Rico Ozaki spoke on sex trafficking on September 15th at 12:00 noon in room 724 as the second Crossing Borders, Building Bridges event. The presentation was given on behalf of "My Sisters House" an organization that helps Asian and Pacific Islander women who are victims of either … [Read more...] about A Look At Modern Slavery
Yuba College’s Window to the Outside World
Crossing Borders, Building Bridges serves to inform Yuba College students about diverse cultures, religions, and other issues of significance that are not common knowledge to most people despite their closeness to them. For fourteen years Neelam Canto-Lugo has run the Crossing … [Read more...] about Yuba College’s Window to the Outside World
Giving Students an Opening Look at Diversity through Islam
The world wide Islamic festival of Ramadan was introduced and explained to a full classroom of Yuba College students on September 1st at 12:00 noon in room 724 as the first Crossing Borders, Building Bridges event took place. After an introduction by the head of the event Neelam … [Read more...] about Giving Students an Opening Look at Diversity through Islam
Getting A Jump on Upcoming Events
Extra credit opportunities and dynamic topics are on the horizon as the new semester of Crossing Borders, Building Bridges fast approaches. On September 1st, Thursday, at 12:00 pm-12:50pm, in room #724, Benazir Bath will speak on "Ramadan:The Significance and the Celebration" as … [Read more...] about Getting A Jump on Upcoming Events