Previous Speakers at Mission College
Over the years Mission College has had a number of dynamic speakers come to campus. See the related photo galleries and marketing materials below.NASA Astronaut Jose Hernandez with TRIO students.
STEM Speakers
- Enrique Diaz • Farms to Apple Engineer • October 22, 2018
- Facebook Panel Discussion • April 16, 2018
- Jose Hernandez • NASA Astronaut • October 30, 2017
- Dr. Fred Barez • San Jose State Engineering Professor • Sept. 1, 2017
- Andy Turner • SSL Satellite Engineer • April 4, 2017
Feminist writer and activist Rebecca Walker. She is the daughter of Pulitzer Prize winner, Alice Walker.
Authors/Poets/Activists
- Dr. Beem Wilder • Psychologist • March 5, 2020
- Sumbul Ali-Karamail • Islamic Studies Author • October 30, 2019
- Dr. Victor Rios • Ted Talk Author • October 24, 2019
- Ed Kabotie and Tha Yotes • Native American Culture • October 21, 2019
- Dr. Cesar Cruz • Activist Author • October 10, 2019
- Laura Larque • Aztec Expert • September 17, 2019
- Tongo Eisen-Martin • Author • May 8, 2019
- Donnelle McGee • Writer • April 16, 2019
- Paul Epstein • Motivational Speaker • March 26, 2019
- Ben Saunders • Author • March 20, 2019
- Miriam de Uriarte • Writer • December 20, 2018
- Ed Kabotie • Native American Culture • November 26, 2018
- Paul Deanno • KPIX Meteorolgist & Kids' Author • May 17, 2018
- Chris Abani • Writer • May 2, 2018
- Black Excellence Panel • December 2, 2017
- Jake Kelfer • Author • September 26, 2017
- Tim Wise • Author • April 19, 2017
- Rebecca Walker • NY Times Best Selling Author • April 12, 2017
- Venus Jones • Activist Poet • March 6, 2017
- Firoozeh Dumas • Iranian Writer/NY Times Best Selling Author • March 6, 2017
- Rolanda Pierre Dixon • Former District Attorney • February 27, 2017
- Sonia Nazario • Pulitzer Prize Winner • October 26, 2016
- Dr. Angela Davis • Civil Rights Author • May 10, 2016
- Dr. Cornel West • Civil Rights Activist • April 29, 2016
- Dr. Francisco Jimenez • Mexican-American Author • March 3, 2016
- Ishmael & Tennessee Reed • African-American Writers • May 2015
- Donnelle McGee • Writer • March 10, 2015
Library Series & Collateral
Asian-American/Pacific Islander Speakers
- Author Viet Thanh Nguyen
April 18 & 19, 2018 - Peter Weng
October, 15, 2015 - Kilusan Bautista
April 15, 2015 - Patrick Landeza
November 5, 2014 - Andrew X. Pham
October 8, 2014 - Kilusan Bautista
March 4, 2014 - Andrew Lam
October 22, 2013 - Jessie Sapolu
September 23, 2013 - Colin Goh & Yen Yen Woo
April 15, 2013
Presentation-Q&A - Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
March 5, 2013 - Ken Oda
November 6, 2012
Presentation - Kristina Wong
September 24 & October 3 & 8, 2012
Presentation - Gene Luen Yang
April 16, 2012
Presentation-Q&A - Evangeline Canonizado Buell
October 25, 2011 - Andrew Lam
April 7, 2011 - Patrick Rosal
April 15, 2009 - Eddy Zheng
April 17, 2008 - Hiroku Fujita
April 9, 2008 - Milly Lee
November 1, 2007 - Rosemary Gong
May 4, 2007
Presentation-Q&A - Andrew Lam
March 8, 2007 - Henry Chang
October 26, 2006 - Quang X. Pham
April 7, 2006 - Pioneering the Valley Exhibit Reception Invitation
February 24, 2006 - Suji Kwock Kim
April 5, 2005
Presentation-Q&A - Iris Chang
April 30, 2004