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Read MoreDid you know that you can talk to American students on Zoom every Tuesday morning this semester? See below for details!
Read MoreHappy June! Along with today’s theme of Professional Wellness Month, June is also PTSD Awareness Month, Alzheimers Awareness Month, and Migraine/Headache Awareness Month. 気をつけってね！Coincidentally (or perhaps not), last month was Mental Health Awareness Month, which offered a similar theme. Although these topics share many connections, today’s post will focus on Professional Wellness Month. According to…
Read MoreOn May 6th, 2023, Charles the Third and his wife Camilla will be crowned King and Queen Consort. The coronation is an official tradition in which the royal crown is placed upon the monarch’s head in a formal, religious ceremony. (However, similar to a presidential inauguration ceremony, it does not mark the first day of…
Read MoreThis year, Arab-American Heritage Month and Ramadan are the same month. This is exciting because many Arab-Americans celebrate Ramadan! But it’s also a good chance to explain the difference between ethnicity, religion, and culture. Famous Arab-Americans More famous Arab-Americans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arab_Americans Arab-American Heritage Month Arab-American Heritage Month was first recognized by the federal government of the…
Read MoreApril, being the first full month of spring, has many events. Some of them have been discussed in previous years’ posts (2021, 2022). This year, the main discussion will be South Africa’s Freedom Day, 4/27, which marks the end of apartheid and the anniversary of the first democratic election in that country to feature universal…
Read MoreMarch is Women’s History Month, so let’s learn about some famous women! 3/6 Purim Purim is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the accomplishments of a 5th century BCE Jewish woman named Hadassah, more commonly known as Queen Esther. Esther, as she is most commonly known, was the second wife of a Persian king named Ahasuerus…
Read MoreWhy is the February post about pancakes? Excellent question! In the UK, there is a February holiday called Shrove Tuesday. On Shrove Tuesday, people are trying to use up all of their eggs and milk before the start of Lent, so they make pancakes! The day has become a popular festival, with traditions such as…
Read MoreAside from the new year itself, the most significant holiday in January in the U.S. is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This day recognizes the life and work of a man who was a Black civil rights activist and American Baptist preacher from Georgia. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a major figure in the 1950s-1960s…
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