The 10th annual Korean Festival immersed attendees in Korean culture through food, traditional music and dance, and art. The festival is a signature event of CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month celebration, attracting over 350 students, faculty, staff and community members to the engaging cultural experience.
Nancy Matsumoto, who translated the poems of her grandparents, Tomiko and Ryokuyō Matsumoto, and Eri Yasuhara, dean emerita of CSUSB’s College of Arts and Letters, will be among the panelists for the program, “By the Shore of Lake Michigan,” presented by the CSUSB Libraries at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 29.
CSUSB is kicking off its Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month celebration in April with a variety of in-person and virtual events that will honor the rich culture, history and accomplishments of the Asian, Pacific Islander and South Asian communities.
Cal State San Bernardino recently concluded the monthlong celebrations of Arab American Heritage Month and Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month with a special event, “Uplifting Identities and Sharing Our History,” which took place on Thursday, May 2.
The Korean Festival provided attendees the opportunity to experience the Korean culture through food, music, dance and traditions on April 19. Over 340 people attended the festival, which is a premiere event in CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month celebration.
Among Caitlin Kim’s learning experiences at CSUSB was the Nursing Street Medicine program. “It taught me a lot of things about life,” she said.
CSUSB’s monthlong celebration of Arab American History Month will culminate with a special event, "Uplifting Identities and Sharing Our History," on Thursday, May 2, from noon to 2 p.m. on the Santos Manuel Student Union patio.
Keynote speaker John Kim of the Los Angeles-based Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California urged listeners to take charge, be problem solvers and to speak up in the face of injustice.
Beth Lew-Williams, professor of history at Princeton University and an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer, will present “John Doe Chinaman: Race and Law in the American West,” a talk that is part of CSUSB’s Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month programming.