January 2019 – July 2022
Ruby Barcklay immigrated to the U.S. when she was 18. She shares how political and economic pressures shaped her parents’ lives and her own experience growing up both Filipino and Chinese. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/14/api-heritage-story-ruby-barcklay/
May 20 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day. The UC Electronic Accessibility Committee is hosting a webinar on Thursday at 11 a.m. to demonstrate what people can do in their daily work lives to make the world more accessible and inclusive for people who may have disabilities. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/18/accessibility-is-for-everyone-global-accessibility-awareness-day-2021-webinar-may-20-2021/
May 19 is Agender Pride Day, which celebrates individuals who do not identify as any particular gender. Learn about the history of the term “agender” and its internet-based origins in the early 2000s. https://www.them.us/story/inqueery-agender
Aditi Chakravarty lives in Oakland, thousands of miles from her family’s roots in South Asia. Her paternal grandparents migrated from what is now Bangladesh to West Bengal in the midst of religious violence, and her parents continued the journey to the U.S. Chakravarty tells her family’s story. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/14/api-heritage-story-aditi-chakravarty/
You can learn more about the Lab’s annual performance review process by attending a workshop on either May 19 at 9 a.m. or May 26 at 1 p.m. These sessions, targeted for all new employees and anyone wanting a refresher, will provide an overview, timeline, and resources. https://sites.google.com/lbl.gov/performance-management/resources-videos?authuser=0
The Open Mic has hit double digits! Join us for our 10th hour of music, poetry, spoken word, and great community involvement on Wednesday, May 26 at 4:30 p.m. Sign up to perform by Monday, May 24. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/06/berkeley-labs-10th-open-mic-friday-may-21-2021/
The IDEA Office will lead IDEA Brown Bag sessions for supervisors, managers, and staff on the topic of psychological safety in a hybrid workplace on May 19 (Supervisors) and May 20 (Staff) at noon. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/13/idea-brown-bags-psychological-safety-in-a-hybrid-workplace-may-19-20/
As COVID-19 cases surge in India and other parts of the world, Berkeley Lab’s Asian Pacific Islander (API) ERG acknowledges this terrible situation for our South Asian colleagues. Read the full letter from API ERG Executive Sponsor Inder Monga. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/10/acknowledgement-of-covid-challenges-for-our-south-asian-colleagues/
Sandy Roth, Interim Senior Human Resources Division Partner, is Chinese-Vietnamese-Cambodian-American. She shares the story of her mother, whose family faced famine in China and genocide in Cambodia before immigrating to the U.S., and her experiences growing up in a multi-cultural household. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/07/api-heritage-story-sandy-roth/
The UC Council of Chief Diversity Officers is hosting a “Distinguished Scholar Webinar” on Tuesday, May 11, at noon. UC Davis professor Beth Rose Middleton will present her research on Native environmental policy and activism for site protection. https://diversity.lbl.gov/2021/05/04/uc-council-of-chief-diversity-officers-distinguished-scholar-webinar-may-11-2021/