Brazilian Music & Transnational Experiences: Clarice Assad
2016-04-04 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
[BC-301]. Performance and discussion of improvisation and interaction in Brazilian music for the class “Music in Latin America.” Assad will perform and discuss with students her music which combines popular songs of Brazil with jazz. Her virtuosity and inventiveness will stun students, while the demonstrations and explanations of their material will help students understand both the Brazilian genres and how contemporary musicians interpret them.

ASIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH LUNCHEON AND PROCLAMATION CEREMONY
2016-04-04 12:30 - 13:30
[Friends Hall] Ramapo College begins a month of celebration in honor of Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a ceremony and luncheon. The opening proclamation will be read by President Peter P. Mercer. For information, email jdelices@ramapo.edu

German Language Happy Hours
2016-04-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-04-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-04-18 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB-123]

French Language Happy Hour
2016-04-04 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-04-18 13:00 - 14:00
[A-108]

Israeli 'Dancing Through the Decades'
2016-04-04 13:00 - 14:00
[Alumni Lounges; SC-158)
Join Hillel for Israeli ‘Dancing Through the Decades’ Monday, April 4 at 1 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge (SC-158). Dance your way back in time, learn about Israeli pop culture, and enjoy free pizza and ice cream. For more information, please email Talia at tmizilco@ramapo.edu

Brazilian Music & Transnational Experiences: Clarice Assad
2016-04-04 14:00 - 15:40
[BC-301]. Voxploration and recordings with Assad for the course “Music, Technology, and Media.” First, Assad will lead a workshop in group singing using a pedagogical method and repertoire she has developed intended to include students of different abilities and experience singing. Second, Assad, who is an accomplished composer, performer, and recording artist, will play a track from her latest recording in which she mixed tracks recorded by many people in different places and times; she can tell them about her production techniques. Prof. Gidal will remain with Assad in the class.

Brazilian Music & Transnational Experiences: Clarice Assad
2016-04-04 19:00 - 20:40
[H-129]. Brazilian Percussion Ensemble rehearsal with Assad. Students will benefit from playing with Assad on piano and vocals, and the instructor Amarildo Costa on percussion. We will pause the music for a Q&A with students.

Study Abroad: Ecuador
2016-04-06 13:00 - 14:00
[ASB230] Explore international opportunities (study, work, volunteer) in Ecuador.

Japanese Language Happy Hour
2016-04-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-04-13 13:00 - 14:00

Cuba Book Releases & Discussion: Professors Iraida Lopez & John Gronbeck-Tedesco
2016-04-06 15:00 - 17:30
[Alumni Lounges]. The Q&A event led by Prof. Eric Castellanos and Prof. Natalia Santamaria-larordenn will discuss new books by Professor John Gronbeck Tedesco (“Cuba, the United States, and Cultures of the Transnational Left, 1930-1975″) and Professor Iraida Lopez (“Impossible Returns: Narratives of the Cuban Diaspora”).

Portuguese Language Happy Hour
2016-04-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-04-14 13:00 - 14:00

Game Night
2016-04-07 20:00 - 22:00
[SC-217] Please join us for some fun, food and prizes! Test your knowledge of Asian American and Pacific Islander history, leaders, entertainers, and influences.

High School Barrio!
2016-04-10 15:00 - 18:00
[H-129] This year’s barrio or cultural play, is based on High School Musical. Barrio takes a mainstream idea and puts it in play format, and incorporates aspects of Filipino culture, showcasing the Filipino cultural identity.

Tango: A 'New' Language, a Documentary & Discussion by Professor Marta Bautis
2016-04-11 11:00 - 13:00
[H-Wing Auditorium] Premiere Film Screening – Tango: A “New” Language (A documentary by Marta N. Bautís)
An exploration of the work of several artists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that use tango as a tool for social awareness.
Performances and Musicians: Maurizio Najt, piano,and Rodolfo Zanetti, bandoneon
Tango Dancers: Sandra Antoniasi and Walter Pérez
For more information: Marta N. Bautís, mbautis@ramapo.edu

"Your Move as an Asian American"
2016-04-11 13:00 - 14:00
[Pavilion Room 3] This event features 3 workshops that will help by providing the tools and resources to make “Your Move,”- students can learn how to take the steps in not only fulfilling their own self-interest, but simultaneously, serving the rest of the Asian-American community.

Book Club: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
2016-04-11 13:00 - 13:50
[Potter Library Reading Lounge]. Book Club: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Discuss chapters 6 – 8

Multicultural Exhibit
2016-04-11 13:00 - 14:00
[SC-219] Cultural Club invites you to a Multicultural Exhibit on Monday, April 11, 1-2pm, SC-219. Food and refreshments will be served.

Indian Cooking Demo
2016-04-12 13:00 - 14:00
[Linden Hall] You are invited to spend two fascinating hours learning how to cook Indian food properly with Shabnam and Asha. The objective of this food demo is to educate students about Indian culture but to also to feel comfortable about making these simple foods on your own using all the exotic spices. This event is sponsored by the Equity & Diversity Programs. For information, email jdelices@ramapo.edu

Spice up your Culinary Skills!
2016-04-12 15:00 - 16:00
[Linden Hall] You are invited to spend two fascinating hours learning how to cook Indian food properly with Shabnam and Asha in Linden Hall! The objective of this food demo is to educate students about Indian culture but also to feel comfortable about make these simple foods on their own using all the exotic spices.

Intersectionality: Which Identity Comes First
2016-04-13 13:00 - 14:00
[B-227] When it comes to our identity, what do we consider ourselves first? Our ethnicity? Our gender? Our religion? When it comes to the characteristics that comprise our individual individualistic makeup, our lives cannot be pinpointed to single categories. Our lives are multi-dimensional and complex, however an individual can face multiple threats of intersectionality, a concept used to describe how various oppressions (racism, sexism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected. By using a discussion based setting, this workshop aims to educate how our various identities shape us, the discrimination we are susceptible to, and how we can empower each other, both individually and as a community, through our collective differences.

Catalyst Foundation
2016-04-15 10:00 - 11:00
[Friends Hall] Catalyst Foundation has had over 16 years of success and struggle in the poorest villages of Vietnam. Their mission, to build communities to fight human trafficking, develops and empowers marginalized communities through education, housing, job training, healthcare, and social services. Caroline Nguyen Ticarro will discuss her multi-pronged approach for restoring dignity to ethnic minorities. Working together with key stakeholders (the children, parents, hamlet leaders, caretakers, social workers, and teachers), she and her staff strive to provide communities with basic needs; to recognize and protect individual rights; and to respect their cultural heritage. She will share the personal stories of those families as they begin to realize that the poverty discrimination and dehumanization can change to hope and a future for their children.

Gambling Addiction
2016-04-18 13:00 - 14:00
[SC156] This workshop will explore the cultural differences that encourage gambling in Asian cultures and discourage help-seeking behaviors once one has become addicted. We will explore how to get clinical help if you believe that people in your life may be suffering from a gambling addiction.

Cosplay? Admiration? Or Cultural Appropriation? Discussing the Politics of "Borrowing Culture"
2016-04-18 13:00 - 14:00
[A-225] What does it mean to “borrow culture”? What does it mean to dress up as an “Asian”? What is playful and what is offensive? Who can do it and who cannot? Who owns the culture? Join professor Neriko Doerr to discuss power politics in “borrowing culture” and their effects inn a wide range of contexts with some concrete examples.

Italian Language Happy Hour
2016-04-18 13:00 - 14:00
[A-102]

Documentary Showing: Hafu
2016-04-19 21:00 - 22:00
[Laurel Screening Room]
According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, one in forty-nine babies born in Japan today are born into families with one non-Japanese parent. This newly emerging minority in Japan is under-documented and under-explored in both literature and media. This feature-length HD documentary film, “Hafu – the mixed-race experience in Japan” seeks to open this increasingly important dialogue. The film explores race, diversity, multiculturalism, nationality, nationality, and identity within the mixed-race community of Japan. This movie event shed light on the shame pushed onto families and children of mixed race-which is now commonly seen in American culture, living in Asian countries.
