Two great GAC series starting this quarter

The Global Affairs Center is putting on two great series this quarter. Here is a list of all the dates and topics. Make sure to check them out!

NO ONE’S WORLD, EVOLVING NATIONAL IDENTITIES AND WORLDVIEWS

Thursday, Jan. 30 7-8:30 p.m. Room 9208 PUB
Jordan and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Dr. Dima N. Malhas, Esq., Managing Partner, Chung, Malhas & Mantel, Seattle
Ms. Alaa Malhas, Communication Consultant at UNICEF Jordan Office (Jordanian citizen), via Skype

Thursday, Feb. 6 7-8:30 p.m. Room 9208 PUB
India: The History and Culture of an Aspiring Power
Mr. Jon Bensky, Pacific Northwest Advisors
Dr. Anand Yang, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

Thursday, Feb. 20 7-8:30 p.m. Room 9208 PUB
African Identities and Worldviews*
Mr. Onum Abbey Esonu, Department of Planning and Development, City of Seattle
Dr. Omara Benjamin Abe, Anthropology Department, North Seattle Community College, emeritus
*Cosponsor: African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific NW

Thursday, Feb. 27 7-8:30 p.m. Room 9208 PUB
The World’s Largest Archipelago: Indonesia’s Culture, History and Worldview
Ms. Anita Sulaiman, Consultant and Trainer, Inter-cultural Business Excellence; Founder and Board chair, Indonesia Business Council Greater Seattle; Board member, Indonesian Diaspora Network, Greater Seattle (Indonesian citizen)
Ms. Diah Satya Darmawaty, Co-Founder & Board member, Indonesian Diaspora Foundation Global; Founder & Board member, Indonesian Diaspora Network Greater Seattle (Indonesian citizen)

Global Eyes, Winter Quarter

Wednesday, Feb. 5 12:30-1:30 pm 1010M (Boardroom)
Project Education Kenya: Transforming Lives through Education
Daryl Campbell, Acting President, Shoreline Community College

Tuesday, Feb. 18 11:30-12:30 pm 9208 PUB
Volunteer Experience in Haiti and Africa
Lisa Libassi, Nursing faculty, Shoreline CC

Tuesday, Feb. 25 12:30-1:30 pm 1010M (Boardroom)
Arab-American Youth: How they See themselves and How they See the World
Mary Toutonighi, Arab Center of Washington

Thursday, March 5 12:30-1:30 pm 1010M (Boardroom)
White People and Development Aid: Race, and the History of Humanitarian Assistance
Michelle Kleisath, Multicultural Studies faculty, Shoreline CC