The College of DuPage, located in Chicago's western suburbs, will hold its 30th annual Asia Symposium on Monday, April 18, at 7pm CDT, with a presentation via Zoom by Baye McNeil on his experiences in Japan as "The Alien Activist."


Baye McNeil is an African American writer, activist, Brooklyn native and long-term Japan resident, where he writes for the /Japan Times/. His book /Hi My Name Is Loco and I Am a Racist/ is a highly respected take on expat life in Japan, and has recently been translated into Japanese.

McNeil will address how the attitudes and behaviors that oppress people of African descent in the US have been exported around the world, including to Japan. He will also discuss his history of activism in the US and Japan, including battling the practice of blackface in Japanese TV programs.

Join us! https://cod.zoom.us/j/84010340986?pwd=TEE4L3BLKzVLZXpEbml5MzhWaTNnUT09

The event is scheduled for 90 minutes, including Q&A following the presentation.

Thank you.

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Robert Moorehead, Ph.D.
Pronouns: he/his
Associate Professor, Discipline Chair for Sociology
College of DuPage