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AACC/CEAPS Food for Thought: Kofi: Boxing and Manga in Japan

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, Asian American Cultural Center
Location: 1210 W. Nevada Street Urbana, IL 61801, Asian American Cultural Center
Date: Sep 28, 2021 11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker: Kofi Bazzell-Smith, MFA candidate & 2021 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
Registration: Registration
Contact: Yuchuan Shen
E-Mail: ycshen2@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: Campus Humanities Calendar; Kofi Bazzell-Smith is an artist, professional boxer, and MFA candidate in the New Media program at the University of Illinois. His area is Japanese manga, which he produces in both English and Japanese. Kofi has both boxed and studied manga with professionals in Japan and gives talks and workshops on manga, language, and international engagement. A recipient of the 2021 Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowship(FLAS), Kofi’s goal is to promote engagement through art and language on campus.