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Intercultural Center supports educational equity & achievement for diverse student populations by providing access to resources & a safe place to connect.

05/18/2023

The Simpson Intercultural Center and Office of Student Life and Development invites you to join us for the IC Fun in the Sun next Thursday from 4-6pm at Orca Field. There will be lot of fun games and activities. This event is open to all. Pizza and snacks will be provided by the ASWCC students.

05/16/2023

The Office of Student Life and Development and the Simpson Intercultural Center would like to invite you to our third APIDA Heritage Month event. This event is the second of our speaker series highlighting and celebrating Asian-American excellence in our local community. This event is open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Community Consortium for Cultural Recognitions.

From Critical Hope: Finding Our Way in a Hostile System
When: May 18th, 12:00-1:30
Where: SYRE 108

Our second speaker is Dr. Janis Velasquez Farmer, Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Bellingham Public Schools. In this speaker event, Dr. Velasquez Farmer will discuss how Asian Pacific American Women (APAW) leading racial equity and inclusion work in predominantly white institutions experience racialized and gendered microaggressions that originate in the Model Minority Myth. Dr. Velasquez Farmer will facilitate a conversation to explore a new conceptual framework, Model Minority Microaggression Battle Fatigue (3MBF), to intentionally complicate contemporary belief systems about racial equity and inclusion initiatives in higher education. Light refreshments will be provided by the Community Consortium for Cultural Recognitions.

We hope to see you there!

05/09/2023

The Office of Student Life and Development and the Simpson Intercultural Center would like to invite you to our second APIDA Heritage Month event. This event is the first of our speaker series highlighting and celebrating Asian-American excellence in our local community.

Writing Through Boundaries: Finding Our Voice in Counter-Narratives
When: May 11th, 12:00-1:30
Where: SYRE 217 (Simpson Intercultural Center)

Our first speaker is Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, an Assistant Professor of English at WWU, a third-generation Japanese-American, a published author, father, and so much more! In this speaker event, we will begin with a Q&A session where Kiik will share aspects of his identity and culture, family story, journey through higher education, and career as a published author and professor. This will be followed by a writing activity focusing on finding our voice and expressing ourselves through counternarratives.

We hope to see you there!

05/09/2023

May is Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month. This is a celebration that uplifts and honors the identities, experiences, histories and cultures of Asian Pacific Islander and Desi-identified individuals.

Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) encompasses people from all of the Asian continent, India, and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia) and Polynesia (New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island).

In Celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month, the Simpson Intercultural Center is partnering with campus organizations and community sponsors to present an exciting lineup of events.

Everyone is invited to participate in the following events.

05/03/2023

To start off Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage month programming, the Simpson Intercultural Center invites the campus community to Talkin’ Stories: Fetishization of Asian Culture in Media on May 4 at 12pm in Syre 217.

We will explore the different depictions of Asian stereotypes in media and the negative impacts of Orientalism on APIDA communities.

For questions please contact: [email protected]

03/30/2023

The Simpson Intercultural Center will be open Monday-Friday in Spring quarter. New hours will be effective starting Tuesday, April 4. Monday-Thursday 10am-3pm and Friday 10am-1pm.

03/14/2023

Join us today for Simpson Intercultural Center Study Session with AIM Coaches and TRIO Advisor on March 14 from 3-4pm at Syre 217. Pizza will be provided by ASWCC students. See you there.

03/10/2023

The Simpson Intercultural Center invites members of the campus community to participate in Talkin’ Stories in honor of Transgender Day of Visibility. We will host an event featuring a short presentation and a discussion covering the history of the community, legislation, trans joy, culture, stigma, and resources. We will also explore intersectionality, specifically the intersections that transgender people of color experience, differences of self-identity and presentation, and whatever else that people want to discuss that is on-topic! The event will take place on March 15th from 12-1, open to the community and we welcome anyone who wants to come.

For questions please contact: [email protected]

03/10/2023

The Simpson Intercultural Center is hosting a study session with Student Success Coaches (AIM) and we would love your attendance. Student Success Coaches will be available to share effective studying and learning strategies as you prepare for winter quarter finals. Pizza will be provided by ASWCC students. The study session will be on Tuesday March 14th from 3-4pm in Syre 217.

03/04/2023

The Simpson Intercultural Center in partnership with ASWCC Program and Diversity Board, Bellingham Public Schools, Bellingham Technical College, Western Washington University, Northwest Indian College, City of Bellingham, and PeaceHealth are excited to celebrate Women’s History month with our esteemed guest speaker Bonita Lee.

Where: Meet us in Syre Auditorium
When: Wednesday, March 15 at 5:30pm
What: Celebrate Women’s History Month

For questions please contact [email protected]

For additional Women’s History Month events provided by community partners visit: https://www.wwu.edu/whm

02/26/2023

Join the Simpson Intercultural Center on Thursday, March 16 in Syre 217 from 12-1pm for the Actions for Change. This Actions For Change will focus on The Farm Workers Rights Art Gallery is to let students express their views of the Farm Workers Rights Movement through different art formats such as paintings, graphic designs, poems, etc. There will be a short presentation introducing the history of the Farm Workers Rights Movement, the current state of the movement, and resources to help support or get involved.

Submission Examples/Ideas:
-Poems about your thoughts on Farm Workers Rights
-Art about Farm Workers Rights marches, the beginning of the movement (1962), current feelings about Farm Workers Rights etc.
-Art about the people who started the movement- Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, Larry Itliong

Submissions are due: March 10th, 2023!

*The poems and artwork will be displayed at the Intercultural Center on March 16th from 12-1pm during our Actions for Change event.*

If you have any questions or comments please contact [email protected] or [email protected].

02/26/2023

Join us Wednesday, March 8 for Talkin’ Stories in the Simpson Intercultural Center at Syre 217 from 12-1pm.

Topic: Body Neutrality v. Male Gaze
The Simpson Intercultural Center invites members of the campus community to participate in Talkin’ Stories on Body Neutrality v. Male Gaze in celebration of International Women’s Day. This event aims to create space for productive discourse about the adverse effects of the male gaze in media on the female body, exploring the framework of body neutrality as a solution.

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237 W Kellogg Road
Bellingham, WA
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Tuesday	11am - 4pm
Wednesday	11am - 4pm
Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm

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http://whatcom.edu/student-services/intercultural-center

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