California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) enrolls and graduates the largest number of African American students of any California State University campus. As Black History Month puts a spotlight on the achievements and accomplishments of African Americans throughout this nation, CSUDH pauses to share the great successes and insights of its alumni. Towalame Austin (’04, B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies) has forged a path in the non-profit sector that one might call a quintessential Los Angeles success story. In 1998 she began her career as a receptionist with the Magic Johnson Foundation, often being “the first to arrive and last to leave” both then and seven years later ... Read More
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Alumnus Victor McKamie Helps MAP a Better Life for Those with HIV/AIDS
“For a lot of our clients, they felt they had zero, then they became infected with HIV, and felt they had less.” For the past 28 years, Victor McKamie (’98, B.A., sociology; ’01, M.S., public administration), executive director and CEO of Minority AIDS Project (MAP) in Los Angeles, and his colleagues have been successfully showing their clients with that feeling of having “less” that they have so much "more;" more to accomplish, more to give, and more reason to live. The not-for-profit organization was founded in 1985 by Archbishop Carl Bean and members of Unity Fellowship of Christ Church in Los Angeles California. It is the first community-based HIV/AIDS organization established and ... Read More
CSUDH Founders’ Dinner Honors Mark Ridley-Thomas, Others, Thursday
CARSON – Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will be among the honorees at California State University, Dominguez Hills 2017 Founders’ Dinner, Oct. 26. The dinner awards will occur from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles, located at 19800 S. Main St., in Carson, Calif. Honorees have contributed to building strength and vibrancy within local communities dedicated to civic engagement, and have helped CSUDH provide education, scholarship, and services that are accessible and transformative. Source: Compton Herald ... Read More
2017 Founders’ Dinner Honors those who Accelerate Success at CSUDH
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) honored those who have contributed to building strength and vibrancy within local communities, are dedicated to civic engagement, and have helped CSUDH provide education, scholarship, and services that are accessible and transformative during its 2017 Founders’ Dinner: Accelerating Success on Oct. 26 at the Porsche Experience Center in Carson. The Founder's Dinner ceremony was preceded by a formal reception during which many CSUDH alumni, partners, staff, students and honorees mingled, while some took advantage of the new Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles' amenities, such as riding shotgun in a Porsche around the center's 2.38-mile ... Read More
Ariana Stein’s Books Help Parents Connect Children to their Heritage
Helping ensure that her 4-year-old son’s generation learns about its Latino heritage, and that "assimilation doesn’t get the best of them," is of the upmost importance for CSU Dominguez Hills alumna Ariana Stein. Stein’s longtime friend Patty Rodriguez, who is also a mother, couldn’t agree more. In fact, when Stein first discussed the importance of passing on their culture with her, Rodriguez had already been on such a "journey" trying to submit dual-language children book manuscripts to publishers, but with little success. "We shared ideas, but more importantly, we shared the same passion for the goals we had envisioned," said Stein (2008, B.A., business administration). "When she ... Read More
