Cultural Learning Links Series Concludes with Asian American Focus

A multicultural group of panelists, representing the Asian American community, will come together to dispel myths, discuss multiculturalism, and share personal stories and experiences at the last panel discussion of the 2007 - 2008 Cultural Learning Links series.

"Celebrating Diversity and Honoring Unity" is the theme of the series, which began in September 2007 with a discussion about multiculturalism.

The Asian American panel discussion, free and open to the public, will meet from 1 - 3 p.m. May 22 at MidAmerica Nazarene University's Bell Cultural Events Center, 2030 E. College Way, Olathe.

The Cultural Learning Links panelists, listed below, will each answer different questions about diversity and culture and then discuss their answers with each other. The audience will have an opportunity to write questions on note cards for the moderator to ask the panelists.

The panelists:

• Saycocie Phouvieng X of Laos
• Di Le - Olathe North High School student of Vietnamese descent
• Elizabeth Fosberg -  Olathe East High School student of Korean American descent
• So Choi - Blue Valley High School teacher of Korean American descent
• Samara Nazir  - Mdivani Law Firm law clerk from Pakistan
• Jacqueline Shao  - Chinese School principal of Chinese descent

The event moderator will be Paulette Markel, Managing Partner, Imua Associates LLC.

MidAmerica Nazarene University President Edwin H. Robinson, Ph.D., will welcome panelists and the audience to the discussion.

The event is sponsored by the City of Olathe, Americana Jubilee, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe Public Library, and Ken Hinson's KHR radio.com.

The meeting room is accessible.  For additional accommodations or an interpreter, please call at least one week in advance of the meeting.

For more information about Cultural Learning Links, contact the Office of Human Relations at (913) 971-6490 or go to http://www.olatheks.org/.