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Issue 119 March 2017

Mar 9 Last day to change a variable-credit class

Mar 10 New student Spring quarter registration begins

Mar 11 Weekend final exams and/or instruction

Mar 14-17 Weekday final exams and/or instruction and Bookstore “BuyBack”

Mar 14-16 Snack Station at the Lounge of the Office of International Education

Mar 17 Winter quarter ends

Mar 23 Grades available

Apr 3 Weekday classes begin

Global Engagement Reception

Important Date

In this issue

India Presentation

Reminder

Birthday Celebrants

The Office of International Education held the Global Engagement Reception on Friday, February 10th,

2017, at Olympic College Bremer Student Center. International students, host families, and OC staff were

invited to the reception. The Office of International Education & Study Abroad highlighted the work of

homestay families & our study abroad programs. At the reception, each host family received a beautiful

appreciation award. Each award included a picture of their homestay students and a personalized message

from their students. Additionally, cultural performances were provided by 3 international students.

Haopeng and Yueyuan from China played Chinese traditional instrument called “gǔ zhēng”. Deep from In-

dia performed “Bhangra”, one of traditional dances of India. Also, the guests enjoyed language lessons by

international student staff and international peer mentors. They learned to say, “welcome to OC” in Chi-

nese, Japanese, Italian, Punjabi, and Vietnamese. This event was successful and we would like to appreci-

ate everyone who attended this fabulous event. We hope to see you next year. —Yifei Chen

Olympic College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or age in its programs and activities.

OC International Student News

On Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 a cultural presentation about India was successfully held

by the Office of International Education in collaboration with the Multicultural & Student

Programs. The presentation started with the introduction of the history of India, ancient

royal kingdoms, Mughal era and British empire. The event room was fully packed with

guests who were curious to learn more information about India. Also, students from Inten-

sive English classes attended this event.

During this presentation, I talked about the role of diversity in India by providing a recent

political example where Sonia Gandhi, who is a Christian, stepped back despite of winning

the presidential election, for Manmohan Singh, who is a Sikh, to serve as the new prime

minister of the nation which is consisted of almost 80 % Hindu. Furthermore, the then President APJ Abdul

Kalam was a Muslim. I also talked about tourism such as Taj Mahal, the Golden Temple, the Oberai Udaivilas,

and it was one of the hot topic during the presentation. India is referred to as a holy country with 330 million

gods which means more festivals and fun. Therefore I discussed the main festivals celebrated in India, the tra-

ditional marriages, and the historical yoga. Music and dance is in the air of India which was discussed how peo-

ple gather on festival to show their love while dancing on the beats. This was a precious moment in my life to

represent the culture ,tradition, and other aspects of India as a presenter of this presentation. -Kuldeep

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Tielong (China) Tsung-Fu (Taiwan) Ngoc (Viet Nam)

Yaoyu (China) Shoko (Japan) Saaya (Japan)

Yanze (China) Martin (Sweden) Khoi (Viet Nam)

Yun-Ju (Taiwan) Mai (Viet Nam) Yi-Hsiang (Taiwan)

Zhengyi (China) Mengyan (China)

Man Chit (Hong Kong) Satoshi (Japan)

Sutewee (Thailand)

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