Global Diversity Awareness Month Celebrations Begin
The Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) is coordinating a month-long schedule of weekly themed activities and events beginning this week (Sept. 30 – Oct. 4) to celebrate October’s designation as Global Diversity Awareness Month. This week’s activity:
Voices Around the World
Have fun learning authentic idioms and dialects from native speakers. Click HERE or scan the QR code to watch our 2024 Language Connect videos that build upon last year’s introductory videos. The featured speakers are:
Arabic: Aminah Hammad, system ED float RN
French: Tere Jackson, Manager, Guest Relations, HMW
Hindi: Mitali Paul, Administrator, Department of Surgery
Igbo: Valentine Ibe, RN, HMH
Mandarin: Zheng Yin, scientist of computational biology and mathematics, HMRI
Portuguese: Sula Abrahamsohn, nursing manager, HMTW
Spanish: Antonio Herrera, chaplain, HMCL
Tagalog: Maripi Dizon, neonatal program manager, HMCL
Vietnamese: Linh (Thi Thao Linh) Nguyen, HMRI nanomedicine postdoctoral fellow
Yoruba: Ibrahim Oladejo, chaplain, HMW
Other activities this month include:
The “Threads of Tradition Fashion Showcases” held at each campus. Click HERE to view the fashion showcase schedule.
Houston Methodist Family Photo Album. Click HERE to submit a photo of family cultural celebrations for consideration for inclusion in a systemwide photo album.
Global Trivia. Register for the Oct. 21 contest at 11:30 a.m. HERE. Register for Oct. 23 contest at 9 p.m. HERE.
Cultural Cuisine. Click HERE to submit your recipe for the updated “Around the World Cookbook.
Look for messages throughout the month from the Office of DEI and your campus organizing teams on upcoming Global Diversity Awareness Month activities. Contact theofficeofdei@houstonmethodist.org for more information.
October Observances
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Filipino American History Month
National Disability Employment Month
Italian American Heritage Month
Polish American Heritage Month
World Mental Health Day Oct. 10
Rosh Hashanah Oct. 2-4
Yom Kippur Oct. 11-12
Sukkot Oct. 16-23
Diwali Oct. 31
Dashera Oct. 12
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