

You may choose not to check the list, but doing so is not valid reason for a removal to be undone.ĭo not post format memes such as those that make up the bulk of /r/dankmemes.ĭo not post any variant of memes like this. If your post is a meme on this list and is uninventive, it can be removed. Be Creativeĭo not piggyback off of already existing jokes/ memes. I am so proud to say I’m a part of UIS and I’m proud of the international students here.0. She is doing everything for us,” she said. She’s supporting us with money or being there. “ Chancellor Koch is really great, trying to help all organizations. They do a good job of representing their food in the Food Emporium for them and doing more events like this giving them the leadership tools so they can do what they need to express themselves.” “However, they do mix up the house so that they can be exposed to American culture and it’s been great. “The few international students I have spoken with rant and rave about the job that’s been done by UIS in putting them in housing courts – they put them in with similar people with their background,” he said. Rose added he believes UIS accommodates its international student population effectively through events such as the bazaar. I feel like black people like the image everybody already has.” Why is Tyler Perry making it? He’s basically casting black people in stereotypes. “I was an African American studies major so I studied the Mammy, the Tambo,” he said. Public health graduate student Jesse Andrews didn’t see stereotypes the same as Burns. There’s been other people who made videos like Chocolate Rain boy.” “You know those people who are a YouTube sensation and it lasts a couple of months to a year and then it’s over? It’s like a fad. Senior global studies major Dexter Burns expressed his feelings about the depiction of Asians in Gangnam Style at the dialogue event. The week ended with a game and karaoke night. Thu featured a Day of Dialogue presentation on Asian stereotypes by Associate Professor Frances Shen as well as another conversational language lesson. “It was really great to build that bridge of cultural competence.” “You got to see an array of different cultures represented and food and dance and the interactions with the participants as well as the people observing,” he said. He said he really enjoyed the experience and is happy to see the campus accommodating international students. MPA graduate student Justin Rose attended the bazaar. This dance is very popular in China and we love our dance and love to share it with other students.”

“It’s important for students to know our culture, to know our traditional dance. She and her dance partner opened the bazaar with an intricate dance and she said she was excited to perform for the campus. Zan Zhang is a native of Shanghai, China and is studying at UIS for a year through a program at her school at home. Bazaar attendees were also invited to donate money to send to Gambian children.

UIS Indian Student Association, Asian Student Organization, ISA and others presented native dances and other forms of arts presentations, while the Black Student Union intermittently led a trivia game. Wed was met with an International Bazaar which included dessert tasting of dishes like flan, a Mexican favorite and kheer, an Indian sweet. The week began with conversational language class, teaching students basic Turkish and Hindi phrases. I just wanted to show everyone a little bit of different steps and movements and they can just enjoy the dance.” “That’s why I figured to teach, or show Turkish bellydance…in Turkey, it is more Arabic basic but Turkish steps are a little bit different. “This is part of my culture’s dance,” said Shahidi.
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Shahidi lights up as she talks about the bellydance lessons on Tue, where she taught students how to shimmy, do hip circles and more. Students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to learn dances from different continents, learn to speak different languages and even sample cuisine from around the world in the PAC Food Emporium. Several UIS ethnic and cultural student organizations like the ISA, the Indian Student and Asian Student Organizations teamed up to present different activities to share their customs with the campus community. “Then I figured, let’s create something for students.” “When I was looking at other schools before coming to UIS, I saw other schools had their International Week but UIS didn’t have it,” International Student Association (ISO) President Zehra Ozkan Shahidi said. From the grins on the performers’ faces to the whooping and clapping of the audience at the bazaar, it was clear the first-ever International Week was met with excitement.
