Diversity Forward Spring 2022

SPRING 2022

CENTER FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

DIVERSITY FORWARD

CENTER FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION NEWSLETTER

WHO ARE WE?

IN THIS ISSUE

The Center for Diversity and

GOOD READS

Inclusion serves to promote a campus

MUST SEES

culture where the individual's unique presence is valued, experience is respected, and everyone belongs.

We celebrate the intrinsic value of each individual from all ages, disabilities, races, economic status, ethnic backgrounds, genders, religions, sexual orientations, and other diverse perspectives and individual differences. We are committed to respect, inclusiveness, tolerance and sensitivity everywhere within our campus community.

DID YOU KNOW UPCOMING EVENTS TED TALKS SPOTLIGHT IDENTITY ORGS CONNECT

SPRING 2022

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WHAT DO WE OFFER? We are here to provide students, faculty and staff with cultural and community building programming, intercultural dialogue and interaction, and learning opportunities. We encourage everyone to get involved. Commit to attending the Center’s programming.

We’ve got a great lineup that is sure to impact our campus is a meaningful way!

MUST READ! NEUROTRIBES: THE LEGACY OF AUTISM AND THE FUTURE OF NEURODIVERSITY AUTHOR: STEVE SILBERMAN "What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. Wired reporter Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years.

Going back to the earliest days of autism research, Silberman offers a gripping narrative of Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger, the research pioneers who defined the scope of autism in profoundly different ways; he then goes on to explore the game-changing concept of neurodiversity. NeuroTribes considers the idea that neurological differences such as autism, dyslexia, and ADHD are not errors of nature or products of the toxic modern world, but the result of natural variations in the human genome. This groundbreaking book will reshape our understanding of the history, meaning, function, and implications of neurodiversity in our world."

MUST SEE! TITLE: QUEEN OF KATWE DIRECTOR: MIRA NAIR Living in the slum of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda, is a constant struggle for 10-year-old Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) and her family. Her world changes one day when she meets Robert Katende (David Oyelowo), a missionary who teaches children how to play chess.

Phiona becomes fascinated with the game and soon becomes a top player under Katende's guidance. Her success in local competitions and tournaments opens the door to a bright future and a golden chance to escape from a life of poverty.

AHN N A S SU CUDDY

DID YOU KNOW? Susan Ahn Cuddy was the first female gunnery officer in the United States Navy. She was the eldest daughter of Korean independence activist Ahn Chang-ho and Helen Ahn, the first married Korean couple to emigrate to the United States in 1902. She joined the Navy in 1942 and served until 1946, reaching the rank of lieutenant. She was the first Asian-American woman to join the U.S. Navy.

Susan Ahn was born in 1915 in Los Angeles, California, as the eldest daughter of Dosan Ahn Changho and Helen Lee. In 1902, her parents were the first Korean married couple to immigrate to the United States. The couple tirelessly worked to liberate their mother country from Japanese colonization; Ahn Chang Ho would eventually give his life to that movement in 1938, after succumbing to injuries from his constant imprisonment and torture.

As the family established themselves, the Ahn house became a haven for many Korean immigrants.

The Young Korean Academy (Hung Sa Dan) made its headquarters at the Ahns' residence as a resource center for many Korean immigrants.

Many exiled Korean patriots, including Soh Jaipil, the first Korean American citizen, visited the Ahns while they lived at 106 North Figueroa during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

During her youth, Ahn Cuddy worked for many of Dosan's independence organizations in Los Angeles. She attended Beaudry Elementary, Central Junior High and Belmont High School. She participated in sports such as baseball and field hockey. When she was at Los Angeles City College she was in charge of women's baseball, as well as playing second base. She played for the Bing Crosby Croonerettes softball team. She had to stop playing to keep her amateur status to play college baseball.

Ahn Cuddy graduated from San Diego State University in 1940 and joined the United States Navy in 1942, where she would serve until 1946.

MARCH

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH

March 7th--Student Leadership

Labor Day--8th Holi--9th St. Patrick's Day--18th International Transgender Day of Visibility-31st

March 9th--Diversity Education

APRIL AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH World Autism Day--2nd Easter--17th Earth Day--22nd Ramadan Begins-- 4/2-5/2

MAY ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH National Loyalty Day- 1st Cinco De Mayo-- 5th Mother's Day--8th World Day for Cultural Diversity-- 21st Memorial Day-- 30th

Council Meeting

Series March 14th--FIKA in the CFDI March 14th--Safe Zone Training March 25th--Lightning Talk #36 March 25th--Accessibility & Inclusion Series April 4th--Student Leadership Council Meeting April 21st--Diversity Night-IN April 22nd--Accessibility & Inclusion Series April 27th--VERB (Value, Equity, Respect, Belong) Workshop April 28th--Diversity Film Series May 2nd--Student Leadership Council Meeting May 4th--Diversity Education Series May 13th--Accessibility & Inclusion Series May 22nd--Inclusive Excellence Graduation Dinner

Events You Do Not Want to Miss!

FIKA in the CFDI March 14th

Lightning Talks #36 March 25th

Monthly Trivia

TED TALK

Diversity Film Series April 28th I got 99 problems ... Palsy is just one

ck cli re he

"I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time," Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.)

"I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." With grace and wit, the ArabAmerican comedian takes us on a whistle-stop tour of her adventures as an actress, stand-up comic, philanthropist and advocate for the disabled.

VERB Workshop April 27th

Spotlight: Rachel Sellari-Delsi Head Volleyball Coach Sellari-Delsi spent the 2017 season as assistant coach at DePauw University under long-time head coach Deb Zellers. The Tigers finished 20-8 overall in her lone season in Greencastle, reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament and the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship match.

She coordinated logistics for home matches, assisted in practice planning, and composed scouting reports and game plans at DePauw. She has recently served as a coach for the Crossroads of America Club located in Terre Haute.

Sellari-Delsi's career path includes playing experience from the University of Texas at Arlington (NCAA Division I) and Southwestern University (NCAA Division III). She competed at Texas-Arlington in 2009, before completing her playing career and earning a bachelor's degree in kinesiology at Southwestern. Her efforts helped Southwestern rank No. 1 nationally in defense and earn consistent national top 15 team rankings. She competed on 2010, 2011 and 2012 teams that qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament at Southwestern under the direction of head coach Hannah Long.

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