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Community Dialogues, Home, Truly?: Places, Journeys, and Origins

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Community Dialogues, Home, Truly?: Places, Journeys, and Origins ----------------- These are facilitated sessions where you can engage with peers from diverse backgrounds. People who participate in the Community Dialogues program will be able to: 1) Identify important aspects of their personal backgrounds, 2) Articulate the value of understanding different perspectives, 3) Describe and demonstrate principles of positive social engagement in communication, and 4) Understand about being responsible members of the Community. ----------------- “Home, Truly?: Places, Journeys, and Origins” with Yumi Saito Thursday, October 3, 2024 In-Person: 9 AM - 10:15 AM at Agricultural Engineering Institute, Room 114 Via Zoom: 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Register at https://tinyurl.com/cdfall2024 -------------- Session: Using "Home", a famous National Day song from Singapore as a starting point, I hope to facilitate a reflective discussion and sharing on how participants might conceive of "home" differently, whether as a static, specific space, a dynamic process of place-making, or something in between. ---------- Speaker: Ruizhi Choo is a graduate degree fellow with the East-West Center, and a PhD student with the Department of History at the �鶹��ý����ԴDz�. Born and raised in Pek Kio, Singapore, he is the grandchild of Hokkien shopkeepers. His research interests lie at the intersections of modern Southeast Asian history, environmental history, and animal history. Before Honolulu, Ruizhi served as an associate research fellow at the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies. He obtained his Master’s degree from the National University of Singapore. Ruizhi enjoys the company of animals, especially cats. --------- Sponsored by the Conflict and Peace Specialist --- #CAPS #PeaceEducation #PeaceSpecialist #Peacebuilding #PeacebuildingInitiatives #Dialogue #CommunityDialogues

Event Sponsor
Conflict and Peace Specialist, Mānoa Campus

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Jose Barzola, 8089562690, caring@hawaii.edu,