Thurs. March 3, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. via WebEx
Asian Studies is proud to co-sponsor this year’s International Mother Language Day celebration!
Listening In: Open mic jam – Word share – Wisdom clips
The Eddy invites you to celebrate International Mother Language Day by reading a brief text in the first language you learned. This may be a poem, an aphorism, a famous quotation or passage. Or just join us to listen in. We aim to share the multilingual voices of our New Paltz community and honor the abundance of cultural wisdom we hold.
Already, people have signed up to read in Czech, French, Mandarin Chinese, Hebrew, Dutch, Creole, and German!
All students, employees, staff, faculty, administrative divisions/groups invited to participate by listening or presenting.
Liberal Arts & Sciences newsletter article about the 2021 event here.
Please Register to read a text
(so we can slot you in) or simply show up! Don’t worry about Feb 24 deadline.
Join us via WebEx at this link
complete meeting link info below
How to participate as a Reader (5 minutes max):
- Introduce yourself.
- Read, recite, or perform the text live or in a pre-recorded format in your mother language.
- Translate, if you like, and briefly explain your choice of text.
- Provide a slide of the text or another image (optional).
- If you would like to participate from a campus computer at the Dorsky Museum, please indicate this on the registration form.
- You are welcome to read without registration as time allows.
Video example by Mary McLaughlin, American Sign Language.
Marinella Garatti – Italian via video
Here is a recording of the entire event
