The Pan-Valley Institute is preparing to present the 2017 Tamejavi Culture and Arts Series. The Tamejavi Culture and Arts Series consists of public, story-based events that celebrate the culmination of the Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program, which encourages immigrants and … Continue reading
Tamejavi Fellows, Alumni and Apprentice Fellows gathered in Madera, Ca August 19, at a cultural kitchen to celebrate the completion of the capacity building phase of the TCOFP third cohort and to launch the Tamejavi Culture and Art Series. Fellows … Continue reading
Deema Kashak is a young Syrian woman living in Fresno . What follows is recount of her journey to America. By Deema Kashak I was born in 3/5/2002 in the city of Homs in Syria. My family and I lived … Continue reading
The Tamejavi Cultural Organizing Fellowship Program will be publishing a zine called “MAI” in March. This publication will be the first of a series of creative literary space for for Southeast Asian Americans whose work reflects and tell the stories … Continue reading
The Pan Valley Institute of the American Friends Service Committee is organizing a vigil followed by a workshop presented by special guest Maestro Pergentino Jose Ruiz. Pergentino Jose Ruiz is a Zapoteco writer, poet and teacher in the state of … Continue reading
The TAMEJAVI Culture and Art Series created a space for the Salvadoran community to gather and celebrate their culture while teaching others about the human side of migration. On August 22, 2015, over 400 people gather to learn and celebrate … Continue reading
When we move from one place to another, we take with us our habits, food, and culture. Our lifestyle influences the new environment and people that we encounter. There will be conflicts between the different cultures, but immigrants have been … Continue reading
On June 6, 2015 my learning group and I show together the scenery ” Cambodian Daily Life Style ” that aim to explore our culture with immigrant community, and how we organize through the play, dance, and traditional music with … Continue reading
On July 11, 2015 my team and I put together the presentation “Are You Hmong?” that aims to explore how identity influences the way we interact with our immigrant community and how we organize, through storytelling. The basis for … Continue reading
By Ruby Hinojosa On Saturday, June 20th Dolly Solomon, in collaboration with her Learning Group, held the fourth installment of the Tamejavi Culture and Arts Series (TCAS) which centered on Indian culture and its many facets including music, dance, and … Continue reading
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