International Education Series for April 2021
Multicultural Affairs has programmed an International Education Series for the month of April, as an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international faculty, students, education, and exchange. Presently, ENMU has faculty and students from all over the world and continents.
This initiative is part of the International Affairs Department’s efforts to promote programs that prepare national and international individuals for a global environment, from the rural ENMU community. We would like you to remember, learn celebrate, and be motivated by attending the following virtual events. Presenters will take questions during their live events.
Event: Hidden Lives: Underground Faith in the Iron Curtain Nations
Date: April 6th
Time: 2pm MT
Zoom Link: PLEASE, PRE-REGISTER BY CLICKING https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OxVZjcgoR_q1BWeTq9JIow
Description: Fr. Zugger, will present on his experience interviewing survivors of underground communities where crossing the barbed wire that stretched from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic meant stepping into a world where faith was not only restricted, but actively repressed, and at times totally forbidden. From his interviews with survivors of underground communities and research in eastern Europe, he uncovers how and why people took risks despite constant threats regarding one’s employment, children’s futures, and the possibility of execution. Fr. Zugger looks at secret regulations that constantly interfered with organized worship, why communism sees religious belief as a danger, and how Christian views of human dignity not only impacted life there, but should do so now today. Co-sponsor with Thomas Moore Newman Center (TMNC)
Contact: Multicultural Affairs at 575-562-4914 or [email protected]
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Event: Holocaust Remembrance by Survivor: Peter Stein
Date: April 13th
Time: 2pm MT
Zoom Link: PLEASE, PRE-REGISTER BY CLICKING https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H-s8Tu7dS7ONIthdBPGr_Q
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEfwMWZiFlY&t=38s
Description: Mr. Peter Stein, Holocaust Survivor, will present his Memoir: A Boy’s Journey: From Nazi Occupied Prague to Freedom in America. Born to a Catholic mother and a Jewish father, Mr. Stein will uncover details from surviving the traumatic and fearful years of the Nazi occupation in Czechoslovakia, such as his father and eight family members being sent to Terezin, Auschwitz, and Mary Trostinets (all concentration camps),where all were murdered, except his father who miraculously survived. He will also talk about his experience with food shortages, allied air attacks, and constant fear. Come listen to his story and ask him questions, afterwards! Unique and interactive event.
Contact: Multicultural Affairs at 575-562-4914 or [email protected]
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Event: Australian Didgeridoo Music
Date: April 20th
Time: 7pm MT
Zoom Link: PLEASE, PRE-REGISTER BY CLICKING https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ntgskcC3RpGBvEo4OFUlMQ
Promo Video: https://vimeo.com/461167763
Description: Virtuoso didgeridoo player and master multimedia producer Rob Thomas, invites you on a journey to Australia … and beyond. Rob was born in the U.S., lived in Australia, and has traveled the world, all of which have contributed to his unique and captivating musical project, Didge Evolution. The Didge Evolution concert mixes funky didgeridoo rhythms, pumping beats, percussion instruments and relaxing soundscapes with both organic and electronic sound effects … all the while immersing the audience in a stunning virtual landscape of Australian forests, deserts, oceans and distant galaxies. Didge Evolution is much more than a musical event. It’s a mesmerizing journey of sight, sound and imagination!
Contact: Multicultural Affairs at 575-562-4914 or [email protected]
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Event: Are there people who do not know Korea?
Date: April 21st
Time: 2pm MT
Zoom Link: PLEASE, PRE-REGISTER BY CLICKING
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NF8cMXv_SwO71TzP-D7Jtg
Description: Jeanwood Oh, International exchange student from South Korea, pursuing a degree Political Science and Diplomacy, will give a presentation about South Korea’s culture, Korean alphabet, History, Foods, Distinctions between North and South Korea, and differences between the U.S and Korea. She will incorporate vivid pictures to portray Korean culture.
Contact: Multicultural Affairs at 575-562-4914 or [email protected]
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Event: Ghana: History, Culture and Tradition
Date: April 27th
Time: 2pm MT
Zoom Link: PLEASE, PRE-REGISTER BY CLICKING https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QKhqvVb2T5yDayIw5qSiTA
Description: James Kwaku Kwarteng, Graduate student from Ghana, West Africa pursuing a degree in Communications, will focus on the major interests that one would like to know about Ghana including its history, educational system, economy, sports, religion, culture, and traditions. He will use pictures and videos to give attendees a vivid idea of the beauty Ghana has to offer.
Contact: Multicultural Affairs at 575-562-4914 or [email protected]
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Event: Resilience and Success without Limbs – “If I can” Message
Date: April 28th
Time: 2pm MT
Zoom Link: PLEASE, PRE-REGISTER BY CLICKING https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lM7IKH2ITdmCsbifpOg96A
Description: Chris Koch, a Canadian farm boy and adaptive athlete turned world traveler, has set out on his latest adventure bringing his “If I Can” message global where he shares his experiences and relays a message of resiliency despite being born without limbs in the hopes of encouraging others to live their lives to its greatest potential, because “If I Can…”. Feel free to check out his website at http://www.ifican.ca/events .
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9S3n_tILKo&feature=emb_logo
Contact: Multicultural Affairs at 575-562-4914 or [email protected]
Thank you,
Annabel Jauregui
Multicultural Affairs Administrative Assistant
Station 38
575-562-2454
http://www.enmu.edu/current-students/orgs/multicultural/index.shtml