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Asian Languages March 23, 2016
Newsletter
AAPI HERITAGE MONTH
In celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander
Published: Heritage Month, Cal State Fullertons Asian Pacific
April 1, 2016 American Resource Center and the Korean Resource
Center is hosting various events across campus.

AAPI Reception: Thursday, April 7

INSIDE: Fullerton Marriott
Hosted by President Garca and featuring keynote speaker
NRCAL Highlight
Raja G. Bhattar, a social justice trainer and educator.
Technology
Check this out! Gold of Rice Blend with Bombs: Expression of War and
Peace Exhibit: Wednesday, April 6-27
CSUF Related News Pollak Library, Second Floor Terraces
Professional Development
The roundtable, cohosted by NRCAL and CABE in San Sculpting Identity: A Creative Writing Workshop
Francisco, gathered educators and community leaders from Wednesday, April 20, 1pm
California State University - Fullerton, San Diego State APARC, UH 210B
University, University of California - Los Angeles, California
Contact Information Association for Bilingual Education, Westminster School District, Meet Hannah Sanghee Park, Korean-American Poet
Dr. Natalie Tran, Director Thursday, April 21, 11am
Garden Grove Unified School District, Highline Public Schools, PLN 130
East Side Union High School District, Association of the
Email: nrcal@fullerton.edu Vietnamese Language and Culture Schools, and Vietnamese 8th Annual Chinese Culture Night Association of
Phone: 657-278-4335
American Chamber of Commerce. Participants discussed relevant Chinese Students: Wednesday, April 30, 6pm-10pm
Mail: 2600 Nutwood Ave., Hope University.
issues pertaining to Vietnamese language programs such as
Suite 520-5,
Fullerton, CA 92831
development of instructional materials, teacher training, student
For more AAPI Heritage Month events, please visit the CSUF
recruitment, and community engagement. APARC website at: www.fullerton.edu/aparc/

Volume 2 Issue 4
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TECHNOLOGICAL TIPS
By HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO & KATHERINE SCHULTEN
(Retrieved from http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/tech-tips-for-teachers-free-easy-and-useful-creation-tools/?_r=0, on JULY 9, 2010 2:04 PM )

Visualize Texts

Tech Tools: Wordle, Tagxedo or The New York

Times Visualization Lab

Make Content Comic The above fun tools can be used for language learning
and making meaning from texts. Students can find the
Tech Tools: ReadWriteThinks Comic Crea- patterns in literary works, poems, and songs. They can
tor, Professor Garfields Comics
Lab or MakeBeliefsComix learn the key terms from different texts. Students can
analyze the frequency of different words in different
The above sites provide students with the option of picking from texts.
different story elements including characters, expressions, and
settings to create visual narratives. Students can use the above
tools to illustrate various scientific and historical concepts or
make new personal narratives or literary texts. These tools will
make the inner artist of each student bloom to display their work
and creativity.
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Please contact nrcal@fullerton.edu if you would Check this out!

like to facilitate a Webinar
VIET FILM FEST 2016
For archived webinars see This is an international platform with 25 films (12 features and 13 shorts), from
www.nrcal.org/webinars.html Vietnam, Australia, Norway, France, and the United States. The Viet Film
Festivals goal is to engage with the community by partnering with different
nonprofit organizations and by offering free screenings for students and seniors.
When: April 14-17, 2016
Where: AMC 30 Orange
20 City Blvd. West, Suite E Orange, CA 92868
Website: www.vietfilmfest.com

SHEN YUN
Experience a Divine Culture
Shen Yun is a touring dance company that endeavors to revive 5000 years of
Chinese civilization with artistic mastery.
When: April 12-17, 2016
Where: Segerstrom Center for the Arts
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, California 92626
WORLD LANGUAGES DAY
Michigan State University
East Lansing
4.16.2016
Exploring Partnership Opportunities in Korea
https://wld.clear.msu.edu/ President Mildred Garca has been meeting with educational leaders in Korea to establish
partnerships and collaborative opportunities.
MSU is hosting a free, all day conference for http://news.fullerton.edu/2015su/President-Korea.aspx
students, teachers, and parents featuring topics such
Saving the Oral Histories of Japanese Internees
as world languages, world cultures, globalization, Cal State Fullerton is one of 15 California State University campuses collaborating on the
and the positive impact of multilingualism in future digitization of almost 10,000 documents and more than 100 oral histories related to the
confinement of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
career paths.

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