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iweek logoInternational Week May 3 – 11, 2008

Each year we take time to celebrate being international at Stanford.

This year we invite you to join us for International Week 2008 as we explore some of the many cultures and ideas that contribute to the diversity and interest of campus.

Everyone is welcome and we would love you to join us.

Download the PDF flyer here

 

Saturday May 3

Cuban Style Salsa (Rueda)
Beginning lesson 7:30pm
Dancing 9pm-midnight

Join us to kick off International Week for 2008 with a bang. Cuban Style Salsa is a type of round dancing of Salsa. It was developed in Havana, Cuba in the late 1950s and continues to grow and develop today. This is a great way to meet new people and have fun with a dance style that you might not have tried before. If you have never done Rueda before, please join us for the lesson at 7:30pm otherwise please come to dance from 9pm.

 

Sunday May 4

 

Japan Day
Noon – 4pm

Japan Day will be an opportunity for people to have fun, eat Japanese food, and at the same time get some hands-on experience with traditional aspects of Japanese culture. We have the following events planned (some events may be subject to change).

-Stanford Taiko Performance
-Tea Ceremony (Sadou) Demonstration
-Flower Arrangement (Ikebana) Demonstration
-Japanese Chorus
-Origami, Shiori (Bookmark) Making,
-Calligraphy (Shodou) Lessons
-Maki-sushi Making Lesson

 

Pot-Luck Music Night
Start 6pm

Come and enjoy an evening of food, music and companionship with people from all around the world.
We invite everyone to bring a dish of food to share which will serve 8 - 10 people.
A variety of musical entertainment will follow the “pot-luck” dinner.

 

Wednesday May 7

 

Walls that speak in the “City of the Gods”: Mural paintings at the Precolumbian city of Teotihuacan, Mexico.
1-2 pm

The elaborately painted murals of Teotihuacan (150 BC-AD 550) are a wonderful source for learning about religion and society in one of the earliest cities in the Americas. Oralia Cabrera (an archaeologist from Teotihuacan) will speak about the archaeology of this ancient city and above all its mural paintings.

 

Clear a path to a safer world
Start 7:30 pm

Long after wars are over landmines remain scattered in close to 80 countries around the world. This makes land unusable for farming, schools or living, and prevents people from rebuilding lives torn apart by conflict. These indiscriminate weapons maim or kill 15,000 to 20,000 civilians every year. They cost as little as $3 to produce, but as much as $1000 to remove.

Join us for a discussion, including the showing of a short documentary film, on the crisis that landmines cause and what can, and is, being done about it.

 

Thursday May 8

A Night of Canadian Cinema
Start 7:30 pm

This event showcases fine examples of works produced in Canada. The evening will start off with a selection of animation shorts produced by the National Film Board of Canada, followed by the film, My Life Without Me. This stars Sarah Polley as Ann, a young wife and mother whose life takes a dramatic turn when her doctor tells her that she has uterine cancer and only two months to live. After vowing to keep her news a secret, Ann begins living with an intensity she never thought possible.
Please join us to watch and discuss these films. Light refreshments will be served.

 

Friday May 9

 

Philippine Cultural and Music Night
6pm - 10pm

The Philippines has a rich history combining Asian, European and American influences. We would like to share the culture of the Philippines through music, dance and good food. The evening will include a jazz trio, folk dances performed by Kayumanggi, a pianist to play Filipino music, singers, and Eskrima demonstration.

 

Saturday May 10

 

FireOnFireFest II: A Global BBQ Party
6:30-11:30pm
Free
SUID required

Please join us for the re-edition of FireOnFireFest, a multinational BBQ party bringing together the outdoor cuisines from Argentina, Turkey, Mexico, Germany and France. We will have grilling teams from different countries making sure you have the time to relax and talk for hours to people from of all over the world, while you endlessly snack on our delicatessen from the grill. We will also have outdoor dancing to the beats of Latin Pop and Salsa, Middle Eastern Hits and Eurotronica as well as our first ever Stanford Ethnic Open Mike interludes.
SUID required for this event

 

Sunday May 11

 

Finale BBQ
Start 5 pm

The final event for International week 2008 will be an evening of Persian culture and food. Meet folks from around the world while enjoying a great Persian-style BBQ, music and games.

 

International Week 2008 is presented by...

Argentinos en Stanford
Bechtel International Center
Billie Achilles Fund
Canadian Club at Stanford
Community Committtee for International Students
Filipino Student Association
French Student Association
German Students Association
Hammarskjold House
Mexican Student Association
Persian Student Association
Pilipino American Student Union at Stanford
Riddle Family Foundation
Stanford Japanese Association
Stanford University Nikkei
Stanford Taiko
Turkish Student Association
United Nations Association of the Mid-Peninsula