Flag Ceremony

Noon

Main Place

Parade of the worlds flags down the main hall of UW-Parkside led by a Brazilian dance troupe. Students will present their flag in Main Place by introducing themselves in their native language.

Indigenous Citizenship in Thailand

by Kate Gillogly

2:30pm

Student Center - Oak Room

The ethnic minority peoples of Thailand, particularly the ‘hill tribes’ are not considered to be citizens of Thailand; rather, they are categorized as migrants and intruders into the Thai nation. Government policy has focused on containment or supervision of ethnic minority people’s livelihood, residency, and political rights. The result is that, denied citizenship, upland peoples are unable to own land or get legal jobs; they are subject to harassment and assumptions of criminality in their interactions with Thai. The political language of indigeneity has gained currency among educated minority youth as a counter-discourse that gives them access to transnational networks and alliances for campaigning for civil rights; the discourse of indigeneity is closely linked to attempts to prevent dispossession of land and right to livelihood. Claims of indigeneity were not the discourse common among the rural Lisu villagers with whom I worked. Their main concerns were the practicalities of maintaining access to land for cultivation and the right to continue to live in their mountain villages. Rather, they claim to be good residents of Thailand.

Italian cooking with Valeria

5:30pm

Pike River Suites

A demonstration of making Tiramisu from our Italian exchange student Valeria Puguese

The Greatest Silence (Documentary)

7:00pm

Student Center Cinema

Presented by the Amnesty International Club. Since 1998 a brutal war has been raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Over 4 million people have died. And there are the uncountable casualties: the many tens of thousands of women and girls who have been systematically kidnapped, raped, mutilated and tortured by soldiers from both foreign militias and the Congolese army.

The world knows nothing of these women. Their stories have never been told. They suffer and die in silence. In The Greatest Silence these brave women finally speak.

Where in the World Am I?

by Jo Ann Tong

11:00AM

Student Center - Spruce Room

This presentation will focus on the art and cuisine of a specific country. Will you be able to guess which one?

Martial Arts Demonstration

12:30pm

Main Place

Discover the martial art of Capoeira and more in this exciting demonstration of athletics and art.

Japan’s Beer Industry During and After the Second World War

by Dr. Jeffery Alexander

4:00pm

Student Center - Alumni Room

In this presentation, Dr. Alexander shares his research on Japan’s beer industry, which offers a valuable window on life in Japan during the Second World War and the subsequent Allied Occupation. Beer industry sources shed light on the challenges of the war era, the bombing of Japanese cities in 1945, the slow recovery of Japan’s postwar economy, and the way that rationing and shortages changed beer recipes and consumer preferences for decades.

German in an Hour

8:00pm

Student Center Cinema

Learn the history and intricacies of the German language. Followed by a German film.

Movie: Goodbye Lenin

9:00pm

Student Center Cinema

East Germany, the year 1989: A young man protests against the regime. His mother watches the police arresting him and suffers a heart attack and falls into a coma. Some months later, the GDR does not exist anymore and the mother awakes. Since she has to avoid every excitement, the son tries to set up the GDR again for her in their flat. But the world has changed a lot.

World Bazaar

10:00am - 2:00pm

Main Place

Purchase gifts from around the world. Will include performance by Jam Ak Jma, Star Bright, and a local Barbershop Quartet

LGBQ Around the World

12:00pm

Student Center - Walnut Room

Join us for a discussion on the issues affecting LGBQ around the world.

Religious Perspectives on Leadership

6:00pm

Student Center - Walnut Room

Persian in an Hour

9:00pm

Student Center - Walnut Room

Learn the history and intricacies of the Persian language.

Korean Folk Dance

Korean Center for the Performing Arts

12:00pm

Student Center Cinema

Enjoy an hour of Korean traditional dance and music

Soccer and its connection to several cultures around the world

Kenneth French

1:00pm

Student Center - Oak Room

Look at how Soccer Describes the World. A global study on the “Joga Bonito” or Beautiful Game: especially how soccer can be used to describe political tension between Catholics and Protestants, the development of women’s rights in Iran, etc.

Occupied Palestine: An Eyewitness Report

Elaine Marie Kinch of the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice

2:30pm

Student Center - Poplar Room

Rarely covered in our media, these slides will provide a glance of the violence of the US empire collaborating with it’s strategic ally Israel against the Palestinian people, and Palestinian non-violent resistance.

Documentary: Our Story

Elaine Marie Kinch of the Racine Coalition for Peace and Justice

3:00pm

Student Center - Poplar Room

A 60 minute documentary presented by Dr. Mustafa Barghougthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative. Using archival footage, photography, video spots, life stories and maps, he describes the Palestinian situation from 1948 to the present.

Revolt in the Middle East

by Nathan Godley and Seif Dana

5:00pm

Student Center - Oak Room

Explore the recent political unrest in the Middle East and North African countries

International Stoplight Party

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Brazilian Cooking

11:00am

Pike River Suites

Learn how to make the delicious Brazilian deseert called Brigadeiro

5th Annual World Cuisine Dinner

6:30pm

University Ballroom

Features a dinner and both student and professional entertainers focusing on dances and music from around the world.

Bonsai’s being displayed from the Mahone Middle School Bonsai Society

Entertainment:
Recording Artist, Tuuletargad, performing as an Estonian Ensemble
Guzheng player, Debra Hsueh
Escamilla Entertainment from Milwaukee presenting Authentic Regional Mexican Dance
Irish Dancers from Kinsella Academy in Milwaukee
Fujima Ryu of Chicago presenting Classical Japanese Dance
Siempre Flamenco from Milwaukee as well as various students performing specialty arts from their respective countries!

Prices: $12 for students, $20 for community, children under 5 are free.

Purchase your ticket now!