Family Cultural Night events

July 13, 2011

Family Cultural Night events will take place every Monday eventing through Aug. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Schaible Auditorium. The events are free and open to the public. Presenters include UAF professors, staff and students. Talks will be informal and emphasize the unique aspects of growing up in a different culture. Some of the countries included in this series are India, the Czech Republic, Panama, Mexico, Micronesia, Japan, Germany, and the Philippines.

The July 18 presenter will be Raaj Kurapati, Executive officer for the School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, the UAF Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, and Cooperative Extension. Karapati will give you an idea of what it was like to grow up as a member of a minority in Micronesia. Participants will come away with a better image of this region comprised of thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean.

Upcoming programs include July 25: Germany with Josef Glowa, and August 1: Mexico & Panama: A Contrast in Hispanic Countries with Juan Goula and Ana Richards.

Summer Sessions is archiving the programs online. For more information contact Summer Sessions at summer@uaf.edu or 474-7021.