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The San Diego World Affairs Council and National University present the Distinguished Speaker Series Le Ly Hayslip in conversation with Professor Gregory Daddis Presenting:"Beyond the American Lens: The Legacy of War, Transgenerational Trauma, Reconciliation, and Healing" San Diego World Affairs Council is pleased to partner with National University to engage the public on this timely topic, as it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. This program will be structured as a guided conversation between Daddis and Hayslip, including ample time for participant questions and answers. About Le Ly Hayslip | Le Ly is an internationally known Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist, and speaker. She grew up in Ky La (now known as Xa Hoa Quy), Vietnam during the American-Vietnam War. She wrote two best-selling memoirs—When Heaven and Earth Changed Places and Child of War, Woman of Peace, based on her painful and ultimately triumphant journey from a traumatizing childhood in war-ravaged Vietnam to her new life in America. Having grown up in Central Vietnam as a woman, Le Ly shares a perspective that is unique when it comes to the Vietnam War. She received raving reviews for both books, including from The New York Times and The Washington Post. When Heaven and Earth Changed Places was included in the 1990 edition of Reader’s Digest’s Today’s Best Nonfiction. Her memoirs, having been published in 17 different languages throughout the world, are now used in several universities as course material to study women in history, the American/Vietnam War, and other topics. In 1993, the books were adapted into the film “Heaven & Earth,” directed by the award-winning director Oliver Stone and starring Hiep Thi Le and Tommy Lee Jones. Le Ly’s life as a humanitarian began after she arrived in the US in 1970 and became a US citizen, but returned to her native Vietnam in 1986. Her shock from the devastation, poverty, and illness left by the war became the impetus for her two philanthropic organizations, East Meets West Foundation and Global Village Foundation. Both organizations dedicate their efforts to humanitarian relief, education, and development to help rebuild Vietnam through providing basic needs (shelter, clean water, medical facilities, education), establishing revolving loan programs, and finding homes for several hundreds of orphaned children. Hayslip continues to lead groups and delegations in cultural and anthropological studies in her home village. About Professor Gregory Daddis | Gregory is the Director of the Center for War and Society and the USS Midway Chair in Modern U.S. Military History. Originally from the Garden State of New Jersey, he holds a bachelor of science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a master’s degree from Villanova University, and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduating from West Point, he served for 26 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a colonel. He is a veteran of both Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom and his military awards include the Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, and the Meritorious Service Medals. His final assignment in the army was as the Chief of the American History Division in the Department of History at the United States Military Academy. Daddis specializes in Cold War history with an emphasis on the American war in Vietnam. He has authored five books, including his most recent with Cambridge University Press, Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men's Adventure Magazines (2020). Daddis also has published a trilogy on the American war in Vietnam with Oxford University Press: Withdrawal: Reassessing America’s Final Years in Vietnam (2017), Westmoreland’s War: Reassessing American Strategy in Vietnam (2014) and No Sure Victory: Measuring U.S. Army Effectiveness and Progress in the Vietnam War (2011). Additionally, he has published scholarly articles in some of his field’s leading journals, to include The Journal of Cold War Studies, The Journal of Military History, and The Journal of Strategic Studies.

To honor Juneteenth as an important part of American History, please join us for Juneteenth at UC San Diego Park & Market: A Celebration of Black Art, Music, and Community on Sunday, June 18 from Noon to 7 p.m. This event includes a black-owned business market, a panel discussion on “What does liberation mean in the 21st Century?”, and live music throughout the day. The festivities conclude with a Neo Soul performance by some of San Diego's best musicians. This free event is open to the public and includes complimentary food and beverages. This celebratory event was made possible by support from the County of San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce, and our Community Partners Courtney Dade, Terrell Thompson, and Blake Dye. Information about the Panel Discussion: What does Liberation mean to you? Featuring: Dr. Helen Griffith, Executive Director, The Preuss School UC San Diego Bruce Mayberry, Chairperson, County of San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce Brisa Johnson, Director, San Diego Black Worker Center Blake Dye, CEO, SMPL Collective Marisol "Dottie" Dothard, Biomedical Sciences PhD Student, UC San Diego Moderator: Loren Cobbs, Founder of SD Melanin & Champion for Diversity and Inclusion Event Schedule: Noon - 7 p.m. Vendor Market with a DJ, singers and live piano in The Forum with art, crafts, and services 2:30 - 3 p.m. Welcome Ceremony in The Guggenheim Theatre featuring remarks by Dr. Becky Petitt 3 - 4:15 p.m. Panel Discussion in The Guggenheim Theatre featuring community partners representing commerce, the workforce, arts and culture and education. 4:30 - 5 p.m. Choir Performance by The A Squad on The Grand Staircase 5:15 - 7 p.m. Neo Soul/Jazz Performance by Soul Sunday and Serenade Social in The Guggenheim Theatre The community is invited to join the event by hosting vendor booths, showcasing visual art, volunteer, or provide sponsorship. Space is limited so please email DESarts@ucsd.edu before May 25 for consideration.

The number of people living alone in the U.S. jumped to nearly 38 million. A new study shows people who live alone are more likely to report depression if they didn't have other social supports.

Match Group was sued on Wednesday for violating consumer protection laws for allegedly addicting dating app users through "predatory" practices that mislead people searching for romantic partners.

We are pleased to announce two exhibitions by local emerging promising artists from Tijuana and San Ysidro, Mariel Miranda and Jon Villanueva, respectively. The exhibitions will be opening simultaneously with an opening reception on July 1, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at The FRONT Arte y Cultura (147 W. San Ysidro Blvd, 92173) As told by artist Mariel Miranda, “El viento o el polvo, tal vez is an exhibition where I ex- plore speculative fictions at my neighborhood in Tijuana, taking a science fiction work- shop as a point of departure to investigate notions of community, labor, myths, and fu- ture.” Separately, Jon Villanueva’s exhibition, Missouri loves company, is a collection of oil paintings documenting the artists’ navigation through life, and the transition into adult- hood. The collection takes inspiration from the social patterns of human nature. Related links: The Front Arte & Cultura on Instagram

The new documentary Agent of Happiness explores Bhutan's efforts to measure its own "gross national happiness." The film follows one not-especially-happy agent who gathers the data.

An upcoming exhibit at UC San Diego’s Gallery QI, “Biosphere Dreaming” explores the “Dream Diary” of Mark Nelson, a participant in the closed-ecosystem experiment Biosphere 2. RSVPs for opening night can be requested through here by 12 p.m., Thursday, April 27. Summary “Biosphere Dreaming” is an audio-visual installation based on the “Dream Diary” of Mark Nelson, one of eight people who lived inside Biosphere 2, a closed-ecosystem complex located outside the little town of Oracle in Southern Arizona, from September 26, 1991 to September 26, 1993. The installation features excerpts from Nelson’s diary and logbook, as well as a series of photos documenting life inside the complex. The material is presented as a 30-minute montage through three projections (two with texts from the diaries and one with the photos) and is accompanied by an exclusive music score written by Michael Garfield. In the hallway outside the gallery, a series of large photos of Biosphere 2 set the stage for the material presented inside. As the first public presentation of Nelson’s diaries, “Biosphere Dreaming” offers a unique perspective on one of the most visionary ecological experiments of the 20th century. Revisiting the experiment more than 30 years after it ended, the installation explores how inhabiting an ecosystem as Mark Nelson did is both an intimately physical and imaginary experience that opens up critical and inventive rethinking—through dreaming in the widest sense of the word—of how we humans are deeply connected to nature. Moreover, in the context of the contemporary climate crisis, “Biosphere Dreaming” engages with questions of new ways of inhabiting the Earth—“Biosphere 1”—that offer more hopeful futures for life inside it. Biosphere 2 was built between 1987 and 1991 by the Institute of Ecotechnics. From 1991 to 1993, this large, green-house-like complex served as an experiment in engaging with ecosystems through science and technology, and gaining new insight into their care and care for the life they hold, including humans. The structure hosted seven different biomes, including a rainforest, an ocean with a coral reef, mangrove wetlands, a savannah, a fog desert, an agricultural area and a human habitat. Though its original plan was to run “missions” inside Biosphere 2 for one hundred continuous years and generate deep data sets, the experiment was terminated less than three years after it began. Yet it still stands as one of the most visionary attempts to rethink the relationship between humans and nature for the better. Bios Mark Nelson was part of the first crew of eight “biospherians” who lived inside the Biosphere 2 for two full years. He is an engineer and the founding director of the Institute of Ecotechnics. He has published the books “Pushing Our Limit: Insights from Biosphere 2” (2018) and “The Wastewater Gardener” (2014). He lives in New Mexico. Michael Garfield writes music for which new words must be invented. Simultaneously tender and apocalyptic, intensely technical yet vulnerable, his tunes marry the singer-songwriter and electronic live producer, updating “solo artist with guitar” to suit an age of planetary renaissance. Committed to adventurous venues and collaborations, Garfield has played everywhere from Portugal to Australia, Canada to Costa Rica, Arcosanti to Moogfest, Synergia Ranch to Meow Wolf to the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. His experience includes residencies in Austin, Santa Fe, and Black Rock City; concerts at the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science, the Santa Fe Institute, and the MAPS Psychedelic Science Conference; and features on PBS and in numerous acclaimed documentary films. Jacob Lillemose is a writer and a curator based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He recently curated the Danish pavilion at the Venice biennale and published the novel “Architecture Zero” (2022) which incorporates references to Biosphere 2. “Biosphere Dreaming” will be on display in the Gallery QI from Thursday, April 27 – Friday, June 9, noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Chula Vista City Councilmember Andrea Cardenas and her brother, Jesus Cardenas, have been charged with felony counts stemming from an alleged fraudulent loan for their political consulting business.

The Academy Awards are on Sunday and we've got you covered. We've assembled all our past coverage of films nominated in six major categories. Dive in!

The Guinness World Record folks would have us believe in a 19th century snowflake more than a foot wide, but some scientists are skeptical.