If you have children, chances are they have no school tomorrow (October 11th) due to Columbus Day. If they go to Chicago Public Schools, it’s due to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. (Moraine Valley is NOT closed tomorrow.) So which is it, Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day? According to an NBC5 article entitled What to Know… Continue reading Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
Category: cross cultural
Chinese New Year 2021
Happy Lunar New Year! The Chinese New Year falls on February 12, 2021 and the celebration lasts for several weeks. “The Chinese Zodiac, a system that has existed in Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years, dictates which animal represents a given year.” The cycle repeats every 12 years, and 2021 is the Year of… Continue reading Chinese New Year 2021
The Chinese Moon Festival
October 1 marks the mid-autumn festival of the Chinese Moon Festival or Moon Cake Day in China. It traditionally falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This holiday is the second most important festival in China after the Chinese New Year. Similar to the American Thanksgiving holiday, the Moon Festival celebrates family… Continue reading The Chinese Moon Festival
Multilingual Information on Covid-19
If you are looking for information on Covid-19 in other languages, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has their information in 16 different languages here. The World Health Organization‘s website is available in six languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish). You can go to their Covid-19 page. Then in the top right, choose the… Continue reading Multilingual Information on Covid-19
Life & Education in the Netherlands (video)
Dutch faculty members who are part of the CCID exchange partners discuss Dutch society and working in Dutch higher education. Speaker Ingrid Koers is from Gorinchem, Netherlands which is about one hour outside of Amsterdam and teaches health care professionals at Da Vinci College in Dordrecht. Speaker Herman Hofmeije is from Leusden, Netherlands which is… Continue reading Life & Education in the Netherlands (video)
Event Video: No Ban, No Wall: Standing With Immigrant Communities
Organizers from the Arab American Action Network and Organized Communities Against Deportation will join us to discuss President Trump’s issued executive orders targeting immigrants, refugees and Muslims. In the face of these threats and uncertain times we will come together to unpack the implications of these executive orders and the strategies being implemented to protect… Continue reading Event Video: No Ban, No Wall: Standing With Immigrant Communities
Event Video: The Arab/Arab American Experience: Featuring Authors Sahar Mustafah and Nevien Shaabneh
We welcome acclaimed writers Sahar Mustafah and Nevien Shaabneh to Moraine Valley for this special event. Sahar Mustafah’s debut, prize-winning Code of the West is a short story collection that spans two continents and follows native Palestinian and Palestinian American characters as they navigate displacement and loss, while battling hatred and fear. Nevien Shaabneh is… Continue reading Event Video: The Arab/Arab American Experience: Featuring Authors Sahar Mustafah and Nevien Shaabneh
Event Video: Bringing Mystical Sufi Music to Modern Audiences
The video from our panel discussion on the Fourth Light Project is now available. Here is the event description: “Notable electroacoustic group Niyaz presents a multimedia show unlike any other. This ground-breaking and immersive experience combines live musical and sacred dance performance with interactive technologies and advanced projection/body-mapping techniques that respond to sound and movement… Continue reading Event Video: Bringing Mystical Sufi Music to Modern Audiences
Black Excellence in Literature: A Black History Month Event
Check out this interactive dialog for Moraine Valley students to hear about the positive influences Black writers and poets have on society. This event is organized by the Celebrating Diversity Committee and the African-American Literature course. Black Excellence in Literature: A Black History Month Event The audio of this discussion is available below: Visit our… Continue reading Black Excellence in Literature: A Black History Month Event
The Arab Experience Through Graphic Novels: Featuring Toufic El Rassi
We welcome acclaimed writer Toufic El Rassi to Moraine Valley for this special event organized by the Arab Student Union. Toufic El Rassi is the author of the graphic novel Arab in America which is the story of average Arab-Americans who struggle with their identity in a post-9/11 world. The Arab Experience Through Graphic Novels:… Continue reading The Arab Experience Through Graphic Novels: Featuring Toufic El Rassi