Tag: Cultural Exchange

April Social Media Challenge: #EarthDayChallenge
May 12, 2021

April Social Media Challenge: #EarthDayChallenge

Central Asia , Dominican Republic , East Asia and the Pacific , El Salvador , Eurasia , Indonesia , Latin America and the Caribbean , Middle East and North Africa , South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa

Did you know that about one billion people take part in Earth Day activities around the world every year? No matter where we live, the Earth is something we all have in common. During the month of April, we launched a social media challenge asking Global UGRADs to share what the environment means to them and what they are doing …

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Global UGRAD Application Now Open! Jan 4-Feb 28
January 12, 2021

Global UGRAD Application Now Open! Jan 4-Feb 28

Academic Exchange , Professional Development

The Global UGRAD student application is now available! You can check the eligibility requirements and start your application here on our website. Submissions are due before February 28, 2021 at 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time. For this application cycle, selected finalists should expect to travel to the United States in January 2022. Stay tuned to our Facebook and Twitter accounts for reminders …

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Celebrating Ramadan While Social Distancing
May 11, 2020

Celebrating Ramadan While Social Distancing

Jordan , Middle East and North Africa , Montclair State University

Each year as Muslims, we celebrate the holy month of Ramadan with fasting, praying, remembering the less fortunate, hanging the sparkly decorations on our windows, having family gatherings, and late-night visits, but this year doing all of these is impossible. The recent global pandemic forced us to ditch what we are used to; this severe situation has made social distancing, …

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Discovering Connections to my Homeland at California State University San Marcos
November 14, 2019

Discovering Connections to my Homeland at California State University San Marcos

California State University - San Marcos , Russia

My name is Victoria, I was born twenty-one years ago in the Republic of Tuva, a remote native community in Russia. And twenty-five years ago, in Sweden, Tuva Liisa Victoria was born. Fate has brought us together in San Marcos, California. I didn’t believe in fate before, but after our meeting, I know that everything is not a coincidence in …

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Celebrating Diwali
December 12, 2018

Celebrating Diwali

Academic Exchange , american connections , American Host Institutions , Cambodia , India , South Asia , St. Ambrose University , University of the Incarnate Word

Pooja Das, India, St. Ambrose University Last month I celebrated Diwali, a very important Hindu festival which is celebrated with great enthusiasm by many around the world. I had a wonderful Diwali at St. Ambrose University with my friends, including my Global UGRAD friends! We all dressed in our traditional clothes and had dinner together. Additionally, I was invited by a …

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May 10, 2018

American Culture: Q&A with Huy Thuc Ha and Dr. Campbell

Academic Exchange , Academics , Diversity and Inclusion , East Asia and the Pacific , The U.S. Perspective , Vietnam , Wayne State University

To celebrate teacher appreciation week, World Learning interviewed Global UGRAD student Huy Thuc Ha and his professor Dr. Carolyn Campbell, regarding their experiences in the African American Studies course at Wayne State University. Huy is from Vietnam studying Industrial Management, and Dr. Campbell is a professor in the Department of African American Studies. Q: As an international student, what was …

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April 1, 2018

Celebrating Cultures from Around the World

Academic Exchange , Augustana University , Diversity and Inclusion , East Asia and the Pacific , Indonesia , Nepal , South Asia , West Liberty University

A Holi Away from Home: Smita Dhungana (Nepal) at Augustana University For the first time I was celebrating holi away from my home. This made me experience Holi here with Indian and Nepali people living in Sioux Falls, and I got to know their thoughts about celebrating it in a new place. Though this Holi was away from my family, I …

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Around the World: Vietnam in West Virginia By Huong Nguyen
February 15, 2018

Around the World: Vietnam in West Virginia By Huong Nguyen

Academics , American Host Institutions , East Asia and the Pacific , Vietnam , West Virginia University

It is an honor to be a member of the Global UGRAD family and a member of the Mountaineer family in West Virginia University (WVU). I enjoy a privileged status as a cultural ambassador of Vietnam, Southeast Asia. Having been in the U.S. for a month, I feel like a new horizon has opened in front of my eyes. Every single day, …

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