Michael Sy Uy

Michael Sy Uy participated in an anti-Israel event at Harvard University (Harvard) in May 2024, during Israel's war against Hamas terrorists.

At the time of the event, Michael Sy Uy was listed as a lecturer on music and the resident dean of Dunster House at Harvard.

As of July 2025, Michael Sy Uy's LinkedIn profile said he had been an associate professor of musicology and director of the American Music Research Center (AMRC) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) since August 2024.

The profilee's activism occurred during Israel’s war against Hamas, which Israel launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks when Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds.

Emergency Rally: All Eyes On Rafah

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Date: May 1, 2024

Organizers: HOOP, Harvard J4P, AFRO Harvard, Harvard GS4P, Harvard Undergraduate PSC, HGSU-BDS

Location: Harvard Encampment, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA

Event Flyer: Instagram

The event was in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. The outcome of the movement's goals would result in Israel's destruction. Within hours of the October 7, 2023, terror attacks, the BDS movement renewed its call for an anti-Israel boycott.