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UH MĀNOA LAUNCHES FIRST PERSIAN LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND CULTURE PROGRAM NOELLE F UJII News Editor For the first time at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, a Persian Language, Linguistics and Culture program has been launched on campus this semester. According to Ladan Hamedani, Ph.D., a Roshan Insitute instructor of Persian language and culture, the program was made possible through a grant from and in partnership with the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institue. Patricia K im, the institute’s program officer, said the institute’s core mission is to promote the study, preser vation and transmission of Persian language and culture.
“I am delighted that Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute and UH Mānoa have partnered to establish the Persian Language, Linguistics, and Culture Program,” Omidyar Mir-Djalali said in an email. “ This is a wonderful opportunity to share the richness and diversity of Persian culture with the UH Mānoa community and be yond, and to engage and support students pursuing research and studies in related fields.”
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