Programs and Events

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. 5月的前10天被选为亚太裔美国人历史上的两个重要里程碑:第一批日本移民抵达美国(5月7日), 1843) and contributions of Chinese workers to the building of the transcontinental railroad, completed May 10, 1869.

In 1992, 国会将纪念活动扩大为一个月的庆祝活动，现在被称为“亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民传统月”. Per a 1997 U.S. Office of Management and Budget directive, 亚洲或太平洋岛民种族分为两类:一类是亚洲人，另一类是夏威夷原住民和其他太平洋岛民.

Black History Month

一年一度的庆祝非裔美国人的成就和承认黑人在美国历史上的核心作用的时刻.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, 是庆祝1862年法墨战争期间墨西哥军队在普埃布拉战役中战胜法国的节日吗. The day is also known as Battle of Puebla Day. While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations.

At OPE电子竞技官网, 这个活动包括由南奥马哈ITC会议中心的墨西哥餐厅或宴会承办商制作并为观众提供的一顿饭. Traditional Mexican entertainment, 一个著名的主题演讲和表彰2-3名对西班牙裔/拉丁裔社区产生积极影响的获奖者是庆祝活动的一部分.

DIVERSITY MATTERS BOOK SERIES

OPE电子竞技官网’s Diversity Matters Book Series began in 2008. It consists of 4-5 books featured for discussion from September to June each year. Audience members are encouraged to read the book and join to share in a discussion with an appointed leader. It is not required to read the book to attend the discussion. Limited copies of the books are available in the OPE电子竞技官网 library.

Diversity Matters Film & Lecture Series

The Diversity Matters Film & Lecture Series began in 2006. Approximately nine presentations annually are offered across OPE电子竞技官网 campuses and centers. Discussion leaders are identified for the films.

Fort Omaha Intertribal Powwow

The Fort Omaha Intertribal Powwow highlights Native American dance, music, regalia, oral history and arts. With its rich ties to Native American history, 在那里，庞卡酋长站立熊和他的人民被拘留，等待1879年具有里程碑意义的民权案件，赋予印第安人权利 Habeas corpus, 奥马哈堡校区继续为这个户外社区活动提供一个理想的场所，将不同文化的人们团结在一起, races, socioeconomic backgrounds and ages. This event is family-friendly and free and open to the public.

Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

在全国西班牙裔传统月(9月15日至10月15日)期间，我们表彰西班牙裔和拉丁裔美国人对美国的贡献和重要存在，并庆祝他们的遗产和文化.

Hispanics have had a profound and positive influence on our country through their strong commitment to family, faith, hard work, and service. 他们以反映其社区的多民族和多元文化习俗的数百年的传统加强和塑造了我们的国民性.

Hispanic Heritage Month, whose roots go back to 1968, begins each year on September 15, the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. Mexico, 智利和伯利兹也在这段时间庆祝他们的独立日，10月12日是哥伦布日(Día de la Raza).

The term Hispanic or Latino, refers to Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

International Education Week

International Education Week (IEW), typically held the 3rd week of November, is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. 教育部是促进美国人为全球环境做好准备的项目的一部分，并吸引未来的海外领导人来这里学习, learn, and exchange experiences. 欢迎对ope客户端和交流活动感兴趣的个人和机构参加 International Education Week by holding related events in their local communities.

Begun in 2014, Metropolitan Community College has commemorated International Education Week with an evening event, free and open to the public, called Global Voices & Perspectives featuring a keynote message, cultural entertainment, an international photo contest and an hors d'oeuvres buffet. Due to the end of Fall Quarter falling in November, this event is held in October in anticipation of International Education Week.

International Fair

Metropolitan Community College’s annual International Fair features diverse stage entertainment, cultural displays and opportunities to learn from distinguished artists. 宽敞的阳光明媚的南奥马哈校园连接器公地是一个理想的位置，以突出文化和艺术的多样性，继续编织南奥马哈的织物. A U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony welcomes new U.S. citizens at the beginning of the International Fair annually. This event is family friendly and free and open to the public.

Juneteenth

Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. 六月节纪念美国奴隶制的结束，被认为是历史最悠久的非裔美国人节日.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House two months earlier in Virginia, but slavery had remained relatively unaffected in Texas—until U.S. General Gordon Granger stood on Texas soil and read General Orders No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free.”

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, 变性人和酷儿(LGBTQ)骄傲月目前在每年的6月庆祝，以纪念1969年曼哈顿的石墙起义. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as “Gay Pride Day,” but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the “day” soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events. Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and LGBTQ Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world. 本月将举行纪念活动，纪念那些因仇恨犯罪或艾滋病毒/艾滋病而丧生的社区成员. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.

Native American Heritage Month

这个活动始于世纪之交，目的是为了纪念第一批美国人对美国的建立和发展所做的重大贡献.S., has resulted in a whole month being designated for that purpose.

One of the very proponents of an American Indian Day was Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, who was the director of the Museum of Arts and Science in Rochester, N.Y. 他说服美国童子军为“第一批美国人”专门设立一天，并持续了三年. In 1915, the annual Congress of the American Indian Association meeting in Lawrence, Kans., formally approved a plan concerning American Indian Day. It directed its president, Rev. Sherman Coolidge, an Arapahoe, to call upon the country to observe such a day. Coolidge issued a proclamation on Sept. 28, 1915, 它宣布每年五月的第二个星期六为美国印第安人日，并首次正式呼吁承认印第安人的公民身份.

The year before this proclamation was issued, Red Fox James, a Blackfoot Indian, rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Indians. On December 14, 1915, he presented the endorsements of 24 state governments at the White House. There is no record, however, of such a national day being proclaimed.

1916年5月的第二个星期六，纽约州州长宣布了第一个美国印第安人日. Several states celebrate the fourth Friday in September. In Illinois, for example, legislators enacted such a day in 1919. Presently, several states have designated Columbus Day as Native American Day, but it continues to be a day we observe without any recognition as a national legal holiday.

In 1990 President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution designating November 1990 “National American Indian Heritage Month.” Similar proclamations, 自1994年以来，每年都会以不同的名称(包括“美洲原住民传统月”和“全国美洲印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民传统月”)发布.

REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION

History: Begun 1986, the year the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday was established, Dr. Barbara J Coffey, Director of Marketing & Public Relations, initiated the event. Initially held in Bldg. 7 at the Fort Omaha Campus, 为了容纳更多的观众，午餐首先搬到了南奥马哈校区的ITC会议中心，最终在2011年1月完工后，在奥马哈堡校区重新建立了它的家. 22 Swanson Conference Center.

Similar to the holiday, the event celebrates the life and achievements of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 他是一位有影响力的美国民权领袖，以在美国结束公共交通上的种族隔离和争取种族平等而闻名.

This is a major campus activity involving a renowned keynote speaker, 2-3 awards to campus/community individuals or groups, cultural stage entertainment and sit-down meal served to audience members at linen-covered tables. Typical time frame is 1.5 hours, 12 noon -1:30 p.m. to accommodate attendance by 12 noon – 1:50 p.m. classes.

Vietnamese New Year

The Vietnamese New Year, known around the world as Tet Nguyen Dan (Tet), is probably the only festival that best concludes Vietnam’s rich, colorful culture and long history. It marks the beginning of Spring as well as of a New Year in the Lunar Calendar. To the Vietnamese, it is the biggest and most sacred festival. Begin the grandest and most significant holiday in the country, it would equal the most important celebrations of other parts of the globe like the Fourth of July, New Year, Ester and Thanksgiving all combined.

Tet is a three-day celebration, but the festivities could stretch up to over a week. Drinking, splurging on traditional Vietnamese food, travelling and relaxing commonly takes place. Spending time with family and friends, gift giving and paying respect to ancestors by bringing them offerings is important. Visiting shrines and local pagodas is always a part of the activities. The celebration takes place sometime between the end of January through early February, depending on the Lunar calendar.

The Vietnamese Friendship Association of Omaha initiated OPE电子竞技官网’s annual celebration. The 25th anniversary was held in 2018. 奥马哈越南友好协会成员与世纪挑战集团员工共同成立越南新年委员会. The Committee considers the actual date of the New Year, 其他社区新年庆祝活动，并要求周六晚上在南奥马哈校区的ITC会议中心举行庆祝活动.

Women's History Month

As recently as the 1970s, women’s history was virtually an unknown topic in the K-12 curriculum or in general public consciousness. To address this situation, 加利福尼亚州索诺玛县妇女地位委员会教育工作队于1978年发起了“妇女历史周”庆祝活动.

The week of March 8th, International Women’s Day, was chosen as the focal point of the observance.

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.“每年都会发布一份特别的总统公告，以表彰美国妇女的非凡成就.

Due to the beginning of the Spring Quarter term and efforts to draw audiences from OPE电子竞技官网 faculty and students, OPE电子竞技官网 generally implements Women’s History Month programming during the last two weeks of March.