Ancestor Veneration: A Native Perspective
Date: November 16, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: PC Theater
Speaker: Dr. Angela "Jackie" Kaslow
Bio: Dr. Kaslow is a Tribal public health practitioner who holds an Adjunct Assistant
Professor position at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing,
Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Kaslow’s public health career includes clinical
operations, translational research, and continuing education for health care professionals
at UCLA’s Center for Health Sciences. Dr. Kaslow also served as the Director of Family
and Community Health Services at California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB) where
she oversaw the day-to-day department operations, personnel, and budgets for public
health programs delivered to constituent tribes. In her current role, Dr. Kaslow engages
tribal systems to identify solutions to address health disparities impacting American
Indian Populations in Central California. Dr. Kaslow is a direct descendant of the
Ione Band of Miwok Indians, and is also Pit River and Nissenan.
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Education:
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Undergraduate: English/Geography, Environmental Sciences, UCLA (1996)
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Graduate: Master’s Degree in Public Health, UCLA (2008)
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Doctor of Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health (2018)
Title: Ancestor Veneration: A Native Perspective
Description: This presentation will celebrate my California Native American lineage and family
reflecting the love and veneration that remains, providing strength, resilience, and
beauty despite the historical challenges that our communities have faced.
