Black History Month, Africana Studies
February 8th, 2010Africana Studies with James Stewart from Nico Colombant on Vimeo.
“Africana Studies has emerged as a separate entity that tries to look at the world through the lenses of people of African descent.” James B. Stewart, author of “Flight: In Search of Vision.”
Wanted to celebrate Black Month History.
Come join us on February 15, 2010 as we celebrate Black Month History and experience Soul Food.
Our program is available here.
Love May Make the World Go ‘Round
February 8th, 2010This coming Sunday is Valentine’s Day, the popular, informal holiday on which people reconfirm their affection, often with a lovely card and a small gift, such as a box of candy. But it might not be the day you’d want to spend with Linda Lindsey. She’s a lovely and loving person. You might even call her the love doctor. But she is also the expert who says that a lot of American ideas about love are myths, and that love is in fact a pretty rational undertaking. Read the story here
Listen to the story here
Source: Only in America with Ted Landphair
CNN Student News: Monday 8 February
February 8th, 2010
Here’s the CNN Student News for Monday 8 February. Click on the links to see a transcript.
- See what record snowfall looks like in a place that’s used to winter weather
- Follow highlights from a Tea Party convention and a Democratic Committee meeting
- Debate whether a new software program would reduce texting while driving
Upcoming Events
February 8th, 2010
This week, we put together some amazing events to help you achieve BIG GOALS. This week, we will show you how to brand yourself to Find Job or Internship in the USA, Network, Start a Business in the U.S., and Master American Slangs. We also invite you to take a ride us along the Beach. Finally, we want to introduce you to our team of local college students available to your success. Are you ready to make the most of your experience in the United States yet? Then take the next step!
Feb 8 - Talk about You
Talk about You is an open opportunity for you to meet with us and share tell us who you are, what are your needs, ideas and dreams. Register here.
Feb 9 – How To Network
Networking is becoming more and more crucial for success in today’s interconnected world. You might be a hard worker but if you are not good at networking and making a few good friends outside your comfort zone, you will not be successful unless you invent something extraordinary. As a college student, the process of networking may be a new thing to you. How do you approach people? How do you stay prepared for networking events?
“75% of all business comes from building a strong referral network.” Hank Blank
Register here.
Feb 10 – How to Find Job or Internship in the USA
Need a job or internships? Pull up a chair and join the crowd. Though the economy is slowly showing signs of stirring from its extended slumber, the unemployment rate currently hovers near the ten percent mark. And with more applicants joining the pool of unemployed every day, and full-time employment still scarce as ever, the million-dollar question is simply as follows: How do you find yourself a job right now? This meeting will provide you with you job-search advice, opportunities to sign up for upcoming networking opportunities and resources for college students. Register here.
Feb 11 – How to Start a Foreign Business in the USA
If you often find yourself quietly thinking “I know a better way to do this” or “I could create something new that would make this easier for everyone,” you are a potential entrepreneur. Don’t waste that potential. The economy needs you more than ever. To help you turn your ideas into profit, we invite you to a unique meeting to share experiences, watch the stories of entrepreneurs, get resources and information for foreign people desiring to invest in US interests, sign up for networking opportunities and find answers to your questions. Register here.
Feb 12 – American Slang and Idioms
Siena Caruso, an American student who is studying International Development Studies at UCLA and just came back from China will teach you tons of College slangs & American English idioms and why they are used. Register here.
Feb 13 – Take a Ride along the Beach
Come join US as we experience the South Bay Bicycle Trail, a 22-mile paved path that runs from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance County Beach. Register here.
And Beyond …
Feb/2010
Feb 15 – Experience Soul Food Cuisine and Celebrate Black History Month
Feb 16 – How to Network
Feb 17 – Find Job or Internship in the USA
Feb 20 – Take a Hike to the Hollywood Sign
Video: The Lingo Kid
February 6th, 2010Ravi , a young Gujarati boy, now known as the Lingo Kid all over the internet, sells the peacock feathers his grandmother makes to tourists at Mumbai’s Hanging Gardens.
He was eight when he started selling feathers and could not speak English. In a few years Ravi could rattle off a sale in more languages than the Pope — and with a faster tongue and sharper accent. He’s full of fun facts too, such as the seasons in which various nationalities prefer to travel. Spaniards and Italians he says, love to visit Mumbai in the monsoon.
This year, at age 15, he was interviewed again by the same Englishman named Sammy, going on record to say that he didn’t want to go to school, because there he could learn just English, whereas out on the street he’s picked up 10 different tongues.
If the ingenuity of Mumbai’s street hawkers and pavement peddlers needed a poster boy, Ravi the Lingo Kid would be it.
How many languages can you speak?
Source: CNN Go
Too many friends?
February 6th, 2010Research shows the human brain can only maintain about 150 connections on social networks. Read the transcript. More on Dunbar’s number.
How many real “friends” do you have ? Think about it.
Some US Students Learn Mandarin With China’s Help
February 6th, 2010The Confucius Classroom program is offered in more than 50 American schools and universities, and almost 40 countries worldwide.
Listen to the story here.
Read the article here.
Source: VOA Special English Education Report.
Experience Soul Food Cuisine and Celebrate Black History Month
February 4th, 2010Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which historian Carter G. Woodson opted to observe in the second week of February because of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass’s birthdays (Feb. 12 and Feb. 14, respectively). It was expanded into a full month in 1976.
When : February 15, 2009
We will all meet at 1746 1/2 Westwood Blvd Los Angeles) at 8 am.
Agenda of the day
8:00 am to 8:30 am : Breakfast (muffins, donuts, coffee and chocolate will be served)
8:30 am to 12:00 pm : Screening of the documentary, America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates, Jr, Harvard’s chair of Afro-American Studies
In four programs, Gates travels to four different parts of America – the East Coast, the deep South, inner-city Chicago and Hollywood. He explores this rich and diverse landscape, social as well as geographic, and meets the people who are defining black America, from the most famous and influential – Colin Powell, Quincy Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Fannie Mae’s Franklin Raines, Jesse Jackson, Russell Simmons, Chris Tucker, Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou, Morgan Freeman – to those at the grassroots.
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm : Trip to Bertha’s Soul Food Cafe by bus or car
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm : Lunch at Bertha’s Soul Food Cafe
4:00 pm : Discussion and Q/A
Bertha’s Soul Food Cafe is more than a restaurant, it’s a peace of history interwoven into the childhood experience of many people. It’s a splendid combination of community, culture, food and life. The owner of the restaurant will join us to tell us a little about African American culture, history, and most of all the food!!
Price :
- to attend the event : $10
- to eat at Bertha’s Soul Food Cafe plan $10 for a complete meal (you’ll pay at the restaurant)
- to ride the bus plan $5 for a day pass (you’ll pay on the bus)
More information
Black History Month
Henry Louis Gates, Jr
America Beyond the Color Line
Bertha’s Soul Food Cafe
CNN Student News: Wednesday 3 February
February 3rd, 2010Here’s the CNN Student News for Wednesday 3 February. Click on the links to see a transcript.
- Consider economic arguments surrounding a plan to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell”
- Learn why a medical journal is retracting a report linking autism and a vaccine
- Find out why the census raises concerns for the residents of one Texas town
Celebrate Black History
February 2nd, 2010Every February, people throughout the country take 28 days to learn about, remember, and celebrate the contributions of Black people in American society. During the more than four centuries that have passed since this nation took its first steps toward existence, people of African descent have been an integral part of the American story, playing key roles in the political, cultural, and scientific progress we’ve enjoyed thus far.
Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which historian Carter G. Woodson opted to observe in the second week of February because of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass’s birthdays (Feb. 12 and Feb. 14, respectively). It was expanded into a full month in 1976.
Source : NewsOne
Visit the Black History Interactive Timeline by clicking on the picture below.
Visit the Black History Month site on Biography.com for more
We also invite you to read these very enlightening stories below.
Crossing Color Lines And Fulfilling Dreams: Why Celebrate Black History Month? by Cassandra M. Chandler
Students celebrate Black History Month By Laura A. Sanchez
Facts for features from the Census: download presentation here.