International Education Week
By: SAC PR
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Tag: Archived
International Education Week will kick off Nov. 12 at San Antonio College with a Chinese Cooking demonstration followed by movies, massage, open mic poetry and lectures. Movies are sponsored by the International Student Services Office.
The following free events are in the Oppenheimer Academic Center (OC) Lobby, unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact Tammy Perez, Chair Foreign Language/Philosophy, 210-486-0979 or tperez@alamo.edu.
MONDAY, Nov. 12
8-11 a.m.
Chinese Cooking with Yaping Zhang, Confucius Classroom instructor
Oppenheimer Academic Center (OC) lobby
Japanese Tea Ceremony
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Yuko Kawabe - Tasting Matcha "Green Power tea"
OC lobby
Noon – Yogasutra Patanjali, discussion followed by a short yoga lesson
Dr. Ryan Lozano and yoga instructor (TBA)
2 p.m. Movie Theme: Culture Clash – “A Matter of Size” (France)
OC 220C
5 p.m. – Movie Theme: Culture Clash – “Man from Nowhere” (S. Korea)
OC 220C
TUESDAY, Nov. 13
9 a.m. – Chinese Culture Presentation (UTSA Confucius Institute)
New Location: Oppenheimer Center (OC) Lobby
Activities include:
- Chinese Calligraphy demonstration and writing
- Chinese Beijing Opera Mask Painting
- Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu demonstration
- Chinese Costume & Painting & Beijing Opera Mask exhibition
- Refreshments
1:15 p.m. – Presentation: The Representation of Food in Art
La comida en el arte – Marta Montemayor
OC 119C
2 p.m. – Movie Theme: Comedy Central – “Kung Fu Hustle” (China)
OC 220C
5 p.m. – Movie Theme: Comedy Central – “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” (Spain)
OC 220C
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14
9:30-11 a.m.
Japanese Study Abroad Information
OC 128
10:00-1:00 p.m. Chinese Pressure Point Massage/Confucius Information
Movie (House of Flying Daggers)
(Yaping Zhang, Confucius Classroom Instructor)
OC 119C
11 a.m.
Chinese Pressure Point Massage
Yaping Zhang, Confucius Classroom Instructor
OC 220C
11 a.m. -1 p.m. Japanese Calligraphy & Your Name in Japanese with Yuko Kawabe
OC Lobby
2 p.m. Movie Theme: Love is in the Air: “Bride and Prejudice” (Bollywood)
OC 220C
5 p.m. Movie Theme: Love is in the Air: “Bend It Like Beckham” (Britain)
OC 220C
7 -9 p.m.
Open Mic Poetry session – Theme: Mother Tongue
Sign-up Sheet available at ISS Desk (OC 220) beginning Monday, Nov. 12. Limit 20 speakers.
Three-minute time limit per language interpretation. Speakers may read original works in native language and follow-up with English translation (total 6 minutes reading time). Or read selection of foreign poet in native language with optional English translation (6 minutes total reading time).
THURSDAY, NOV 15
Noon
Travel Around the World!
OC Lobby
(Student activities and booths showcasing their home countries)
OC Mall area
12:15 p.m.
Lecture: World Religions: Facts and Questions with Dr. Richard Schoenig, Philosophy program
OC 203
2 p.m. Movie Theme: Sci-Fi: “Nightwatch” (Russia)
OC 220C
5 p.m. Movie Theme: Sci-Fi: “Shinobi – Heart Under Blade” (Japan)
OC 220C
FRIDAY, NOV. 16
10 a.m. Movie - Japanese movie "Spirited Away" (Japan)
OC 106
Noon – Latin Cardio Dance with Annette Flores, Kinesiology/Dance
Loftin Mall area
2 p.m. – Movie Theme: Foreign Student: “Hello Hemingway” (Cuba)
OC 220C
OC = Oppenheimer Academic Center
* Movie Theme afternoons sponsored by the International Student Services Office at SAC.
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