to properly receive an 

inheritance as well as how to give one using strategies to avoid 

expensive delays, legal challenges and promote equitable 

distribution of assets and charitable giving in the form of case 

studies. The class will take a closer look at wills, trusts, asset 

protection, probate, health care directives, and estate taxes. 

John C. Pak is a Certified Financial Planner with 17 years of 

experience in the financial advisory industry. He actively 

spearheads community outreach initiatives with local colleges, 

public libraries, and lifelong learning centers in Los Angeles 

County to promote financial literacy and empowerment 

through workshops and seminars. 

Six Barriers to Investment Success: 

Uncovering Your Behavioral Biases 

Are hidden biases undermining your investment success? 

NEW! 

We like to think we invest rationally, but the field of behavioral 

finance has shown that there are social, emotional, and even cognitive 

factors that can affect our financial decisions and stand in the 

way of investment success. 

By identifying these unconscious tendencies, we may have a better 

chance of meeting our long-term goals. 

In this presentation, you will learn more about: 

 

 

 

• Common Behavioral Biases 

• How Biases Affect Our Decision-Making Ability 

• The Impact of Biases on Investment Portfolios 

Instructor: John C. Pak, 

CFP ® RIFP ® 

Thursday, January 26 

10:00am – 12:00pm 





Instructor: Vickie Intriago, 

CFP, ® CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER 

Vickie Intriago is a Registered 

Representative and securities are 

offered through LPL Financial, 

member FINRA/SIPC. 

2 Wednesdays 

April 12, 19 

10:00am – 11:30am 


Fee: $10 



As long as happiness lives within you, 

you can take it wherever you go. 


BLACK HISTORY MONTH 

February Is…Black History Month 

OLLI at CSUDH celebrates Black History Month in February! 

OLLI is offering four courses, led by experts in the area of African 

and African-American Studies. Three lectures are instructed by 

CSUDH faculty and one by visiting professor from University of California, 

Irvine. A field trip to the California African-American Museum 

(see page 27) completes our recognition of the contributions 

of African and African-American cultures. 

Instructor: Damien Sojoyner, Ph.D., 

Assistant Professor, Africana Studies, 

University of California, Irvine 


1:30pm – 3:30pm 

Extended Education Building, 






First Strike: Schools and Prisons 

in Los Angeles 

NEW! 

Taking an insider’s perspective, Dr. Sojoyner’s 

lecture examines the root causes 

of California’s ever-expansive prison 

system and disastrous educational policy. 

It critiques the trope of the “school-toprison 

pipeline,” exploring the realm of 

public school as a form of “enclosure” 

that has influenced the schooling (and 

denial of schooling) and imprisonment of 

Black people in California. 

Instructor: Justin Gammage, Ph.D., 


CSUDH 


1:30pm – 3:30pm 







Black Power, Black Lives Matter 

and the Politics of Social Movements 

NEW! 

This presentation will explore the link between direct action protest 

and the enactment of public policy that protect African Americans’ 

social, political and economic rights. In addition, it will examine the 

significance of current social movements geared toward challenging 

old systems of oppression. It will start by looking at Civil Rights 

demonstrations to locate the historical significance of the Black 

Power movement. I will conclude by examining the Black Lives 

Matters movement as an extension of the Black radical tradition. 


BLACK HISTORY MONTH 

#Black Lives Matter When 

Africa Matters 

NEW! 

The #Black Lives Matter movement emerged in response to a 

series of violent police assaults that have killed countless unarmed 

African Americans around the country. 

The declaration #Black Lives Matter presents an opportunity for 

activists and organizers to prioritize the necessity of Africandescended 

people in the United States, realizing that their lives 

matter because their ancestral continent, Africa, is the most 

important and strategic piece of real estate on the globe. The late 

Stokely Carmichael aka Kwame Toure who helped shaped the 

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the 

Black Panther Party left for this generation a valuable lesson when 

he said the highest political expression of both Civil Rights and 

Black Power is Pan Africanism. In other words #Black Lives Matter 

when Africa Matters. Hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar reminded 

a new generation of this truth. In fact, he reminds his own 

generation of emerging activists and revolutionaries, through his 

blistering, conscious, progressive and uncompromising Africacentered 

performance at the 2016 Grammys, that Africa is in 

Compton and Compton is in Africa, and by extension wherever 

Black folk live in the United States, we too are Africa. 

Instructor: Salim Faraji, Ph.D., 

Professor, Africana Studies, CSUDH 


1:30pm – 3:30pm 







The Ties that Bind: Building The Next 

Africa into a Global Superpower 

NEW! 

African Americans representing 13% of the U.S. population and 

the third largest ethnic group are actually part of the 1.2 billion 

people on the African continent who have been formally recognized 

as the African Diaspora and the sixth region of the African 

Union. When we consider the magnitude of the African immigrant 

diaspora in the United States, it becomes very clear that the appeal 

to Pan Africanism is not a romanticized foray into a bygone era of 

utopian Pan African nationalism, but instead, it can be the seeds 

of Pan African alliances that can potentially take root in the cities 

of Detroit, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia 

and Washington DC. Kwame Nkrumah, founding president of 

the Republic of Ghana was clear that African nations belonged to 

African Americans because of their contributions to the global Pan 

Africanist struggle. Nkrumah once remarked that African Americans 

“provided the main driving power” of the Pan Africanist movement 

before it took root on the African continent. 

Instructor: Salim Faraji, Ph.D., 



1:30pm – 3:30pm 








SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 

Presenter: Judi Gerber, 

Master Gardener and author of 

Farming in Torrance and the South Bay 

(2008) and co-author of From Cows 

to Concrete (2016) 

3 Tuesdays 

February 14, March 14, April 11 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


Fee: $15 



From Cows to Concrete—From 

Farming Village to Urban Farming 


Los Angeles was once an agrarian paradise, California’s original 

wine country and the agricultural center for produce in the 

United States. Dairy farms once flourished where cars now 

whizz by on freeways. 

In this series of classes, Judi Gerber will discuss our pastoral past, 

from the Spanish rancho years through the end of World War II. 

You will learn about the farms, vineyards and nurseries that survived 

population growth and the real estate developers and the 

colorful characters who contributed to our farm history including 

fighting for the rights of farm workers. Finally, learn how today’s 

urban farmers, using backyards, balconies, beekeeping and community 

gardens, are part of a new focus on healthy food, locally 

produced and more accessible to our citizens. 

February 14 Los Angeles from Rancho Years through 

World War II – The history of an agrarian paradise 

March 17 

April 11 

The Survivors: Farms, Vineyards & Nurseries 

in the South Bay Today 

New Urban Farmers and the Return to Green 

NEW! 

Save The Dates! 

• Urban Hiking 

in the South Bay 

4 Mondays 

April 3, 10, 17, 24 

9:00am – 11:00am 

(see page 29) 

The Verburg Dairy in 1947. The street was then known as 174th, and is 

now known as Artesia Boulevard. 


COMPUTER WORKSHOPS 

Facebook 101 for Seniors 

NEW! 

Facebook is the leader of social media. A whopping 56 percent 

fall in the age bracket of 65 years and older. This is more than any 

other social networking website, so we developed Facebook 101 

for Seniors just for OLLI @ CSUDH. 

This class is designed for the senior/beginner to develop basic skills 

required to use Facebook, the computer (desktop/laptop) version, 

not the Smartphone Mobile App version. The class assumes that 

you have some, but limited, exposure to computers, laptops and 

the Internet. Topics will be centered on discovering the seniorfriendly 

use of Facebook, and how to upload and download your 

digital pictures and videos. 

Attendees should have their current sign-in information (email or 

phone number and password) to access their Facebook account. 

Don’t worry, if you don’t already have a Facebook account, we 

will show you how to create one. And, your first Facebook friends 

potentially are your Facebook 101 for Seniors classmates. 

Instructor: La Margo Washington, 

OLLI Member, Computer Networks 

Consultant 

4 Mondays 

April 24 

May 1, 8, 15 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


Fee: $20.00 

Class is limited to 18 students 



Introduction to Video Recording 

and Editing 

This class will introduce students to the basics of video recording 

and editing. It will include such topics as video equipment, recording 

processes, video editing, final production and more. Students 

will embark on creating a video project on a subject of their choice, 

which they find unique and special. Whether you use an iPad, 

iPhone, webcam, videocam or other device to capture your videos, 

the basic principles of video recording and editing remain the same. 

This class will help you to increase your knowledge and skill of 

those basic principles to create great videos for yourself, your family 

and – the world! 

Students are encouraged to bring their own portable electronic 

devices, or to bring a flash drive with their videos on it and work on 

the Windows computers in the lab. 

Instructor: Norman Morris, 

OLLI Member, Photographer 

and Videographer 

4 Wednesdays 

April 26 

May 3, 10, 17 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


Fee: $20 

Class is limited to 10 people 




DISCUSSION GROUPS 

Facilitator: Jeffrey Jones 


6 Mondays 

February 6, 13, 27 

March 6, 13, 20 

10:00am – 12:00pm 


Fee: $20 



Session #1 

13) Local Police on the Cyber Beat 

14) Geolocation: Tracking You and 

Your Data 

Session #2 

15) Internet Surveillance 

16) Metadata: Legal or Not 

Session #3 

17) Technology Outruns the Law 

18) Your Personal Data Is the Product 

Session #4 

19) The Internet of Things 

20) Anonymity: Going off the Grid 

Session #5 

21) Code Breaking vs. Code Making 

22) Europe’s Right to Be Forgotten 

Session #6 

23) National Security and the First 

Amendment 

24) The Privacy Debate Needs You 

The Surveillance State: 

Big Data, Freedom and You 

NEW! 

This course is the concluding half of our DVD series: Have you 

ever felt that your need for privacy was superseded by the 

government’s need to know? This Great Courses Lecture Series 

by Paul Rosenzweig, J.D., explores the delicate balance between 

transparency and the value of the freedoms on which America 

was founded. Mr. Rosenzweig will discuss how our ever changing 

surveillance programs are struggling to function within the 

bounds of the law. 

Paul Rosenzweig, J.D., is a cum laude graduate of University of 

Chicago Law School. He lectures on cybersecurity law and policy 

at George Washington University Law School. He asks the thought 

provoking question “Can technology, security and civil liberty 

coexist in the digital age?” Be a part of the discussion group to 

get a close up view of what information is being gathered on the 

average American citizen. 

During this lecture series you will delve into topics covering everything 

from the legal framework for surveillance, to the structure 

of the U.S. intelligence community, to the myriad technologies 

that capture and analyze data such as drones and cell phones. 

The course offers a framework for answering many of the security 

questions you already have, such as ‘Who watches the watchers?’ 

and ‘Who actually owns the data collected?’ While Mr. Rosenzweig’s 

lectures may not fully answer these and other questions that arise 

regarding this subject, he does offer tools and examples to assist 

your ability to understand and draw your own conclusion to these 

issues. Take steps toward empowering your future by being part 

of this discussion group. 



Privacy, Property, and Free Speech: 

Law and the Constitution 

in the 21st Century 

NEW! 

This course concludes the DVD lecture series titled above. From 

reading the title, you may immediately begin to question your 

constitutional right to privacy. However, with the invention of full 

body scans, the recording of 

our cell phone conversations 

and hacks into ‘the cloud,’ 

you have come to realize 

that your privacy is being 

invaded most of the time. 

This Great Courses Lecture 

Series by Professor Jeffrey 

Rosen provides a comprehensive 

guide to some of 

the most compelling legal 

issues of our times. 

Professor Rosen is a summa 

cum laude graduate of 

Harvard College, and he 

also graduated from Yale Law School. He is a Professor of Law at 

The George Washington University Law School. The Los Angeles 

Times has referred to him as “the nation’s most widely read and 

influential legal commentator.” 

By participating in this lecture series you will be made aware of 

ways you can protect yourself from some of the privacy aspects 

that are at risk in our electronically interconnected daily lives. 

Register for this discussion group to equip yourself with a more 

informed opinion about whether the digital modern day 

conveniences give even the most innocent among us something 

to ponder about. 

Facilitator: Jeffrey Jones 


6 Mondays 

February 6, 13, 27 

March 6, 13, 20 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 


Fee: $20 



Session #1 

13) Privacy and the Body 

14) The Right to Die 

Session #2 

15) Privacy and Sexual Intimacy 

in Marriage 

16) The Constitution and 

Private Property 

Session #3 

17) The Supreme Court and Private 

Property 

18) The Roberts Court and Economic 

Rights 

Session #4 

19) Takings and Eminent Domain 

20) The American Free Speech 

Tradition 

Session #5 

21) From Wikileaks to the Arab Spring 

22) Google, Facebook, and the 

First Amendment 

Session #6 

23) The Right to Be Forgotten 

24) The Constitution in 2040 



Facilitators: Class Members 

4 Thursdays 

February 9 

March 9 

April 13 

May 11 

10:00am – 12:00pm 





The Thursday Morning Book Club 

We’ll read and discuss these books, selected by the members. 

Some questions to consider might be: How well has the author 

made his/her point(s)? What surprised you about a character(s) or 

the ending? How does the story relate to today’s ideas and lifestyles? 

Bring your own beverage, class members provide snacks. 

February 9 

One For The Money by Janet Evanovich. Meet Stephanie Plum, 

bounty hunter with attitude. Out of work and out of money, 

Stephanie blackmails her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie, into hiring 

her as an apprehension agent. Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, 

a former vice cop on the run, and her on-again-off-again boyfriend. 

March 9 

The Black House, by Peter May. Two teenagers disappear into a 

ramshackle boat shed, but their hurried passion is interrupted 

by the gruesome discovery of a body hanging from a beam. The 

murder bears the hallmarks of a recent killing in Edinburgh. 

Fin Macleod, an Edinburgh cop, is sent to investigate. He is 

grateful for the respite: just a month before tragedy changed his 

happy life as husband and father, and that life was over for good. 

As the murder of Angel Macritchie gradually unravels, Fin must 

confront some terrible truths about his young life. 

April 13 

The Wedding, by Nicholas Sparks. Wilson Lewis must face the 

painful truth that the romance has gone out of his marriage and 

it is his fault. Unable to express his true feelings, he spent too little 

time at home and too much at the office. Now his daughter is 

about to marry, and his wife is about to leave him. But his love for 

Jane has grown over the years; he will go to extraordinary lengths 

to win back his wife of thirty years. 

May 11 

The Crossing by Michael Connelly. Harry Bosch left the LAPD 

before he could be fired. He hired Defense Attorney Mickey Haller 

to sue the department for forcing him out. Mickey asks him to 

help on one of his cases, and suddenly Harry is in the middle of 

a particularly puzzling murder mystery. This time Harry is working 

for the defense. The prosecution seems to have a cast-iron case, 

but having crossed over to the dark side, as his former colleagues 

would put it, Harry is in danger of betraying the very principles 

he’s lived by his entire career. 


FIELD TRIPS 

NOTE: All OLLI field trips require a minimum $5 fee for operating expenses. Check the field trip 

description for any additional expenses that may be incurred on-site. (OLLI members are required to sign a 

waiver prior to participating in field trip activities.) 

California African-American Museum (CAAM) 

In conjunction with Black History Month, the Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute (OLLI) takes its annual field trip to the African- 

American Museum (CAAM) where we will have a docent-led tour 

through recent and permanent exhibits. The group tour will take 

45 minutes to one hour, and will cover the following five exhibits: 

The Ease of Fiction; Genevieve Gaignard: Smell the Roses; Politics, 

Race, Propaganda: The Nazi Olympics, Berlin 1936; Hank Willis 

Thomas: Black Righteous Space; and Taking Place: Selections from 

Permanent Collection. 

The museum will treat the group to a workshop of Adinkra Design. 

Each Adinkra has a meaning and participants choose one or more 

for their project. They will be using Adinkra stamps and stencils 

along with paint, beads and other decorative elements to enhance 

their project. 

Facilitators: Eula Slater and Jeffrey 

Jones, OLLI Members 


11:00am – 1:00pm 

Participants will meet at the 

California African-American 

Museum at 10:45am 

600 State Drive 

Los Angeles, CA 90037 

www.CAAMuseum.org 

For directions call 

(213) 744-7432 (Museum) 

Fee: $5 

Must register by February 8 

Parking is $12 




• A Taste o OLLI 

Poetry Fair 

10:00am – 12:00pm 



FIELD TRIPS 

NOTE: All OLLI field trips require a minimum $5 fee for operating expenses. Check the field trip 

description for any additional expenses that may be incurred on-site. (OLLI members are required to sign a 

waiver prior to participating in field trip activities.) 

Chen Art Gallery 

1625 Abalone Avenue 


Phone: (310) 781-3808 

www.chenartgallery.org 

Wednesday, March 22 

1:30pm – 3:30pm 

Limited to 30 students 

Must register by: February 28 

Fee: $5 


Course No: 23525 

Chen Art Gallery 

OLLI is pleased to arrange a field trip to the Chen Art Gallery for 

a guided tour that takes visitors through many rooms dedicated 

to the private collection of Dr. Tei-Fu Chen. Over the past twenty 

years, Dr. Chen has collected a magnificent array of world-class 

artifacts ranging from traditional Chinese furniture; jade, bronze 

sculpture, porcelain and pottery, and paintings. The gallery includes 

a surprise exhibit of Picasso’s 100 original etchings often referred to 

as a “rare set” and “masterpieces.” 

The tour does not include lunch or transportation. Please wear 

comfortable shoes. Note that there is no sitting or restrooms inside 

the gallery. 

Directions to the Chen Art Gallery: From the campus take Victoria 

Street West to Western Avenue; turn left on Western Avenue and 

go to Carson Street. Make a right on Carson and another right 

on Abalone. Look for the Sunrider building on the immediate left. 

Parking is free. 

OLLI Members will meet at 1:15pm. 


SPECIAL EVENTS 

Urban Hiking in the South Bay 

Walkers, get your gear together! We will be taking four urban 

hikes. The first meeting will be at CSUDH. We meet in a classroom 

for an introduction, sign waivers and receive information on the 

locations of the other three urban hikes. Then we will take our first 

urban hike on the CSUDH campus. The other hikes will be in the 

South Bay. These hikes will be low-impact on flat or gently rolling 

sidewalks or pathways. Wear a hat, durable shoes, sunscreen, and 

bring water to drink. 

Hiking Guides: Janice Champion and 

Lori Davidson-Fox, OLLI Members 

4 Mondays 

April 3, 10, 17, 24 

9:00am – 11:00am 


(First meeting only) 

Fee: $10 



Guys & Dolls 

presented by Cup of Water Players 

NEW! 

This performance adaptation features six singing actors and such 

great songs as “Take Back Your Mink,” “Luck Be A Lady,” “Sit Down, 

You’re Rockin’ The Boat,” and “Sue Me.” You’ll enjoy the funny mix 

of gambling and love as these characters sing and dance into your 

heart. Director Sherry Erickson will give a pre-show introduction 

and OLLI members will have the opportunity to interact with the 

actors in a question and answer session following the presentation. 

Light refreshments will be served. 

CUP OF WATER PLAYERS is a group of theatrical players who perform 

on the stage of life. “We take the gift of musical theatre and 

drama to those who can’t come to us, and we do it for love: the 

love of theatre, the love of music, and the love of those in need.” 

Facilitator/Instructor: Sherry Erickson, 

Director and Producer 

Wednesday, January 18 

10:00am – 12:00pm 



Fee: $5 





Presenters: Doris Ressl Acosta, 

Chair, Department of Theatre and 

Dance, CSUDH; Associate Professor 

of Dance CSUDH; Artistic Director, 

Freshwater Dance Collective, Ressl 

Dance! and Kenneth Walker, Adjunct 

Professor of Dance, CSUDH; Artistic 

Director, Kenneth Walker Dance Project 

Sunday, February 5 

2:00pm – 4:00pm 

University Theatre, CSUDH 

Fee: $15.50 



Contemporary Ballet and 

Modern Dance Concert 

NEW! 

Freshwater Dance Collective under the direction of Doris Ressl 

Acosta and Kenneth Walker Dance Project will present two 

performances of contemporary ballet and modern dance at 

University Theater on the campus of CSU, Dominguez Hills. 

KWDP will be performing in the cheeky Ease of Euphoria, the 

modern ballet Before the 

Verge, and a brand new work 

with musical soundscape by 

Candice Davis (programming 

subject to change). Come 

experience the power of live 

dance through the original 

vision and choreographic 

expression by their independent 

companies. OLLI members 

receive a special 15% discount. 

Presenter: Max Votolato, filmmaker 

and director 


1:30pm – 3:30pm 


(Auditorium) 




Freeway City, the Story of 

Gardena, California 

NEW! 

FREEWAY CITY is a documentary that chronicles the curious and 

little known history of Gardena. It began as a farming community 

with a large Japanese-American population that was relocated 

during World War II. Later it became the Poker Capital of the 

World. The demographics changed again after the Watts riots. 

Gardena was also Honda’s first US headquarters and Evel Knievel 

made his first televised jump at Gardena’s Ascot Park Speedway. 

These are just a few of the events in Gardena’s history. FREEWAY 

CITY explores how the “collision of race, politics and casino 

economics shaped the destiny of Gardena, California.” 

FREEWAY CITY is an independent film, shot, edited and directed 

by Max Votolato, originally from London, England and currently 

residing in Los Angeles. Mr. Votolato will join us for a question 

and answer period after the screening. 



The Promise by Jose Rivera 

NEW! 

With inspiration from Romeo and Juliet, and a nod to Puerto-Rican 

culture, Jose Rivera tackles love, death, and family rivalries in this 

Latin-surrealist play. When over-protective and superstitious 

Guzman finds out his daughter has fallen in love with his rival’s 

son, he formulates a treacherous scheme to keep the young lovers 

apart, but quickly learns that his manipulation has produced 

consequences he never imagined. OLLI members will be able to 

attend a special preview performance of this exciting contemporary 

work in the intimate CSUDH Edison Studio Theatre. 

Directed by Shonni Albritton, MFA, 

CSUDH Theatre & Dance Faculty, 

NAACP Theatre Award Winning 

Actress 


8:00pm – 10:00pm 

Edison Studio Theatre, CSUDH 

Fee: $5 


Course No. TBA 

Seventh Annual University Library Tour 

The CSUDH south wing library addition is a stunning state-ofthe-art, 

five-story facility serving the educational and cultural 

needs of a growing university and the surrounding community. 

The addition features many energy efficient design innovations, 

such as a technologically advanced study area and a wall of glass 

providing wonderful natural light and panoramic views from 

downtown Los Angeles to Catalina. 

The Library carries on a tradition of showcasing multicultural art 

exhibits on floors 2 through 5, which we will have a guided tour 

of during the first hour. The second hour is scheduled on fifth floor 

with Archivist Greg Williams who will present an exhibit designed 

to display a portion of the extensive and interesting archive 

holdings at CSUDH relative to the campus and South Bay Area. 


10:00am – 12:00pm 

Participants will meet in the lobby of 

the library. 


Please register by April 10. 

We suggest parking in Lot 6 near 

LaCorte Hall. (See map, page 60) 

Wear comfortable shoes. 



Please note that OLLI members 

can use library services— 

just show your OLLI 

membership card. 




1:30pm - 3:30pm 




Seating is limited, please register by 

April 3rd 

Audience members register with the 

section below: 



Reading or reciting, please register 

with the section below: 



A Taste of OLLI Poetry Fair 

April is Poetry Month! Come join Dr. Patricia Cherin, CSUDH 

Professor Emeritus, and her special guest, Gerald Locklin, for OLLI’s 

fourth annual Poetry Month Celebration. OLLI members are invited 

to participate by reading their own poetry or reading a favorite 

poem. Dr. Cherin notes that it’s important for all OLLI members to 

know that any kind of poetry is welcome. Our Faire will include 

music, refreshments and enjoyment for all. 

Presenter: La Margo Washington 

OLLI Program Director 


10:00am – 1:00pm 

Fee: Free to OLLI members. 

Please register by Friday, April 8. 



OLLI Members Meeting — 

Volunteer Appreciation 

In recognition of National Volunteer Week (April 23-29, 2017) 

special programs and events will show our gratitude and honor the 

generous time and expertise given by our wonderful volunteers. 

All OLLI Members are encouraged to attend this Annual OLLI 

Members Meeting to celebrate our volunteers and their contributions. 

Meet OLLI Program Director La Margo Washington and hear 

about the current state of OLLI at CSUDH and our exciting plans 

for the future. 

A free box lunch will be provided to OLLI Members who register 

by Friday, April 8. 



Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion 

NEW! 

With unprecedented access to Cubans on both sides of the Florida 

Straits, Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion looks at the present-day reality 

of the Cuban Revolution and its uncertain post-Castro future, and 

the conflicts that have engulfed Cuba for the past six decades. The 

Cuban Revolution took place before many Cubans today were even 

born. But what is the legacy of this historic movement? What will 

happen to the government and to the island nation’s citizens after 

the Castro brothers are no longer in power? Through a series of 

revealing sequences shot in Cuba and the United States, as well 

as interviews with individuals who fall on all sides of this issue: 

pro-Castro Communists and oppositionists in Cuba, U.S. Department 

of State personnel, academics, and Cubans “stranded in 

exile” in Miami, this thought-provoking documentary considers 

Cuba’s past and future, and the legacy of a revolutionary regime 

that has been in power for 157 years. 

Facilitator: Mario Congeve 

Lecturer, Staff Member, Award-winning 

Documentarian, Alumnus, CSUDH 


2:00pm – 4:00pm 

Extended Education Building EE – 1213 

(Auditorium) 

Fee: Free for OLLI members and 

open to the public 



Unforgotten: A documentary 

about the experiences of Vietnamese 

citizens after the US departure 

Life was impossibly difficult for Vietnamese citizens after the 

fall of Saigon. The soldiers who had fought for the Republic of 

Vietnam were forced into hard labor in Communist prisons called 

“re-education camps.” Their families found it difficult to locate 

them and even harder to be able to visit them or get them muchneeded 

food and medical attention. There was harsh discrimination 

against those who had been citizens of South Vietnam. 

Their stories are told through eyewitness accounts and archival 

photos. You will hear powerful personal experiences from those 

who survived, who were eventually released (through US 

intervention) and who made their way here. 

NEW! 

This screening will also provide you with the opportunity to speak 

with the film’s director-producer and with one or two of those who 

were interviewed. 

Presenter: Diem Thuy 

Director and Producer 

Wednesday 

May 17 

10:00am - 12:00pm 


(Auditorium) 


and open to the public. 





Artistic Director: Amy Allen 

Dance Faculty: CSUDH, El Camino 

College, Santa Monica College, Pierce 

College and Los Angeles Valley College 

Thursday, May 4 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 

University Theatre 

CSUDH 

Fee: $5 



Rejuvenation Spring Dance Concert 

NEW! 

Inspired by their personal journeys, our graduating seniors create 

fresh energizing dance works to celebrate their transition into the 

professional world of dance. OLLI members will be able to attend a 

special preview performance of this exciting concert of original 

dance works that showcases the classical, contemporary, and world 

dance techniques offered by the CSUDH Dance Department. 

Upcoming Special Event 


• OLLI Members Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation 


1:00pm - 4:00pm 




at CSUDH 


OLLI’s Peer-led 

Program— 

Omnilore 

Recently celebrating its 25th 

anniversary, Omnilore is OLLI’s peer-led 

group, a learning-in-retirement 

community of approximately 300 

seniors who organize study/discussion 

groups on dozens of diverse topics 

that are conceived, planned, and 

directed by the members. Omnilore is 

open to active OLLI members who 

seek intellectual stimulation and the 

challenge of shared inquiry. 


PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore) 

Before registering in the peer-led 

program, an orientation session 

is required. Please RSVP to 

(310) 215-1848 at least 3 days prior. 

Directions and parking information 

will be provided. 

Orientation dates 

for Spring 2017 have passed. 

Beach Cities Health Center 

Lower Level Suites L8 & L9 




Directions and parking information 

will be provided. 

OLLI’s Peer-led (Omnilore) Orientation 

The peer-led program of OLLI at CSUDH is known as Omnilore. 

The study/discussion group is the core of the peer-led program. 

Within the group, each member participates by choosing a topic 

related to the subject under study, doing research on it and then 

presenting the information to the group. Some study/discussion 

groups are structured around a book, which all members read 

and discuss as part of the meetings. Groups meet for two hours 

twice each month, 8 meetings for a total of 16 hours. The exact 

time of each class is set by the participants. 

Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible 

candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision 

on the common reading is made. 

Holiday periods are adapted to by individual class voting. 

Although the spring orientation dates have passed, you can 

prepare for the following trimester by attending orientation meetings 

on Thursday, February 23, 2017 or Thursday, March 30 

Call (310) 215-1848 for more details and payment information, 

or visit the Omnilore website at www.omnilore.org. 

Spring classes start in January and end in April. 

Fall classes start in September and end in December, and 

The Forum (Speaker Luncheon) 

The Forum is a special luncheon held by Omnilore (OLLI’s peer-led 

learning group) every quarter which features a speaker on a 

variety of topics. It is a social as well as an educational event. Open 

to members and non-members, it is necessary that reservations be 

in 10 days prior to the event. Cost is $22. Speakers have included 

best-selling authors, public affairs experts, college professors, 

magazine and newspaper columnists, music, art and food experts, 

librarians as well as many other specialists. 

For further information or to make a reservation for attendance, 

please e-mail Forum@Omnilore.org. 

Questions? Contact Forum Chair Lori Geittmann: (310) 316-1729. 



Omnilore Topics Offered For Spring 2016 

Please note that the books listed for each course are only possible 

candidates. Do not buy any until the pre-meeting and a decision 

on the common reading is made. 

Classes start January 3, 2017 

and end April 29, 2017 

Holiday periods are adapted to by 

individual class voting. 

(ALG) The Formula: How Algorithms 

Solve All Our Problems…and Create More 

Algorithms exert an extraordinary level of influence on our everyday 

lives—from dating websites and financial trading floors, through to 

online retailing and internet searches. Algorithms follow a series of 

instructions to solve a problem and will include a strategy to produce 

the best outcome possible from the options and permutations 

available. Used by scientists for many years and applied in a very 

specialized way, they are now increasingly employed to process the 

vast amounts of data being generated in investment banks, in the 

movie industry where they are used to predict success or failure at 

the box office and by social scientists and policy makers. 

Luke Dormehl takes readers inside the world of numbers, asking 

how we came to believe in the all-conquering power of algorithms; 

introducing the mathematicians, artificial intelligence experts and 

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who are shaping this brave new world, 

and ultimately asking how we survive in an era where numbers can 

sometimes seem to create as many problems as they solve. 

Common Reading: 

The Formula: How Algorithms 

Solve All Our Problems…and 

Create More, by Luke Dormehl 

(November 2014) 

(APP) Y’all Come…to Appalachia! 

There has been a recent surge of interest in the mountain region of 

the states of: New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, 

Kentucky, Maryland, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee, 

Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Referred to as Appalachia, its 

geographical boundaries exist not because of any legal boundaries, 

but because of the shared history, culture, and environment of 

mountain people in eastern North America. Appalachia offers a rich 

slice of American history, but it is often steeped in mythic lore and 

stereotyped as backward, uncultured and poor. For many 

generations, the region has grappled with basic survival issues 

along with environmental and labor exploitation; its residents h 

ave been admired as self-sufficient small farmers and ridiculed as 

hillbillies. This S/DG will attempt to get beyond the stereotypes of 

the region and examine the long, complex, difficult and beautiful 

history of the mountains and the people. 


Appalachia: A History 

by John A Williams (April 2002) 




Current issues of The Atlantic 

Magazine. 

(ATL) Covering The Atlantic Magazine 

The Atlantic covers a full range of topics. Some of the cover 

stories from 2015: Cruel and Unusual? (Botched execution of 

Clayton Lockett), Can Starbucks Save the Middle 

Class?, Technology will Soon Erase Millions of 

Jobs. Could that be a Good Thing? (The end of 

work), What ISIS Really Wants and how to stop 

it, Why do the Best Soldiers in the World Keep 

Losing?, Can America Put Itself Back Together?, 

Is it Time for the Jews to Leave Europe? Inside 

of each issue is an eclectic assortment of articles 

as well. Any one of the articles could be 

expanded upon and brought up to the present. 

Past issues of magazines are available in the library and most 

if not all articles are available online. 


The Best American Science 

and Nature Writing 2016 

by Amy Stewart and Tim Folger 

(Due out October 4, 2016) 

(BSN) The Best American Science 

and Nature Writing 2016 

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016 (due out Oct. 

2016)—this course has been offered at least 3 times in the last 

few years (it comes out yearly) and is always popular. The articles 

are from such publications as the New Yorker, Scientific American, 

Outside, Orion, the Atlantic, Discover and other such magazines. 

According to Amazon the 2016 edition covers everything from “a 

Pulitzer Prize winning essay on the earthquake that could decimate 

the Pacific Northwest to the astonishing work of investigative journalism 

that transformed the nail salon industry.” The reason the 

course has been popular is first, the diversity of articles and second, 

almost everyone comments that they have learned something new 

or learned something more about something they were already 

familiar with. Each edition has about 25 articles to choose from so 

it works well with a S/DG. 



(CEH) Cross-Examining History 

From Amazon: “Talmadge Boston seeks to find out what it was 

that made our major presidents tick and what caused their historic 

lives to play out as they did. In Cross-Examining History, Boston 

interviews presidential insiders including Pulitzer Prize winners 

and finalists, Emmy Award winners, New York Times best-selling 

and ‘Notable Book’ authors, scholars of the highest order, and a 

few newcomers well on their way to gaining national public 

recognition, all in hopes to provide insights about America’s past 

that can help us better understand our present situation and 

provide a more informed expectation about our future.” Perhaps 

it is possible to learn from history to correct the political problems 

we experience today. 


Cross-Examining History: 

A Lawyer Gets Answers From the 

Experts About Our Presidents, 

by Talmage Boston and Ken Burns 

(September 2016) 

(CHN) Age of Ambition—China 

What is the real story about China? With almost 19% of the 

world’s population within its borders, will they continue to develop 

and raise their standard of living while restricting the individual/ 

personal access to ideas beyond its borders? The author of the 

reference book lived in Beijing for 8 years while acting as a 

correspondent to The New Yorker and witnessed political, 

economic, and cultural upheavals. He describes the possible 

collision course that is facing that country: the clash between the 

rise of the individual and the struggle for the Communist Party’s 

struggle to retain control. 

S/DG discussion and presentation topics can be pulled from many 

news aspects on this country, the people, the culture, and its 

growing impact on the world events. 


Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, 

Truth, and Faith in the New China, 

by Evan Osnos (May 2014) 




The Cyber Effect: A Pioneering 

Cyber Psychologist Explains How 

Human Behavior Changes Online 

by Mary Aiken (August 2016) 

(CYB) The Cyber Effect: 

How Human Behavior Changes Online 

This S/DG is an exploration of how cyberspace is changing the 

way we think, feel, and behave. How the Internet is shaping 

development and behavior, societal norms and values, children, 

safety, security, and our perception of the world? What is the 

impact of online experiences on the developing child, what about 

the explosion of teen sexting, and the acceleration of compulsive 

and addictive behaviors online (gaming, shopping, pornography). 

And what do we know about cyberstalking and organized 

cybercrime in the Deep Web. The class will learn about and discuss 

these and related subjects following recent research presented in 

the text. 

No Common Reading. 

(DOC) The Documentary Movie 

Not long ago, if you wanted to see a documentary film, you 

had to take a course, go to a movie festival, or catch it on PBS. 

Nowadays we can find documentaries on our TVs through the 

magic of the Internet, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other on line 

sources or from our libraries. While your basic Hollywood studio 

movie is primarily made to make money, a documentary is the 

expression of its creator’s personal passion. This S/DG will explore 

the world of modern masters of the documentary. Presenters will 

choose a film that class members can view at home before each 

class session, and then present for discussion whatever facets of 

the film they choose—the contents or subject, the techniques, the 

background, the director’s focus on the subject, and its effect on 

public opinion. Many Omniloreans after taking this class have been 

amazed at the diversity of what is available and how many of these 

films are unexpectedly enriching. 



(JCH) The Short Stories of John Cheever 

It is said that “John Cheever was a grumpy old man who wrote 

like an angel.” His stories, often set in New York City and its 

suburbs is the milieu in which he writes. Leafy suburbs, summer 

houses, commuter trains, boarding schools and cocktail parties are 

all fodder for Cheever’s imagination. No one is better than Cheever 

in character descriptions, Some of his more recognizable stories are 

The Enormous Radio (used on Twilight Zone), The Swimmer (made 

into a movie with Burt Lancaster), The Reunion which begins 

“the last time I saw my father was in Grand Central Station.” 

Enter his world and you’ll be hooked. 


The Stories of John Cheever 

by John Cheever 

(Vintage Publications, reprint 

May 2000) 

(LBR) Libraries: A World Tour For Book Lovers 

Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulated and preserved, 

but also shaped, inspired, and even obliterated knowledge. 

Now they are in crisis. Travel through time with us from Boston to 

Baghdad, from classical scriptoria to medieval monasteries and on 

to the Information Age. We’ll explore how libraries are built and 

how they are destroyed: from the scroll burnings in ancient China 

to the burning of libraries in Europe and Bosnia to the latest 

revolutionary upheavals of the digital age. We’ll think about what 

role libraries play today and into the future after visiting libraries 

of the Vatican, Vienna’s Jewish ghetto, and ancient Rome. 

Our text is written by a Harvard rare books historian and the 

NYT says it is “engrossingly saturated with fascinating lore, 

colorful anecdotes and deft portraits.” 


Library: An Unquiet History, 

by Matthew Battles (July 2015) 




The History of the 

Mongol Conquests, 

by J. J. Saunders (March 2001) 

(MON) The Mongols 

The Mongols established the most extensive land empire in the 

history of the world. The Mongol conquests, culminating in the 

invasion of Europe in the middle of the 13th Century, were of a 

scope and range never equaled. These nomadic peoples from 

central Asia briefly held sway over a territory that stretched from 

the Pacific Ocean to Germany, from the rivers of the Baltic to the 

shores of the Adriatic. No European army was their equal; 

no European country was able to resist their assaults. Who were 

these people? What drove them on their quest? Why were they 

so invincible? How were they finally stopped? Our goal will be 

to learn of the Mongols and their place in history, and how they 

nearly changed the face of the civilization. 


Arrival of the Fittest: 

Solving Evolution’s Greatest Puzzle 

by Andreas Wagner (October 2014) 

(NAT) Arrival of the Fittest: 

How Nature Innovates 

This class will explore the continuing developments in Evolutionary 

theory. The question “how does nature innovate?” often elicits a 

succinct but unsatisfying response—random mutations. Darwin’s 

theory of natural selection explains how useful adaptations are 

preserved over time. But the biggest mystery about evolution 

eluded him. As genetics pioneer Hugo de Vries put it, “natural 

selection may explain the survival of the fittest, but it cannot 

explain the arrival of the fittest.” 

In Arrival of the Fittest, renowned evolutionary biologist Andreas 

Wagner draws on over fifteen years of research to present the 

missing piece in Darwin’s theory. Using experimental and 

computational technologies that were heretofore unimagined, 

he has found that adaptations are not just driven by chance, 

but by a set of laws that allow nature to discover new molecules 

and mechanisms in a fraction of the time that random variation 

would take. He shows how nature innovates but also how these 

two complementary forces of nature—innovation and natural 

selection interact and balance to create, sustain, and evolve life 

with all its rich complexity. 



(NJC) The New Jim Crow 

A large new under-caste of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated 

people has been created by the War on Drugs. They are subject to 

legalized discrimination in jobs, housing, public benefits and voting, 

and are disproportionately black and minority. The author states 

that this system was created as a consequence of the law and order 

backlash against the civil rights movement. The Federal government 

gave incentives for enforcement of the drug war by local police, 

who concentrated their arrests in poor minority communities. Harsh 

sentences and questionable search procedures were allowed by 

the Supreme Court. The author suggests ideas for how this caste 

system should be dismantled so it is not replaced by yet another 

method of racial control. Presentation topics could involve statistics, 

law cases, current trends in justice and drug penalty reform, and 

the black lives matter movement. 


The New Jim Crow – Mass Incarceration 

in the Age of Colorblindness, 

Revised Edition by Michelle Alexander 

& Cornel West (January 2012) 

(SHK) Shakespeare: All The World’s A Stage… 

With players standing and with a few props, we propose to do 

reading walk-throughs of Henry VI, Part 3 (continuing our excursion 

through the 8 contiguous History plays, this being the 7th), plus a 

Comedy and Tragedy to be proposed by the Spring SHK class and 

confirmed at the pre-meeting in December. Class members will 

learn how to research all perspectives of Shakespeare’s works— 

sources upon which the Bard builds rich characters and enhances 

the plots, how to play each character “in character,” themes, 

symbols, images, motifs, and commentary on issues of the day. 

Members will leave this class with a fuller understanding of the 

masterful story construction, realistic characters with depth and 

humanity, and the rich, evocative language which have earned 

William Shakespeare the title of greatest writer in the English 

language. 


Selected Plays 




The Stone Reader: Modern 

Philosophy in 133 Arguments 

1st Edition, edited by Peter Catapano 

and Simon Critchley 

(December 2015) 

(STN) The Stone: 

New York Times Essays In Modern Philosophy 

In 2010 the New York Times established a philosophy column, 

The Stone, moderated by Simon Critchley and featuring the 

writing of contemporary philosophers and other thinkers on 

issues both timely and timeless. First appearing as an online series, 

the column attracted millions of readers through the accessible 

examination of universal topics like the nature of science, 

consciousness, and morality, while also probing more contemporary 

issues such as the morality of drones, gun control, and the gender 

divide. The column emancipated contemporary philosophy from 

its academic closet where it had been the province of ivory-tower 

professors and college classrooms. Now the essays from this 

column have been collected and published in a book, 

The Stone Reader. 

The authors of the essays are leading contemporary thinkers who 

engage closely, critically and analytically with the affairs of the day, 

and help reveal the power of philosophy to help shape our viewpoints 

on nearly every issue we face today. 


The Hidden Reality: 

Parallel Universes and the 

Deep Laws of the Cosmos, 

by Brain Greene (November 2011)) 

(UNV) The Hidden Dimensions of the Universe 

There was a time in the recent past when we believed that our 

Milky Way galaxy was the extent of our universe. Today, after many 

decades of astronomical and astrophysical research and exploration, 

we know for certain that our galaxy is only one among billions of 

others. Yet with all that we have discovered, there are many major 

aspects of our universe which are hidden to our immediate perception 

and detection. This S/DG will explore those hidden dimensions. 

Suggested topics for presentations might include: dark energy, dark 

matter, strings, gravitational waves, other universes (“multiverse”), 

the holographic principle, among others. 

Dr. Brian Greene is a well-known and published professor of 

physics and mathematics at Columbia University, as well as a 

Rhodes Scholar. He is considered by many to be a consummate 

presenter of programs about our universes and the possibility of 

other universes as well as the “unseen-hidden” aspects of our 

own Milky Way. 



(WIL) Wilder’s Treasure Trove 

Billy Wilder’s work is a treasure trove of flesh and blood individuals, 

all wonderfully alive. In his canon of work are fall down laughing 

comedies, stinging character studies, social satire, true suspense, 

aching romance…the best in life, the sad and the giddy, the ironic 

and harrowing all have equal weight in his work. Films such as: The 

Apartment, Some Like It Hot, The Fortune Cookie, Witness for the 

Prosecution, The Spirit of St. Louis, The Seven Year Itch, Stalag 17, 

Sunset Boulevard, just to mention a few. Learning from the great 

Ernst Lubitsch, perhaps that is why, years later, more than that of 

any of his contemporaries, Billy Wilder’s work stands today as a 

portrait of the way people are. In this class, presentations will be 

chosen for all to view at home, questions will be formulated by 

the presenters in order to discuss in class. It will indeed be a 

stellar experience. 


Conversations with Wilder, 

by Cameron Crowe (November 1999) 


BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION Capacity Building Operating Grant 



at CSUDH 


UNIVERSITY COURSES for OLLI Members 

A program for OLLI members who want to 

participate in University courses. 

Eligibility to enroll in regular campus courses through the OLLI 

University program for a significantly reduced fee is one of the 

membership benefits of OLLI at CSUDH. 

The OLLI University program allows individuals to enroll in regular 

campus classes without being admitted to the University. Transcripts, 

application and other documentation are not required. However, 

instructor permission is required to participate in a course, and 

OLLI University students are accepted on a space available basis. 

The regular Open University fee is $266 per unit, but OLLI 

members may audit courses for only $30 per unit. 

The process is easy. 

1. Pick up an Open University class schedule from the 

Extended Education Registration office. 

2. Find the course you would like to enroll in. 

3. Fill out the registration forms in the Open University 

class schedule. 

4. Bring the completed registration form to the first class 

meeting and ask the instructor to sign the form. 

5. Then return the signed and completed form to Extended 

Education Registration office and pay fees. 

6. You will be enrolled in the course on an audit basis 

and receive an “AU” on transcript for the course. 

Note: Enrollment as an auditor 

means the student does not take tests 

or complete graded assignments. 

At the discretion of the instructor an 

auditor may be required to participate 

in classroom activities. 

You are invited to view the 

Open University Class 

Schedule online by visiting the 

Extended Education website at 

www.csudh.edu/ee 

OLLI members may audit campus 

courses for $30 per unit. 


UNIVERSITY CALENDAR EVENTS Spring 2017 

Theatre Arts 

Enjoy live performances this Spring with productions from the 

California State University, Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre 

Arts and Dance. For ticketing and pricing information please call 

(310) 243-3588. OLLI members benefit by receiving student rates. 

For more information visit www4.CSUDH.edu/theatre-arts 


Thursday, February 2, 2017 

at 7:30pm 

Sunday, March 19 

at 2pm 

Steinway by Starlight Concert 

The second such concert in the past year, Steinway by Starlight is 

a direct result of CSUDH being an All-Steinway School. Wishing 

to replace its aging inventory of practice and performance pianos 

and raise the profile of its music program, the CSUDH Department 

of Music purchased 21 Steinway instruments in 2014 and sought 

the prestigious designation by Steinway & Sons. As an All-Steinway 

School, CSUDH is able to invite world class Steinway Artists to 

campus to perform. 

Featuring world-renowned American pianist Sean Chen. 

The concert will also include a classical guitar performance by 

CSUDH student Tara Rose Davidson, joined by Department of Music 

faculty members. 


Presenters: Doris Ressl Acosta 

and Kenneth Walker 

Saturday 

February 4 

8:00pm – 10:00pm 

Sunday 

February 5 

2:00pm – 4:00pm 

Contemporary Ballet and 

Modern Dance Concert 

Freshwater Dance Collective under the direction of Doris Ressl 

Acosta and Kenneth Walker Dance Project will present two 

performances of contemporary ballet and modern dance at 

University Theater on the campus of CSU, Dominguez Hills. 

KWDP will be performing in the cheeky Ease of Euphoria, the 

modern ballet Before the Verge, and a brand new work with 

musical soundscape by Candice Davis (programming subject to 

change). Come experience the power of live dance through the 

original vision and choreographic expression by the independent 

companies of our own CSUDH Dance/Theatre Faculty members. 


UNIVERSITY CALENDAR EVENTS Spring 2017 

She Kills Monsters 

By Oui Nguyen 

Directed by Naomi Buckley 

A comedic romp into the world 

of fantasy role-playing games, 

She Kills Monsters tells the story 

of Agnes Evans, who finds her 

dead teenage sister’s Dungeons & 

Dragons notebook, and stumbles 

into a journey of discovery and 

action-packed adventure in the 

imaginary world that was Tilly’s 

refuge. This high-octane dramatic comedy is laden with homicidal 

fairies, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, serving up heart-pounding 

homage to the geek and warrior within us all. 


March 10, 11, 17 and 18 

at 8pm 

March 19 

at 2pm 

The Promise 

By Jose Rivera 

Directed by Shonni Albritton 

With inspiration from Romeo and 

Juliet, and a nod to Puerto-Rican 

culture, Jose Rivera tackles love, 

death, and family rivalries in this 

Latin-surrealist play. When overprotective 

Guzman finds out his 

daughter has fallen in love with 

his rival’s son, he formulates a 

treacherous scheme to keep the 

young lovers apart. 

Edison Studio Theatre 

April 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22 

at 8pm 

April 9 and 23 

at 2pm 

Rejuvenation: Spring Dance Concert 

Artistic Director: 

Amy Allen 

Inspired by their personal 

journeys, our graduating 

seniors create fresh, 

energizing dance works to 

celebrate their transition 

into the professional world 

of dance. 


May 5 and 6 

at 8pm 

May 7 

at 2pm 


SPRING 2017 OLLI @ CSUDH INSTRUCTORS 

Doris Ressl Acosta, Chair, 

Department of Theatre and Dance, 

CSUDH; Associate Professor of Dance 

CSUDH; Artistic Director, Freshwater 

Dance Collective, Ressl Dance! 

Amy Allen, Dance Faculty: 

CSUDH, El Camino College, Santa 

Monica College, Pierce College 

and Los Angeles Valley College 

Sherry Erickson, 

Director and Producer of the 

Cup of Water Players 

Salim Faraji, Ph.D., 


Janice Champion, OLLI, 

Curriculum Committee & Newsletter 

Member, Travel Buddy–On the Move 

Riders Club 

Justin Gammage, Ph.D., 


CSUDH 

Amlan Chatterjee, Ph.D., 

Assistant Professor, Computer Science 


Judi Gerber, Master Gardener 

and author of Farming in Torrance 

and the South Bay (2008) and From 

Cows to Concrete (2016) 

Patricia Cherin, Ph.D., 

Emeritus Faculty, 

Interdisciplinary Studies, CSUDH 

Brian Gregor, Ph.D., 

Associate Professor, Philosophy, 

CSUDH 

Mario Congeve, Lecturer, 

Staff Member, Award-Winning 

Documentarian, Alumnus, 

CSUDH 

Linda Groff, Ph.D., 

Emeritus Faculty, Political Science 


Lori Davidson-Fox, 

OLLI Ambassador and 


Chet Hanley, retired teacher, 

program coordinator and 

administrator for the Los Angeles 

Unified School District 

Valerie Dingwall, OLLI and 

Curriculum Committee Member 

Donald Teruo Hata, Ph.D., 

Emeritus Professor, History, 

CSUDH 

Betsey Duffes, Airline Disability 

Rights Consultant, OLLI and 

Curriculum Committee Member, 

Computer Trainer 

Hatsuko Mary Higuchi, 

Award Winning Artist 


SPRING 2017 OLLI @ CSUDH INSTRUCTORS 

Vickie Intriago, CFP, ® 

Certified Financial Planner, 

CSUDH Alumna 

Eula Slater, OLLI Ambassador, 

OLLI Curriculum Committee & 

Event Committee Member, 

Registered Dietician 

Jeffrey Jones, OLLI Ambassador, 

OLLI Curriculum Committee and 

Event Committee Member 

Stephen Sloane, Ph.D., 

Emeritus Faculty and Dean at 

Saint Mary’s College of CA, 


Joy Jurema, RN, MHA, 

Wellness Advocate and 


Gilbert D. “Gil” Smith, Founder, 

former mayor and councilmember 

of the City of Carson, 

CSUDH Founders’ Award 

Jerold Kappel, Executive Director 

and CEO, Long Beach Opera (LBO) 

Damien Sojoyner, Ph.D., 

Assistant Professor, Africana 

Studies, University of California, 

Irvine 

Donald Means, OLLI & Event 

Committee Member, Social Tennis 

for Seniors’ Coach 

Frankie Stewart, M.A. 

CSUDH Alumna and 


Dr. Sophia Momand, M.D. 

Staff Physician, Board Certified in 

Family Practice, Student Health 

and Psychological Services, CSUDH 

Diem Thuy, Director and 

Producer 

Norman Morris, OLLI Member, 

Photographer and Videographer 

Max Votolato, Filmmaker 

and Director 

John C. Pak, CFP ® RIFP ® 

Kenneth Walker, Adjunct 

Professor of Dance, CSUDH; 

Artistic Director, Kenneth Walker 

Dance Project 

Maria Ruiz, OLLI member; 

a District Toastmasters Qualified 

Speaker; and the “drama guru” 

at the Joslyn Center. 

La Margo Washington, OLLI 

Program Director, OLLI Member, 

Computer Networks Consultant 


CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF COURSES 

Date Day Time Location Class Title Pg # 

NOTE: Classes in Bold indicate first meeting 

12-Jan Thu 10:30am-12:00pm Off Campus LBO: “The Fairy Queen” 10 

BCHC - Beach 

Cities Room 

18-Jan Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 “Guys and Dolls” 29 

presented by Cup of Water Players 

24-Jan Tue 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 OLLI Open House & Orientation 1 

26-Jan Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Estate Planning Made Easy 19 

27-Jan Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

31-Jan Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

1-Feb Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Let’s Read a Play 11 

1-Feb Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 First Strike: Schools and Prisons 20 


2-Feb Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1222 Classic Jazz 102: The Beat Goes On… 12 

2-Feb Thu 7:30pm-9:30pm CSUDH Steinway by Starlight Concert 48 


3-Feb Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

3-Feb Fri 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1221 Fun and Games 15 

5-Feb Sun 2:00pm-4:00pm CSUDH Contemporary Ballet & 30 

University Theatre Modern Dance Concert 

6-Feb Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 The Surveillance State; Big Data, 24 

Freedom and You 

6-Feb Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Privacy, Property and Free Speech 25 

7-Feb Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

7-Feb Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Crocheting for Health 15 

7-Feb Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Osher Lecture Series-Torrance: 

Making Peace with the Earth 8 

8-Feb Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series-Campus: 

Wearable Computing: 7 

8-Feb Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 Black Power, Black Lives Matter and the 

Politics of Social Movements 20 

9-Feb Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 The Thursday Morning Book Club 26 



13-Feb Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 The Surveillance State; Big Data, 24 



Tennis Courts = CSUDH Tennis Courts 

EE = Extended Education Building, CSUDH 

Levy = Levy Adult Center in Torrance 

BCHC = Beach Cities Health Center 






14-Feb Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1221 From Cows to Concrete 22 

15-Feb Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Let’s Read a Play 11 

15-Feb Wed 11:00am-1:00pm Off Campus California African-American Museum 

Field Trip 27 


16-Feb Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 #Black Lives Matter When Africa Matters 21 


17-Feb Fri 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1221 Fun and Games 15 


21-Feb Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Crocheting for Health 15 

21-Feb Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Osher Lecture Series-Torrance: 6,8 


22-Feb Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series-Campus: 6,7 



23-Feb Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 The Ties that Bind: Building The Next 

Africa into a Global Superpower 21 

23-Feb Thu 1:30pm-2:30pm Off Campus OLLI’s Peer-led Program (Omnilore) 1,36 

BCHC Suite L8/L9 Orientation 


27-Feb Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 The Surveillance State; Big Data, 

Freedom and You 24 



28-Feb Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 “Freeway City, the story of Gardena, CA” 30 

1-Mar Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Let’s Read a Play 11 

2-Mar Thu 10:30am-12:00pm EE-1213 LBO: “The Perfect American” 13 

2-Mar Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 17 

3-Mar Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

3-Mar Fri 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1221 Fun and Games 15 

6-Mar Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 The Surveillance State; Big Data, 

Freedom and You 24 

6-Mar Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Privacy, Property and Free Speech 25 









7-Mar Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

7-Mar Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Crocheting for Health 15 

7-Mar Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Osher Lecture Series-Torrance: TBA 8 

8-Mar Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series-Campus 7 

9-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 The Thursday Morning Book Club 26 

9-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1222 Classic Jazz 102: The Beat Goes On… 12 



13-Mar Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 The Surveillance State; Big Data, 24 




14-Mar Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1221 From Cows to Concrete 22 

15-Mar Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Let’s Read a Play 11 

16-Mar Thu 10:00am-12:30pm EE-1222 Classic Jazz 102: The Beat Goes On… 12 



17-Mar Fri 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1221 Fun and Games 15 

19-Mar Sun 2:00pm-4:00pm CSUDH Steinway by Starlight Concert 48 


20-Mar Mon 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 The Surveillance State; Big Data, 24 




21-Mar Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Crocheting for Health 15 

21-Mar Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Osher Lecture Series-Torrance: TBA 8 

22-Mar Wed 12:30pm-2:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series-Campus: 7 

Obesity and the MRP (Mass Reduction Plan) 

22-Mar Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm Off Campus Chen Art Gallery 28 



30-Mar Thu 1:30pm-2:30pm Off Campus OLLI’s Peer-led Program (Omnilore) 1,36 

BCHC Suite L8/L9 Orientation 









3-Apr Mon 9:00am-11:00am EE-1206 Urban Hiking 29 

(First Meeting Only) 

4-Apr Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

4-Apr Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Crocheting for Health 15 

4-Apr Tue 3:30pm-5:30pm Levy Osher Lecture Series-Torrance: 

Working Our Way Around Rules 8 

5-Apr Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Let’s Read a Play 11 

5-Apr Wed 12:30pm-2:00pm EE-1213 Osher Lecture Series-Campus: 

Islam 101—all you wanted to know 

but didn’t know who to ask 7 

6-Apr Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 17 

6-Apr Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm CSUDH The Promise by Jose Rivera 31 

Edison Studio 

Theatre 

7-Apr Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

7-Apr Fri 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1221 Fun and Games 15 

10-Apr Mon 9:00am-11:00am Off Campus Urban Hiking 29 


11-Apr Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1221 From Cows to Concrete 22 

12-Apr Wed 10:00am-11:30am EE-1206 Six Barriers to Investment Success 19 

13-Apr Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 The Thursday Morning Book Club 26 

13-Apr Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1205 Living Well for Older Adult Health Series 17 


14-Apr Fri 1:30pm-4:00pm Off Campus Traveling by Air with a Disability, 

BCHC Suite L9 Health Issue, or Special Need 16 



18-Apr Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Crocheting for Health 15 

19-Apr Wed 10:00am-11:30am EE-1206 Six Barriers to Investment Success 19 

19-Apr Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Let’s Read a Play 11 

20-Apr Thu 10:00am-12:00pm CSUDH Library Seventh Annual University Library Tour 31 

20-Apr Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1213 A Taste of OLLI Poetry Faire 32 


21-Apr Fri 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1221 Fun and Games 15 










24-Apr Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Facebook 101 for Seniors 23 


26-Apr Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Introduction to Video Recording 23 

and Editing 

27-Apr Thu 10:00am-1:00pm EE-1213 OLLI Members Meeting— 32 

Volunteer Appreciation 

27-Apr Thu 2:00pm-4:00pm EE-1213 “Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion” 33 


1-May Mon 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Facebook 101 for Seniors 23 

2-May Tue 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

2-May Tue 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1206 Crocheting for Health 15 

3-May Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Let’s Read a Play 11 

3-May Wed 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1202 Introduction to Video Recording and Editing 23 

4-May Thu 1:30pm-3:30pm EE-1221 Aging Gracefully and Gratefully 18 

4-May Thu 8:00pm-10:00pm CSUDH Rejuvenation Spring Dance Concert 34 


5-May Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 

5-May Fri 11:00am-1:00pm EE-1221 Fun and Games 15 



10-May Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1221 Let’s Read a Play 11 


11-May Thu 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1206 The Thursday Morning Book Club 26 


12-May Fri 9:00am-11:00am Tennis Courts Social Tennis for Seniors 14 



17-May Wed 10:00am-12:00pm EE-1213 “Unforgotten” A documentary 33 








OLLI Sponsors and Volunteers 

OLLI is Looking for Volunteers 

If you want to get involved with the university, joining an OLLI 

committee is a wonderful way to make this happen. OLLI is a 

volunteer organization that depends on the involvement of its 

membership to function and grow. We are looking for individuals 

that would like to lend their skills to the day-to-day administration 

of classes, and to planning courses, activities, and publications. 

Five OLLI committees currently exist, and they are… 

Newsletter Committee: members of this committee will publish 

one newsletter each semester: spring, summer and fall. Members 

will write articles for the letter, covering topics such as recent or 

upcoming events, focus on a class, focus on a member, etc. 

Members will also publish a flyer each semester to publicize OLLI 

for the Marketing Committee. 

Marketing Committee: members develop a marketing plan, advertising 

and choosing the appropriate media to promote OLLI. This 

may involve distributing flyers, holding campaigns and contacting 

newspapers with notices of OLLI news and events. 

Event Planning Committee: members are responsible for planning 

special events at OLLI. The special events include the Members 

Meeting, held in the spring, the OLLI Celebration, held in the fall, 

the Juneteenth celebration held in the summer, and other events 

throughout the year. 

Ambassador Committee: members assist with special events, 

reminder phone calls, special mailings, survey reviews, etc. Committee 

members support OLLI instructors in class and represent OLLI at 

designated South Bay events. Committee members are also responsible 

for greeting OLLI members at meetings and special events. 

Curriculum Committee: members develop ideas for courses, 

lectures, computer workshops, discussion groups, and field trips, 

identify instructors from CSUDH faculty, community experts, and 

OLLI members. Develop class schedules, and publish the OLLI catalog 

each semester. 

Other skills are needed and everyone brings valuable knowledge 

and experience to the organization. Look for calls for volunteers, 

or call our OLLI office at (310) 243-3208 to say that you are 

interested in becoming an OLLI volunteer. 

OLLI Sponsors 

& Contributors 

OLLI at CSUDH Invites 

Sponsors and Contributors 

CSUDH, through the Osher Lifelong 

Learning Institute, provides collegelevel 

experiences and activities to 

community residents 50+ years of 

age who become members. 

Individuals, businesses, and 

organizations who wish to support 

the goal of expanding OLLI programs 

to meet the intellectual and social 

needs of older learners, please contact 

the OLLI office at (310) 243-3208 or 

Olli@csudh.edu to discuss a taxdeductible 

donation or sponsorship. 

Become a friend of OLLI! 

Donate your time 

and expertise. 


DIRECTIONS AND PARKING at CSU Dominguez Hills 


Dominguez Hills is located at: 



Main Campus Phone Number: (310) 243-3696 

Extended Education Office Phone Number: (310) 243-3737 

Parking 

Annual Parking 

Passes are 

available to OLLI 

Members for only 

$20.00. Call the 

OLLI office at 

(310) 243-3208. 

All vehicles that 

park on campus 

must display a valid parking permit. If 

you do not have an OLLI Parking Pass, 

please note that daily parking permits 

can be purchased for $6 at one of the 

many yellow boxes near the parking 

lots using cash, debit or credit card. 

Permits must be displayed face-up 

on your dashboard. 

OLLI members may wish to explore 

options other than traveling to the 

CSUDH campus in their own vehicle. 

• Car pooling 

• Public transportation 

• The Carson Circuit (shuttle). 

Call (310) 835-0217, x 1489 

for more information. 

Directions for reaching our campus by car: 

Our campus is located within five minutes of the 91, 110 and 405 

freeways, which makes travel to campus convenient no matter 

where you are coming from. 

From the Los Angeles Civic Center: 

110 South to Artesia Freeway (91) east to Avalon Blvd. 

Take Avalon Blvd. south to Victoria Street, turn left. 

The entrance to campus is a right turn at Tamcliff Avenue. 

From Santa Monica: 

10 East to San Diego Freeway (405) south toward Long Beach. 

Exit at Vermont Avenue off-ramp. Turn left (east) at the end of 

the off-ramp onto 190th Street. Follow 190th east approx. two 

miles to the campus (190th becomes Victoria Street). The 

campus entrance is a right turn at Tamcliff Avenue, the second 

traffic signal past Avalon Blvd. 

From San Bernardino: 

10 West to San Gabriel Freeway (605) south. Take Artesia Freeway 

(91) west toward Redondo Beach. Take the Central Avenue 

exit and turn left; turn right onto Victoria Street. The campus 

entrance is a left turn at Tamcliff Avenue, a traffic signal. 

From San Fernando Valley: 

405 South/101 East – Follow the San Diego Freeway (405) south 

toward Long Beach. Exit at Vermont Avenue off-ramp. Turn 

left (east) at the end of the off-ramp onto 190th Street. Follow 

190th east approx. two miles to the campus (190th becomes 

Victoria Street) The campus entrance is a right turn at Tamcliff 

Avenue, the second traffic signal past Avalon Blvd. 

From Anaheim: 

5 North to Artesia Freeway (91) west toward Redondo Beach. 

Take the Central Avenue exit and turn left; turn right onto 

Victoria Street. The campus entrance is a left turn at Tamcliff 

Avenue, a traffic signal. 

PARKING LOT 3 is the preferred parking lot for OLLI members. 


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Important Announcement: 

Renew Your OLLI Membership 

To participate in OLLI courses your membership must be 

current. The cost is only $30 for an annual membership. 

If your membership has lapsed, please sign up as soon as 

possible. If you aren’t sure whether your membership is 

current, call the OLLI office at (310) 243-3208. Please make 

checks payable to CSUDH. 

Invite your friends 


• OLLI Open House 


10:00am - 12:00pm 




SPRING 2017 

OLLI Film Studio 


Freeway City, the Story of Gardena, California 

Filmmaker and director Max Votolato will present his documentary 

which chronicles the curious and little known history of Gardena. 

It began as a farming community with a large Japanese-American 

population that was relocated during World War II. Later it became 

the Poker Capital of the World. Gardena was also Honda’s first US 

headquarters and Evel Knievel made his first televised jump at Ascot 

Park Speedway. Freeway City explores how the “collision of race, 

politics and casino economics shaped the destiny of Gardena, 

California.” A question and answer period with Mr. Votolato will 

follow the screening. (See page 30) 


Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion 

Award-winning Documentarian and CSUDH Alumnus Mario Congeve 

will present his film Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion. With unprecedented 

access to Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits, this film examines 

the present-day reality of the Cuban Revolution and its uncertain post- 

Castro future, and the conflicts that have engulfed Cuba for the past six 

decades. Through a series of revealing sequences shot in Cuba and the 

United States, as well as interviews with individuals who fall on all sides 

of this issue: pro-Castro Communists and oppositionists in Cuba, U.S. 

Department of State personnel, academics, and Cubans “stranded in 

exile” in Miami, this thought-provoking documentary considers Cuba’s 

past and future, and the legacy of a revolutionary regime that has been 

in power for 157 years. (See page 33) 

Wednesday, May 17 

Unforgotten: A documentary about the experiences 

of Vietnamese citizens after the US departure 

Life was impossibly difficult for Vietnamese citizens after the fall of 

Saigon. Their stories are told through eyewitness accounts and archival 

photos. You will hear powerful personal experiences from those who 

survived, who were eventually released (through US intervention) and 

who made their way here. This screening will provide you with the 

opportunity to speak with the film’s director-producer Diem Thuy and 

with one or two of those who were interviewed. (See page 33)

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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) 

College of Extended & International Education 

California State University, Dominguez Hills 

1000 E. Victoria St, WH A-127 

Carson CA 90747 

Osher 

Lifelong 

Learning 

Institute 

Spring 2017 

Course 

Catalog 

January– 

June 

OLLI Open Houses 

Please join us and bring a guest to our OLLI open house to learn more about 

lifelong learning for retired and semi-retired adults. For more information 

or to RSVP contact OLLI at CSUDH online at www.csudhe.edu/olli or call 

(310) 243-32-08. You can also email us at olli@csudh.edu. 


10:00am-12:00pm 

Extended Ed Auditorium (EE-1213) 

CSUDH Campus, Carson 

“Lifelong learning is a 

shared adventure” 

RSVP to (310) 243-3208, or by email to olli@csudh.edu by 

January 16, 2017. Directions and parking information will be provided. 

• Registration Drop-off 

You can drop off your registration after this event from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.

Spring 2017 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)

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