Join the European Studies Center at Pitt for a Virtual Book Club to explore recent works by European authors. Our first book is Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck. Discussion dates are December 6 and December 10. Those who RSVP by 10/22 can receive a FREE book and the event is open to ALL.
Get ready for the Nationality Rooms Programs' 2020 Virtual Holiday Open House! A treasured tradition is back -this year's Holiday Open House kicks off on Sunday, December 6th with a montage of past celebrations which will get you in the holiday spirit! It will be a multi-day event posted on the Pitt Global Hub website. The format consists of user-created videos calling attention to the many Nationality Rooms' traditions and the Committees associated with them. Learn about the Giant Lantern Festival in the Philippines, Polish paper cutting, Diwali, the Norwegian lefse, see a Victorian Toy Soldier display, experience the Lithuanian Kucios, watch a variety of ethnic cooking demonstrations and so much more! We hope you enjoy our Holiday Open House presentation and we thank you for your continued support of the Nationality Rooms Programs!
The theme for the day is Holiday Traditions. Most of us celebrate holiday traditions passed down from our parents. The traditions nurture us and become an essential aspect of how we celebrate. As part of this year's Holiday Open House, we present to you a few of the holiday traditions which the Nationality Room Committees have shared. Learn about the festival of Diwali from the Indian Room Committee, take part in some Polish customs, and hear some lovely holiday poems from the English Room Committee.
Join us for our first Vistas as we get a glimpse into what it's like to celebrate the holidays of La Purisima and el Dia de las Velitas in Latin America
Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/y5kqhwmu
Come and watch the Nationality Room Committees' Cultural Performances. Each year we highlight traditional dances and songs at the Holiday Open House. Music is a big component of the festivities. Take some time today to listen to the Armenian Committee's presentation of Anoush Tchakarian performing "Lullaby" from Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane, hear some Romanian Christmas carols from Laura Bianca, and Marco Fiorante's Italian Christmas hymn, and many more.
Join our Nationality Room Committees share their favorite recipes for the holiday and everyday life. Tune in to see how Bosnian coffee is made, enjoy some Turkish food made by Istanbul Grille, and meet the empanada makers in Vigan, Philippines.
A series of NCTA Master Teacher workshops on integrating East Asia into your classroom.
Join us for a teacher to teacher presentations that will cover content, strategies, implementation, and resources for bringing East Asia into your classroom this year.
In this workshop, the presenter will discuss Dai Sijie's novel Balzac and Little Chinese Seamstress as an artifact of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and how we might read fictional text as a way to understand this period of China’s history. Ms. Beauchamp will present an analysis of the author’s treatment of various themes such as literacy, censorship, love, and friendship. The workshop will include approaches to teaching the novel, such as the role of the transformative storyteller and Sijie's use of intertextuality. In addition, we will explore ways in which teachers might use Sijie's 2005 film adaptation of his novel as a stand-alone film study or as an extension of teaching the text.
Many cultures share some similarity in their holiday crafts, but each culture put their own, unique stamp in their traditional craft. Take a peek at the Pittsburgh Lace Group as they demonstrate lace making, the Turkish art of paper marbling, Middle Eastern cross stitching by the Syria-Lebanon Committee.
Protests demanding an end to police discrimination and brutality have led City leaders to remove two prominent statues—of Stephen Foster, and more recently, Christopher Columbus—from public spaces in Oakland. These steps are just a small part of the work needed to address the legacies of genocide and displacement and promote racial healing. As we recognize International Human Rights Day, we invite everyone to join us for a panel and discussion on the role of such steps in advancing racial justice and human rights. Learn about the efforts of residents to have the Columbus statue removed and hear from community leaders about its impacts on human rights in our region. Consider what further steps we can take to further the historical truth-telling that can help advance racial healing and reverse the extreme political polarization we face today.
Panel participants: Prem Rajagopal, organizing fellow with the Center for Coalfield Justice; Eva Brady, Student Human Rights Task Force; Benjamin Gutschow, Casa San Jose; anupama jain, Executive Director, City of Pittsburgh Gender Equity Commission.
Join the European Studies Center at Pitt for a Virtual Book Club to explore recent works by European authors. Our first book is Go, Went, Gone by Jenny Erpenbeck. Discussion dates are December 6 and December 10. Those who RSVP by 10/22 can receive a FREE book and the event is open to ALL.
The Nationality Rooms Programs is rich in diversity which is reflected in the multi-cultural observance of the Holiday Open House. Learn about the Japanese tradition of Seijinshiki, the observance of Chanukah, and the Ukrainian Christmas eve dinner.
Delicious food is part of Holiday Open House and this year is no exception. Our Committees share their favorite recipes for the holiday. Immigrants bring their foods with them from their countries so they can feel at home. It is an expression of their identity. They prepare their foods to welcome guests in their homes. Have you tasted the Swiss grittibanz, or smelled the aromatic coffee in a Syrian-Lebanese home, or sampled Norwegian lefse?
