Professor of Asian American Studies and Director of the Center for EthnoCommunications, University of California, Los Angeles.
Dr. Tajima-Peña is an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker whose work focuses on communities of color, immigration, gender, and social justice. Her previous films include Who Killed Vincent Chin?, MY AMERICA...or Honk if You Love Buddha, Labor Women, The New Americans: Mexico Story, Calavera Highway, and No Más Bebés.