From: Office of Multicultural Affairs
Date: October 12, 2022
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Filipino American History Month

Last week we highlighted the 5 different groups who are celebrating during October. We thought we'd take a step closer to each, this month being Filipino American History Month. 

  • Filipino Americans are the 2nd largest Asian American ethnic group (comprising about 1:5 Asian Americans, in fact, there are more ethnic Filipinos in Los Angeles than in any other city except Manila!)
  • Filipino-Americans are one of the fastest growing immigrant groups in the US
  • Filipino-Americans are more likely than other Asian-American groups to marry outside of their race (1/5 of the Filipino-American population is multiracial)
  • Filipino-Americans have unique experiences with racism (misperceived to be members of other racial groups like Latino, multiracial, black, or Pacific Islander. Further, many Filipinos report being told that they are not “Asian enough”)
  • Many Filipino-Americans choose not to identify as Asian or Asian-American, often due to a history of exclusion
  • Filipino-Americans have been a part of many advocacy movements throughout U.S. history.

Iranian Protests Still Growing!

The female-led protests in Iran for Mahsa Amini continue to spread. For the latest.
Cartoon by Marzieh Khanizadeh Abyane, Iran

OMA information

Wellne$$ Wedne$day$

Weds, Oct 19 ~ Noon ~ OMA (Sears 409)
Repaying student loans can be confusing and a little scary. Join UH&CS along with OMA and gain some insightful tips on budgeting from the Office of External Loans. You'll find out how to accurately estimate your payments, how to choose the best plan for you, and how to figure out what will best fit into your budget. If you don't have a budget, we can help you get started on that too.

 

OMA Loves COLLABORATIONS!

Many student organizations have great events: good turnout, students enjoy themselves, and they get something out of attending. But then there are those organizations that collaborate = they work with another organization to combine membership. We're excited about those and want to encourage this.
Pictured at left (above) is a recent BBQ Mixer with Vietnamese Student Association (VSA)  & Korean American Student Association (KASA). At left (below) is Muslim Student Association (MSA) & La Alianza and their recent basketball tournament. 
Keep up the great work to these student organizations!!

Extra thanks to VSA & Tram Phan and KASA
and also to La Alianza & Sebastian Guzman for the photos!

Other Events
Fri, Oct 14
11:45a Inamori Lunch & Learn: Centering the Rights of Women, Children, & Adolescents Tink, Inamori Center 
12:30p La Amistad Spanish Conversation Club Weekly Meeting Guildford Parlor
12:30p COCO  Potbelly Sandwiches Commuter and Off Campus Lounge
1p Mather Healthy Relationships Workshop Online
2p LGBT Queer Craft Circle Tink 1ConfRm
4p La Alianza AbsenTea Party Thwing Atrium
6p LGBT D&D LGBT Center
6p Sisterhood  Om Sweet Om Yoga Thwing 201
6:30p TIME 1st GB Meet Village House 4
6:45p Chinese Christian Student Fellowship Friday Night Fellowship  
7p Grad LGBTQ+ Mixer Jolly Scholar
7p InterVarsity Large Group  
Sat, Oct 15
2p AAA  GB Meeting #2/ DynAAAsty Reveal STJ Multipurpose
6p La Alianza  Gala Latina Linsalata Alumni Center
8p UISA Diwali Dinner TBD
10p ASA Afrobeats Night Jolly Scholar
Sun, Oct 16
11a Bangledeshi Stud Assoc Fall Festival  
4p German Society  Kaffestunde 3 Guifford House 301
5p LGBT  Sapphic Social Tink Sr ClassB
6p ASL  GB meeting UDC lounge
6p UPCaM  Dinner Church Church of the Cov Dowd Commons
Mon, Oct 17
11:30a LGBT  Lunch Gay Buddies Table  
6:30p LGBT  Queer Media Group LGBT Center
Tues, Oct 18
5p QLGBT  Queeries Tink Gaming Room 
5:45p Study Abroad Being You Abroad: LGBTQ+ Panel  
6p ASA Roundtable II: Growing up in an African Household Thwing UDC Lounge
Weds, Oct 19
12p BLSA  Lunch & Learn Law School A65
12p OMA  Wellness Wednesday: Budgets, Loans, & Money, OH MY! OMA (Sears 409)
12p OIDEO  Power of Diversity Lecture: Diversity & Democracy w/ Daniel P. Tokaji Tink Ballroom A
2:30p LGBT  Student Safe Zone Tink 2ConfRm
Thurs, Oct 20
5p LGBT Gaymers LGBT Center
5:30p Meet the Greeks - D9 Tink Student Org
7p SHPE  GBM #4: Pitch Workshop with Headshots Bingham 240
7p NSBE  Study Tables STJ Interactive 
Fri, Oct 21
6p AfroAm x UMB Horror Movie Night STJ Multipurpose 

Dogs & Goats

Therapy Dogs by United Protestant Campus Ministries
Thu, Oct 13  11a–12:30p ~ KSL Oval
Come visit with Lulu and Strudel in KSL Oval for some self care and de-stress time with dogs!

Goat Petting Zoo by Residence Hall Association
Fri, Oct 14 3–5p ~ East Bell Commons
Come enjoy your Friday petting goats and interacting with these adorable fluffy creatures!!
 
Fundraisers

Undivided (formerly Urban Elementz)

Selling delicious Cake Pops in Nord atrium Noon-2pm through Friday, Oct 14.

Femal's Fall Fest Fundraiser

Join FEMAL in our Pumpkin Fest Fundraiser for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. Enjoy activities, pumpkin-themed deserts, and an opportunity to learn more about CRCC and support its mission! Donations may range.
Friday, Oct 14 3-6pm Leutner Pavilion

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Casea Cobraas Henna Fundraiser

Friday, Oct. 14, 6-8pm Tink 2nd floor conference room
Design Options - Sign up for timeslots now!

Opportunities

BE A HOST!

Make a difference in increasing diversity at CWRU and share your experiences at CWRU. Diversity overnight program Nov 13-14. 
Apply

Enter Raffle for FREE Orchestra Tickets

Experience the world-renowned Clevleand Orchestra.
The drawings are open to all CWRU students with a valid student ID. Tickets come in pairs and are typically for a Thursday night concert.
For more information
To enter drawing

Be a Pen-Pal to Japanese High School Students

This Japanese Pen-Pal Program aims to foster language and cultural exchange with CWRU and Tokyo Metropolitan Tachikawa High School.

One student from a 1st year class at Tachikawa H.S. (grade 10, 41 students) will be matched with one CWRU student interested in practicing Japanese, making a friend in Japan, etc. No Japanese ability is necessary, but feel free to use this as a means to practice!

Apply
 

CWRU Food Insecurity Resources
Thur, Oct 13
11a Therapy Dogs KSL Oval
1p BIPOC Support Space Online 
4p Tai Chi @ KSL Kelvin Smith Library, Lower Level LL06
5:30p QTPOC LGBT Center
Fri, Oct 14
3p Goat Petting Zoo East Bell Commons
6p Yoga Class Thwing 201
Mon, Oct 17
3p BIPOC Support Space  
3p Sundaes on Mondays THWING Atrium
6p I'm Fine, It's Fine, Everything is Fine. Thwing Cleveland Room
8:15p Yoga Class Cleveland Yoga - Little Italy Studio
Tues, Oct 18
10a Flu Clinic NRB Community Room 1st Floor
1p Mindfulness Matters Week 2022 Online 
Thurs, Oct 20
1p BIPOC Support Space Online