ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS | The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros | Filipino | Maxi cooks, cleans, and sews for his father and older brothers who are petty criminals. He's sweet, clever and hardworking, at ease with being gay, and on the verge of puberty. Maxi's heart and loyalties are on a collision course: Victor, a kindly cop on whom he’s developed a crush is investigating crimes that lead him to Maxi's family. | Join us for a free educational and entertaining evening as we explore the link between culture and language. These films provide rich themes for students, faculty and staff to understand and expand their knowledge on diverse cultures. They will see how often populations are more similar than they are different. Understanding leads to empathy which is conductive to better learning and will allow constructive ways to view and resolve issues raised. Participants will enhance their self-esteem as they will see examples of a diverse population as themselves and how it is through empowerment and knowledge that they tackle conflicts in life such as war, poverty, disaster, government control… | Program Highlights: Cultural Competency; Conflict Resolution; Self-Esteem in the Workplace; Instructional Improvement; Writing Across the Curriculum; Reading Across the Curriculum; Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum