My name is Wasan Abu Baker. I am a Muslim woman and community leader, advocate for the Syrian refugees, FIRM staff member, Sunday school teacher and currently a fellow of AFSC Pan Valley’s Tamejavi Cultural Organizer Fellowship Program (TCOFP). This … Continue reading
Category Archives: Working Teams
Voices of the Valley
For the past few months the UC Davis Center for Regional Change has partnered with the Pan Valley Institute in an environmental scan that aims to asses the main challenges in the health and well being of children ages 0-8. … Continue reading
Tamejavi Fellowship Grand Finale
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
Cultural Workshop Collaboration w/Gao
Hi everyone, Just wanted to share an awesome experience I had in collaboration with Gao and her learning group. The project consisted of a cultural connection workshop in which Gao’s group came to present to my Talented Tenth organization, a … Continue reading
Decolonization Workshop
The Tamejavi fellows participated in a Decolonization workshop led by Dr. Gaspar Rivera Salgado this past August. During the workshop fellows and members of their learning groups had the opportunity to engage in dialogue about different topics among them addressing … Continue reading
The Hmong Culture Connection Working Team
Good morning Fellows, I just want to share and asking you all if anyone have any other suggestions or reconmendations for my working team. On Saturday 6/10/12 from 9:00-12:00, my working team met and report their culture assessment findings from the Hmong community. We had 14 working team … Continue reading
Let’s Row the Boat Together
A TCOFP working team’s role is not just to plan an event, but rather key community members that will work to reach a common vision in bringing about changes in the cultural and artistic life of a community. Continue reading