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2005 Events: May Sunday Supper | Lodestar Program |
Feb. Sunday Supper |
Valentine's Dinner
International House was founded by Harry Edmonds who, as a young man working for the YMCA in 1909 had a chance meeting with a Chinese student. Edmond's casual "Good Morning" on the steps of Columbia University library provoked the startled response, "I've been in New York for three weeks and you are the first person who has spoken to me." Moved by this experience, Edmonds investigated the situation of international students in New York City. Attempting to counter the loneliness and isolation of these students, Edmonds and his wife hosted Sunday Suppers in their home.
Lodestar was established in 1963 as a summer seminar at the Lodestar International Student Center in California's Gold Rush country. "Conversations at Lodestar" brought together U.S. and International students for week-long retreats. The purpose of the retreats was to promote international understanding by exploring multinational and multicultural issues. When the Center close in 1983, funds were donated to International House to continue the Lodestar tradition of promoting global understanding and fellowship. Honored at the Lodestar Program is Mr. Richard Goldman, the founder of the Goldman Environmental Prize, considered to be the "Nobel Prize for the Environment."
International House was founded by Harry Edmonds who, as a young man working for the YMCA in 1909 had a chance meeting with a Chinese student. Edmond's casual "Good Morning" on the steps of Columbia University library provoked the startled response, "I've been in New York for three weeks and you are the first person who has spoken to me." Moved by this experience, Edmonds investigated the situation of international students in New York City. Attempting to counter the loneliness and isolation of these students, Edmonds and his wife hosted Sunday Suppers in their home.
The Valentines Reunion Dinner and Dance continues in 2005 with dances, stories, reuniting with old friends, and meeting new International House alumni. The International House has been battling prejudice and fostering international understanding for nearly 75 years. To acknowledge the foresight and critical importance of this work and its ongoing relevance in the world today, I-House is convening a series of special activities in conjunction with an ambitious 75th Anniversary Campaign to both celebrate our past, and safeguard the future of this vibrant institution.
International House was founded by Harry Edmonds who, as a young man working for the YMCA in 1909 had a chance meeting with a Chinese student. Edmond's casual "Good Morning" on the steps of Columbia University library provoked the startled response, "I've been in New York for three weeks and you are the first person who has spoken to me." Moved by this experience, Edmonds investigated the situation of international students in New York City. Attempting to counter the loneliness and isolation of these students, Edmonds and his wife hosted Sunday Suppers in their home.
A riveting discussion from November 4, 2004 with Dr. Tad Daley, J.D., former Chief Deputy, U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, (D-Cal, 1969-1993), and former Issues and Policy Director, U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio, 1997-present). As a public policy analsyt, political writer, progressive speaker and organizer, Dr. Daley's work focuses on defining a progressive foreign policy vision for the post-9/11 world, abolishing nuclear weapons, ending genocide forever, reinventing the United Nations, and articularing an ethic of global citizenship, planetary patriotism, and alegiance to humanity. He is tirelessly crusading to rid the world of nuclear weapons and has led a bold NGO initiative called "The Campaign for a New UN Charter." He spent seven years as a member of the International Policy Department at the RAND Corporation, the world's largest "think tank." He ran for U.S. Congress in a 2001 special election in Los Angeles, and was endorsed by many academic, civic and religious leaders.
More than 250 people gathered for the 16 th Annual International House Celebration and Awards Gala on April 8 th , 2004, honoring Chancellor Robert Berdahl, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Jawahar Gidwani (see profiles below). Guests were met with a red-carpet welcome and greeted by resident volunteer hosts and hostesses wearing traditional festive clothing from all over the world. Student performances included a dramatic Chinese Lion Dance, a jazz vocal and piano solo, rhythmic Indian dance, silent martial arts Wushu sword-dance, and fiery salsa couples dance.
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