11/13/02
News Brief
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UNI's New Iowans program to debut books at news conference
The New Iowans program at the University of Northern Iowa will host a news conference at 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 18, at Ecumenical Ministries of Iowa, 3816 36th Ave., Des Moines.
During the event, program leaders will present two new books designed to help employers and Christian churches work effectively with immigrants and refugees. The New Iowans program was established in 1999, to help Iowa communities, employers, churches and other institutions work with increasing numbers of immigrants and refugees.
Mark Grey is director of the program. He said teaching tools are necessary to make the transition smooth, both for immigrants and established Iowans. "The bottom line is that, for several decades, most rural Iowa communities were homogenous -- they were English-speaking and white. Now we have newcomers who often are not white and who bring new languages and new lifestyles. In many cases, the newcomers have come not in trickles, but in rather large influxes. And there you have the recipe for a number of challenges."
Contact:
Mark Grey, professor of anthropology and director of the New Iowans program, (319) 273-3029
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
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Contact:
Guy Sims, associate director of Maucker Union, (319) 273-2683
James O'Connor, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI 'Reel to Real' film series to explore effects of culture in schools
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --The next film in the University of Northern Iowa's "Reel to Real" film series will be "Spirit of the Dawn," a documentary that explores the dramatic changes in Indian education from the boarding schools of the past, where children were beaten for speaking their native language in school, to the more culturally-sensitive classrooms of today.
The film will be shown from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Maucker Union University Room South. A discussion following the film will be facilitated by Margie Rostyne, UNI coordinator for student organizations and activities.
Guy Sims, associate director of Maucker Union, said the film is part of the year-long Reel to Real film series that presents short films worthy of reflection, discussion, challenge and criticism.
The series, sponsored by Maucker Union Student Activities office, will continue next semester on Jan. 22, with "Lynching: The Heinous Past."
The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Guy Sims at (319) 273-2683.
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