Transcript
Index
00:00:00 - Interview Introduction
00:00:35 - Childhood
00:02:40 - Developing an understanding of his culture
00:05:06 - Learning about the Black community
00:07:03 - Lai's college and professional experience with issues of race/ethnicity
00:12:55 - Personal impact of Black activism and social justice movements
00:19:48 - History of Cross Cultural Center and early campus spaces
00:24:00 - Needs of students, staff, and faculty involved in the Black Student Center's creation
00:29:42 - University Administration's vision for the Black Student Center
00:35:05 - Opposition to the creation of the Black Student Center
00:39:55 - Opening of the Black Student Center
00:44:50 - Early focus of the Black Student Center
00:49:29 - Collaborations between Black Student Center and Cross Cultural Center
00:58:42 - Reorganization: Black Student Center move from Student Success to Student Life
01:01:44 - Issues in the early days of the Black Student Center
01:04:36 - Purpose of the Black Student Center
01:09:56 - Impact of Black Student Center on Lai
01:12:11 - Future expectations of the Black Student Center
01:15:34 - Lai's thoughts on the Black Student Center Oral History Project
