Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you all enjoy the break and have a great holiday!

Thanksgiving is a US holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November.  This year it is quite late, falling on the 28th.

Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated with the three F’s: Feasting, Family, and Football.  You can experience this first hand with a family by registering for a Thanksgiving Community Visit event with One to World:

www.one-to-world.org

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a New York tradition.  You can watch the procession all day on TV or go to the public viewing areas along the route (www.macys.com/parade).

O-1 Visas and Other Options for Artists

 

Immigration lawyer discusses work visas available to artists!

 

"This workshop is open to any NYU international students and alumni with an arts background, who is seeking options to stay in the U.S. beyond their F-1 or J-1 status ends.  An immigration law firm will discuss the criteria to be eligible as an artist as well as hold a question and answer period. Come and learn as it may not be as daunting as you think."

Light refreshments will be served.

Registration is required as space is limited.

NYU Philippines Relief Benefit Concert

Thursday, November 21

Multi-Faith Vigil at 5:00 pm on the Kimmel Grand Staircase

Thursday, November 21

Relief Benefit Concert at 6:30 pm in the Skirball Center

 Performances (directly following the Vigil) from groups within the University. All proceeds from ticket sales and donations from the event will go directly to relief efforts. Tickets can be purchased and/or donations can be made at the Skirball Center Box Office or online at Ticket Central.

Additionally, please continue to refer to this list of relief efforts for other ways you can help, and purchase NYU Can Help buttons here (proceeds of which will also be going to relief efforts). 

**Message from the University Senate Executive Committee

Imported From China

Imported From China highlights the experience of several Chinese International students at MSU as they navigate coming to the U.S. for the first time and their new campus. The film is approximately 35 minutes long. After the film screening, a panel discussion will take place, moderated by David Austell, Director of NYU's Office of Global Services. Contact the IESB to learn more about this event!

steinhardt.iesb-group@nyu.edu

Sponsored by the International Education Student Board, and the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs

Friday, November 22nd, 6:30pm, Kimmel 802 Shorin

International Education Week

November 18th - 22nd

Plan out the events you want to attend by checking out the NYU Events Page:

International Education Week  

Today's highlighted event:

  (Click on the flyer to RSVP)

Graduate School Series

CAS International Student Coffee Hour

This week’s Coffee Hour will commence our Graduate School Series with a discussion of Arts & Humanities graduate degrees. We will guests holding graduate degrees (MA, MFA, PHD) in fields like Art History, Creative Writing, Film and History. Come with questions about preparing your candidacy and the application process, life as an arts/humanities graduate student, and life after school. During the spring semester, we will continue this series with presentations on graduate school in Math/Sciences and in the Social Sciences. Stay tuned.

Also, mark your calendars for a special Coffee Hour to be held on Thursday, December 5 at the NYU Grey Art Gallery. We will be doing a tour of the acclaimed current exhibit – Modern Art in Iran (in collaboration with the Asia Society). Refer to these links to learn more:

NYU Grey ArtGallery

New York TimesReview

Food and refreshments will be available.

Silver Center 907

3:30 - 4:30 pm

 

See you there! 

“Coolie” Diaspora: From Indentureship to Transnational Communities

 

Brought to you by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute and the Center for Multicultural Education & Programs

 

"Two groundbreaking works on the history of indentured labor and the Asian diaspora in the Caribbean come into conversation with one another. In Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture (University of Chicago Press, 2013), Gaiutra Bahadur traces the story of her great-grandmother, who in 1903 journeyed from India to Guyana and, through the excavation of countless colonial archives, reveals the complex lives of a quarter of a million other “coolie women” like her. Pankaj Mishra writes that Coolie Woman, “shows, with understated literary power, the bitterly paradoxical nature of colonial modernity: the unbearable dialectic between enslavement and liberation that many unsung millions underwent in their private lives.” 

Kathleen López’s Chinese Cubans: A Transnational History (University of North Carolina Press, 2013) explores the transition of the Chinese from indentured to free migrants and the formation of transnational communities. López demonstrates how Chinese migration, intermarriage, and assimilation are central to Cuban history and national identity during a key period of transition from slave to wage labor and from colony to nation. Praised by Evelyn Hu-Dehart as, “[m]eticulously researched and beautifully written…this is the first serious and comprehensive history of the Chinese in Cuba.”

Sukhdev Sandhu (Department of Social & Cultural Analysis) moderates."

 

November 13th

6:30 - 8:30 pm

8 Washington Mews

America's Parade

Veteran's Day: NYC

New York City's Veterans Day Parade continues its tradition as the largest celebration of service in the country.  Veterans Day is an unofficial US holiday that honors all men and women who have served in the armed forces.

The Parade will occur on Monday, November 11th, starting at approximately 11:25 am.  It will run until 3:30 pm, rain or shine.  The route runs along 5th Avenue, between 26th and 56th Streets.  Prior to the parade there will be a traditional opening ceremony at the Eternal Light Monument (5th Avenue @ 24th Street, next to Madison Square Park) beginning at 10:00 AM and concluding with a wreath laying at 11:00 AM. Seating is available at the opening ceremony, with preference given to disabled and elderly veterans.

Join the NYU Military Alliance, NYU Students in the Military, and other veterans in marching in the 2013 New York City Veterans Day Parade.  A gathering location will be sent prior to the event to those who register.  You can register online here.  If possible, wear NYU gear for the event.

International Student Coffee Hour TODAY!

This week’s Coffee Hour will cover accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s programs offered by CAS in conjunction with GSAS, Steinhardt and Wagner. Our CAS Advising colleague Scott Statland -- Associate Director of Juniors, Cross-School Minors, and Bachelor's/Master's Programs – will join us for the discussion. These accelerated programs present an amazing opportunity to complete graduate-level coursework in a timely and cost-effective manner. Having a master’s degree can help in many ways, including by providing for enhanced employment opportunities, by strengthening applications for further graduate work, and by fostering intellectual enrichment in a student’s field of study. Here’s a link to learn more:

http://cas.nyu.edu/page/bachelorsmasters

 

Silver Center, 9th Floor

3:30 - 4:30 PM

 

Free food and beverages will be available! 

 

Mark You Calendar!

The Realities of Finding Work in the U.S.

Thursday, November 21st, 5 PM

Wasserman Presentation Room A

 

"This is a special seminar for international students providing practical information about the H1-B visa process, job search techniques, and how to handle the visa question during a job interview.

A light dinner will be served. Space is limited. Register online through NYU CareerNet (under Events/Seminars). This program is part of the Professional Skills Series sponsored by the Wasserman Center for Career Development and the Office of Global Services."

English Connections NYC

Here is a great way to meet new people

and practice English!

 

If you are looking for a new, fun, FREE way to practice English: here it is!  English Connections NYC offers a variety of discussion and activities groups throughout the semester.  Programs vary, so check out their Website and Facebook page for more information!

** Ice Skating in Central Park **

Try ice skating in Central Park for FREE!  Your NYU ID card gets you a ride in a double decker bus and free skate rentals!  Buses depart from Kimmel Hall every 30 minutes beginning at 5:00pm, Tuesday, November 5th.

For more information, check out the Facebook page and the NYU Events page.

Halloween in NYC

What did you do for Halloween?

Halloween in the US is a celebration for people of all ages!  Typical activities include trick or treating, pumpkin carving, and haunted houses.

Last week at Coffee Hour, we discussed different traditions around the world and watched clips from horror films.  Did you know that the tradition of Halloween has roots in the Gaelic ritual of Samhain?  A big thank you to the International Student Club for hosting this discussion!

So what did you do or learn this Halloween?  Hopefully some of you went to the Village Halloween Parade.  It is definitely a unique New York tradition that should not be missed!