International Mother Language Day Celebration 2024

5 p.m. - Opening Remarks
Food and drink provided.

5:15 p.m. - Documentary Screening
Karen Leung: Embracing Multilingualism and Eradicating Linguistic Bias
Brief commentary to follow.

5:30 p.m. - Showcase
A showcase of creative and educational projects highlighting some of the languages of the greater Oakland University community.

6 p.m. - Open Exhibition
An open exhibition to learn more about some of the languages in the greater Oakland University community.
Activities, games, and prizes.

6:55 p.m. - Closing Remarks

Presentations

• Languages Spoken in China and Taiwan - Melanie Chang, Peggy Chiu
• The Hmong language: A brief introduction to the Qeej - Melinda Cheng
• OU Modern Languages and Literatures - Stephen Filler
• "Bilingual Story" - Larissa Giacomin
• Reading of 'A Dacian's Prayer/ Rugăciunea Unui Dac' by Mihai Eminescu- Andreea Bordeianu
• Cross-cultural Design - Setareh Ghoreishi, Kyley DeFrancesco, Zachary Dotson, Taylor Goddu, Kaley Hatala, Caleb Hollenberg, Jacob Kim, Tyler Ramirez, Leena Rathur, Grace Niber, Alex Sigfried, Sean Whitaker, Zhiqin Zhou

Exhibitions

• Arabic - Mena Hannakachl
• Chaldean / Sureth - Mahir Awrahem, Mena Hannakachl, Weam Namou
• ᏣᎳᎩ / ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ (Cherokee) - Nathan ᏲᎾ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ Dieck
• Hmong - Melinda Cheng
• Japanese - Masako Hirokawa
• Mandarin - Melanie Chang
• Romanian - Andreea Bordeianu
• Taiwanese - Melanie Chang, Peggy Chiu