Hmong Thanksgiving Dinner to celebrate music throughout the decades
PLATTEVILLE- Hmong Club at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville invites students, faculty, staff and the public for a time of music, food and fun at the 16th annual Hmong Thanksgiving Dinner. This free event will take place on Nov. 16 from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
"We invite people to come and learn about Hmong culture, meet Hmong people and get to know us. We hope that it will broaden people's horizons," said Vang Yang, vice president of Hmong Club.
The night's entertainment will feature different generations of music. Musicians from each generation will perform Hmong songs. After the performance, the musicians will translate the song and explain its meaning.
The evening continues with dinner which will include Hmong style turkey, egg rolls, rice, spicy beef salad, fry noodle, coconut dessert and a coconut drink.
Free tickets are available in Rooms 124 and 129 of Warner Hall and will be available throughout November until all seats are filled. Anyone wanting more information about the Hmong Thanksgiving Dinner or to acquire tickets may contact Pusaporn Tabrizi at (608) 342-1506 or tabrizip@uwplatt.edu.
The Hmong Thanksgiving Dinner is part of Diversity Week, which runs from Nov. 12 through 16. The week's events begin on Nov. 12 with an open forum discussing new diversity themes and initiatives at UWP with Carlos Wiley, director of the Multicultural Educational Resource Center. The forum will be held at 6 p.m. in the Pioneer Student Center. On Nov. 13, Students Planning for Success will give a presentation on disabilities from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. in the Platteville East Room of the Pioneer Student Center. Following on Nov. 14, Linda Mulroy-Bowden, associate director of Student Housing, will give a presentation on women's issues. UWP will then host speaker Elaine Penn, who will present a program entitled, "Finding Common Ground and Embracing Differences: Building an Inclusive Campus Community." Anyone wanting more information about these Diversity Week events, may contact MERC at (608) 342-1555.
Contact: Pusaporn Tabrizi, advisor, Multicultural Educational Resource Center, (608) 342-1506, tabrizip@uwplatt.edu Written by: Krystle Kurdi, UWP Public Relations, (608) 342-1194, kurdik@uwplatt.edu
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