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Event poster for 'Food For Thought' featuring a talk titled 'Book Banning and the Culture Wars' by Dr. Emily Knox, Interim Dean of the iSchool. Scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, Fall 2025. The background shows arched bookshelves filled with books, resembling a library. Dr. Emily Knox is shown in front of the shelves, wearing glasses and a dark outfit. The poster includes logos for Student Affairs and the Asian American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (aacc.illinois.edu).

Food for Thought: Book Banning and the Culture Wars

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Asian American Cultural Center
Location
Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801
Date
Oct 14, 2025   12:00 - 1:00 pm  
Speaker
Dr. Emily Knox
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Originating Calendar
Asian American Cultural Center Events

Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community. Past discussions include topics such as nutrition, mental health, sexual health, and media representation of Asian Americans. 

Over the past 4 years, materials in public schools and libraries have been the target of numerous censorship attempts. Why do people ban books? What are they trying to accomplish? How does this relate to other attacks on public institutions? How should we respond?

This program is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, color or national origin. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request, please contact aacc@illinois.edu

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