Spring 2017 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
The Osher Lifelong Learning at California State University Dominguez Hills is a program of educational, cultural, and social opportunities for retired and semi-retired individuals age 50 and above. Members experience taking courses in a relaxed atmosphere for the pure pleasure of learning.
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SPRING <strong>2017</strong><br />
<strong>OLLI</strong> Film Studio<br />
Tuesday, February 28<br />
Freeway City, the Story of Gardena, California<br />
Filmmaker and director Max Votolato will present his documentary<br />
which chronicles the curious and little known history of Gardena.<br />
It began as a farming community with a large Japanese-American<br />
population that was relocated during World War II. Later it became<br />
the Poker Capital of the World. Gardena was also Honda’s first US<br />
headquarters and Evel Knievel made his first televised jump at Ascot<br />
Park Speedway. Freeway City explores how the “collision of race,<br />
politics and casino economics shaped the destiny of Gardena,<br />
California.” A question and answer period with Mr. Votolato will<br />
follow the screening. (See page 30)<br />
Thursday, April 27<br />
Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion<br />
Award-winning Documentarian and CSUDH Alumnus Mario Congeve<br />
will present his film Cuba: A Lifetime of Passion. With unprecedented<br />
access to Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits, this film examines<br />
the present-day reality of the Cuban Revolution and its uncertain post-<br />
Castro future, and the conflicts that have engulfed Cuba for the past six<br />
decades. Through a series of revealing sequences shot in Cuba and the<br />
United States, as well as interviews with individuals who fall on all sides<br />
of this issue: pro-Castro Communists and oppositionists in Cuba, U.S.<br />
Department of State personnel, academics, and Cubans “stranded in<br />
exile” in Miami, this thought-provoking documentary considers Cuba’s<br />
past and future, and the legacy of a revolutionary regime that has been<br />
in power for 157 years. (See page 33)<br />
Wednesday, May 17<br />
Unforgotten: A documentary about the experiences<br />
of Vietnamese citizens after the US departure<br />
Life was impossibly difficult for Vietnamese citizens after the fall of<br />
Saigon. Their stories are told through eyewitness accounts and archival<br />
photos. You will hear powerful personal experiences from those who<br />
survived, who were eventually released (through US intervention) and<br />
who made their way here. This screening will provide you with the<br />
opportunity to speak with the film’s director-producer Diem Thuy and<br />
with one or two of those who were interviewed. (See page 33)
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