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Susan Beasy Latto, slatto@d.umn.edu
315 Darland Administration Bldg.
1049 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
(218) 726-8830 Cell: (218) 348-5688
Fax: (218) 726-7413
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH
December 3, 1999
Contact:
Susan Beasy Latto, Director of Public
Relations 218-726-8830
Koua Vang, UMD Student Equity Programs Coordinator 218-726-6335
Susan Pelayo-Woodward, UMD Achievement Center Coordinator 218-726-8444
Festus Addo-Yobo, Student Equity Programs Coordinator 218-726-6187
UMD HOSTS HOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF
CULTURES
Hmong New Year, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas
December 11, 1999
The Hmong New Year will be celebrated from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Traditional Hmong ball tossing, folk songs, and dancing will be performed.
The Holiday Festival of Cultures will take place at 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Events include a Chinese Lion Dance, Kwanza holiday performances, an Hispanic/Latino/Chicana pinata, and a potluck dinner.
Special guest speaker LeePao Xiong will present The Hmong at the Crossroads: Twenty Years in the U.S. at 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Festival activities will be followed by a dance from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Sponsors of the event are: UMD Asian-American Learning Resource Center, UMD African-American Learning Resource Center, and UMD Hispanic/Latino/Chicana Learning Resource Center.
The Festival is free and open to the public.
All activities will be held in the UMD Kirby Student Center Ballrrom (3rd floor).