Fall 2013 International Education Week at Sacramento State
Monday,November 18 through Saturday, November 23
“Go International: Education Beyond Borders through Sacramento State”
The Office of Academic Affairs is inviting the campus community to join in the recognition and celebration of International Education Week November 18-22, 2013. All events and activities are free (light refreshment will be available). The activities listed below for International Education Week at Sac State helps the campus to highlight international awareness, enriches our campus life, and assists in graduating all our students with the knowledge, skills and values to be competitive global citizens. Faculty members are very strongly encouraged to urge their students to attend as much of these events as their class schedules permit.
Special Request: members of the campus community are requested to come to campus during international education week adorned in clothing that reflect cultural heritage which will likely generate conversations across the campus about the origin and significance of the culture.
International Education Week: Schedule of Activities
Monday, November 18, 10am-2pm;Redwood Room, University Union:
10-11 am: Dr. Pat Chirapravati(professor Asian Studies) presents a group of students who will
be wearing traditional Asian Costumes and will talk about New Year celebration in different Asian Countries including China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos (mainly Hmong), India, Pakistan, and Iran.
11-12 pm: Dr. Michael Vann (professor of History) and Sac State Fulbright Senior Scholar will
share his experiences in Indonesia where he was a Fulbright scholar for 10 months. Presentation includes PowerPoint images of Dr. Vann wearing batik and activities with his Javanese students.
12-1:15 pmDr. Patrick Cannon (professor of Government) and Sac State Fulbright Senior
Scholar will share his experiences in Africa. He will talk about the environment for higher education, pedagogy, politics and international relations in French Speaking Africa.
1:30-2pm Video presentation on: “Beyond Borders” produced by the Chancellor’s Office with
special insight into Study Abroad programs as a high impact practice for graduation. Brief discussion following video presentation
Tuesday, November 19, 10am-2pm: Redwood Room, University Union
10am-2pm: “Study Abroad Fair & Foreign Language Learning”
- Visitthe study abroad informational tables and the international activity tables to learn about various ways to go international before graduating from Sacramento State.
- You are invited to spend a few minutes at any of our Language Learning Activities tables. At each language table meet one of our students advanced in the language of that table (e.g., Mandarin, French, Japanese, Spanish etc.) and try your hand at completing a sentence in that languageto receive a souvenir for your successful participation. Language Learning Tables will be hosted by the Department of Foreign Languages (led by Dr. Kazue Masuyama) and the Office of Global Education.
12-1 pm: Watch the screening of two videos showcasing study abroad through the CSU:
“Beyond Borders” and “Ghana” discussion led by Thomas Krabacher and Kazue Masuyama
Wednesday, November 20: 10am-2pm,University Ballroom 1
International Film Festival
10am-12 noon3 short films (1 hr 18 min) featuringBeyond Color (South Africa 15 mins) FamiliaAyara (Columbia/Spain; 19mins) and Chumo-Bride Price (Tanzania, 44mins) with brief discussion after each showing. Discussion led by Chike Nwoffiah, agent for film producers (see brief summary of videos below).
12noon-2 pm1 film (1 hr 55min)featuringJoshua Oppenheimer's film "The Act of Killing." It is amazing and causing a huge stir across Asia and in Indonesia, in particular. It is about a topic that has been described as “a nightmarish vision of a frighteningly banal culture of impunity”. The post film discussion will be moderated by Dr. Michael Vann who is currently working on two articles related to this film.
Thursday, November 21, 4-5 pm
Forum on South Africa Conference planned for Summer 2014
Contact Dr. Ernest Uwazie () for location and other details
Friday, November 22, 6pm-10pm, Hinde Auditorium, University Union
The Cambodian Student Association of CSUS presents a film screening of, “Still I Strive.” The cinematographer/director/writer of the film Adam Pfleghaar will be in attendance to speak. The event is the first part of a two-day event, Khmer Student Coalition Conference 2013.
Saturday, November 23, 5:30-6:30 pm, University Union Ballroom
The Cambodian Student Association of CSUS presents, “Nurturing the Mind & Body: Performance by Renown Composer ChinaryUng & Dance Master Charya Burt.” Composer Ung and Dance Master Charya Burt will speak on their experiences as Cambodian-Americans in performing arts.
Saturday, November 23, 8 am-8pm, University Union Ballroom
The Cambodian Student Association of CSUS presents the 9th Annual Khmer Student Coalition Conference dealing with questions such as: Who are we? How did we get here? And how do we move forward? These questions will continue to be in our consciousness.
(Registration Required 2013kscc.eventbrite.com)
Synopsis of Films scheduled for International Education Week
Wednesday, November 20, University Union Ballroom
10:00 am-12 Noon
FamiliaAyara (19 min) Colombia/Spain: Directors: Gonzalo Escuder, Ignacio Gomez
Don Popo's life changes when he discovers hip-hop at the age of eleven. From that very moment, hip-hop becomes the tool that willallow him to dream of a more just and beautiful world: one that is full of wonderful possibilities. Through his foundation, FamiliaAyara, which works with young people who have been mentally, physically or sexually abused, he tries to revive that sameexperience in as many kids as possible, always using hip-hop as a tool for positive action. Hip-hop has several forms of expression:"rapping, our poetry; breakdancing, our dance; graffiti, our fine arts; and disc jockeying, embodying the movement's musicality." Buthip-hop is much more than an artistic expression; it is a social, political and transformational movement.
Beauty Beyond Color (15 minutes / 2013) Directed by Stanford Gibson (South Africa)
Beauty Beyond Color is a documentary on ThandoHopa, an unconventional star on the rise. She is an albino who captured theimagination of well-known fashion designer Gert-Johan Coetzee and became the face of his new Winter-Autumn 2013 collection.Thando is also a practicing attorney and breaks the stereotypes of what being a celebrity is. This is documentary that questions ourdefinitions of beauty, image and identity.
Chumo / Bride Price(44 mins)Narrative ShortDirector: Jordan Riber (Tanzania)
Juma, a poor young fisherman, is in love with Amina. They long to be together, but Amina’sfather, Ali does not want her to live animpoverished life and sees a better future in Yustus, a rich but self-serving young suitor. Jumo must put everything on the line to savetheir love, but he must sacrifice more than he bargained for.
12 noon-2:00 pm
TheActofKillingis about killers who have won, and the sort of society they have built. Unlike ageing Nazis or Rwandan génocidaires, Anwar and his friends have not been forced by history to admit they participated in crimes against humanity. Instead, they have written their own triumphant history, becoming role models for millions of young paramilitaries.TheActofKillingis a journey into the memories and imaginations of the perpetrators, offering insight into the minds of mass killers. AndTheAct ofKillingis a nightmarish vision of a frighteningly banal culture of impunity in which killers can joke about crimes against humanity on television chat shows, and celebrate moral disaster with the ease and grace of a soft shoe dance number.
Friday, November 22, 6-10 pm, Hinde Auditorium
The cinematographer/director/writer of the film Adam Pfleghaar will be in attendance. “Still I Strive” Affected by social and economic issues due to the aftereffects of a genocide that took place more than 30 years ago, children in Cambodia continue to struggle to find proper care and basic necessities. However, at one orphanage in Phnom Penh, the children use performing arts as a path to healing and transformation. “Still I Strive is a story of transcendence through compassion, unity and hope.”