Past Events
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Jan 23South Asia Book Award Presents: Ajay and the Mumbai Sun featuring author Varsha ShahVarsha Shah
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Meet the Winning Author of the 2024 South Asia Book Award, Middle Grade Readers Category, Varsha Shah
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Jan 21Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Online Information SessionOnline Register here
The FLAS application for the summer 2025 and academic year 2025-2026 awards is now open! The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Friday, February 14, 2025.
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Jan 13South Asia Book Award Presents: The Carpet, An Afghan Family StoryDezh Azaad (author), Nan Cao (illustrator)
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Meet the Winning Author of the 2024 South Asia Book Award, Young Readers Category
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Jan 9Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Online Information Session
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The FLAS application for the summer 2025 and academic year 2025-2026 awards is now open! The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Friday, February 14, 2025.
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Dec 10Meet the Creators behind the Documentary ‘Padauk: Myanmar Spring’Online Register
Join the University of Minnesota's Institute for Global Studies virtually on the International Day of Human Rights. Educators will hear from the film makers of Padauk:Myanmar Spring as well as scholar Palita Chinsaengchan.
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Dec 7Stories of Separation and Belonging: Exploring Migration, Partition and DisplacementMadison Concourse Hotel Register Here by 12/2
Join the Wisconsin International Resource Consortium (WIRC) for their second annual International Children’s Literature Event on Saturday, December 7, at the Madison Concourse Hotel. The theme this year is Stories of Separation and Belonging: Exploring Migration, Partition and Displacement. This in-person, daylong workshop for K-12 pre-service and current educators, librarians, and children’s literature enthusiasts will …
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Dec 4Navigating Childhood and Conflict in ‘The Cat at the Wall’Deborah Ellis
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K-12 Book Club with author Deborah Ellis | Presented by IRIS NRC & Middle East Studies
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Dec 3Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship – Online Information Session
Online Register here
The FLAS application for the summer 2025 and academic year 2025-2026 awards is now open! The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Friday, February 14, 2025.
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Dec 2How Bureaucrats Culturally Entrench Inequalities in Refugee ResettlementJake Watson
206 Ingraham Register Here
Join IRIS NRC on December 2nd at 11:00am in 206 Ingraham for the next event in our Global Dialogues series, "How Bureaucrats Culturally Entrench Inequalities in Refugee Resettlement," with Jake Watson.
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Nov 20Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Youth in K-12 ClassroomsIn celebration of International Education Week, join us to learn about the experiences and challenges faced by newly arrived refugee and immigrant youth. This talk aims to equip educators with practical strategies to better support students who are navigating a new cultural and educational landscape. Attendees will hear from Nada Elmikashfi, Chief of Staff for …