Cultural Diversity Resources
303 Roberts St. N. Fargo, ND 58102 (701) 526-3000
 












                 CDR at Work in the Community!

2009 Multi-Ethnic Picnic

August 16, 2009

Lindenwood Park

Estimated 300 in Attendance

Vietnamese, Somali and Bosnian Compete in Soccer

Sharing a potluck dinner in the shelter

6 Ethnic Communities provided dinner for everyone!
Enjoying Family Time
Making New Friends

Exploring Officer Cristie Jacobsen's police cruiser. 

Cristie is the Cultural Liaison Officer for the Fargo Police Department.

Yoke Sim Gunaratne, Executive Director with Shetha - Iraqi Community Connector Donna Wood, Office Manager, Shetha and Pierre Atilio-Ekwa, Program Coordinator Rose Marie Gueldner, Events Coordinator - Experience Works Volunteer at CDR Cristie Jacobsen, Fargo Police Department and Kathy Smith, Rape and Abuse Crisis Center

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2009 Regional Diversity Conference

August 11, 2009

NDSU Memorial Union

CDR Booth Christine Chapweske, Joe Chapman, Evadean Myers, Young Chung Hall and Yoke Sim Gunaratne NDSU President Joe Chapman opens the 2009 Diversity Conference Registration Table: Amanda, Marcia and Rose Marie
Over 100 people attended the 2009 Conference
Christine Chapweske, CDR Board Vice Chair and Conference Emcee Yoke Sim Gunaratne, CDR Executive Director - "The Effective Diversity Respondent" Sonia Hohnadel - Keynote Speaker Young Chung Hall - Otherwise Solutions, Washington DC "Cultural Audit and Organizational Assessment"
Abner Arauza - MSUM Multicultural Student Affairs - Retired - "The Latino Educational Experience" Pierre Atilio-Ekwa - CDR Program Coordinator, "Cultural Competency in Healthcare" Tamara Anderson - Dale Carnegie Training - "Valuing Diversity to Lead" Jill Berg - Spherion - "Building Employee Commitment"
Kara Jorvig - Preference Personnel - "Building Trust and Relationships Across 4 Generations" Hatidza Asovic - MIRC, Pierre Atilio-Ekwa and Vonnie Sanders - Fargo Public Schools ELL Coordinator enjoy lively conversation. Amanda, Marcia and in far back - Donna Norquay - CDR Board Chair Pierre Atilio-Ekwa further discusses Cultural Competency in Healthcare with conference attendee.

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"American Herro"

May 2009

The Historic Fargo Theatre - Premiere Showing

Hotel Donaldson - Kurdish Reception

Nezira Ahmed, AmeriCorp VISTA Volunteer - Community Coordinator worked with Producer and Director Kirk Roos in the capacity of coordinating Kurdish Translators.

Kirk Roos - Producer and Director DVDs are available for purchase Kurdish Community Members Concessions at the Premiere
Herro Mustafa - Special Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden on Middle Eastern Affairs Nezira Ahmed - CDR AmeriCorp VISTA Volunteer - Community Coordinator Herro Mustafa - Talks about her experience as a Refugee.  Herro came to Minot, ND in the early 70s with her family. Kurdish Community Members

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Native American Community Meeting

February 21, 2009

Great Plains Food Bank Board Room

 

Yoke Sim Facilitates as Cristie Jacobsen - FPD Native American Liaison Officer looks on. Donna Wood and Mel Red Eagle CDR. Pat Padol - Cass County Social Services and Monica Trevino Mujeres Unidas Mary John - Daughters of the Earth and Rose Marie Gueldner
Prairie Rose, Judy Azure, Donna Norquay and Melody Staebner Deric Swenson - Moorhead Police Department Attendees Judy Azure, Praire Rose, Sandra Berlin - Native American Commissioner Vice Chair
Elverna Vilas - Native American Services - CDR (With laptop) Yoke Sim facilitates the meeting Bessie Askew - Churches United for the Homeless, Bonnie Rock - Oshki Manidoo Center White Earth Michael Carbon ND State Director - Homeless Coalition speaks to the group.
The day ended with Fry Bread Tacos provided by Daughters of the Earth.

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Pangaea - Cultivate Our Cultures 2008

November 2008

Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center

2008 Performers
Scotland - Heather and Thistle Pipe and Drums. 
Norway - Kringen Accordian Band
Prairie Rose -Emcee
Kurdistan
Ireland
Spirit of Pangaea Award
Children's Parade
Roots from Mexico
Roots from Mexico
Roots from Mexico
Filipino
Tanzania
India
Indian Folk
Indian Folk
India
India
India
Filipino
Irene - 15 year volunteer
2008 Food Vendors
Danish
In the Kitchen
Finnish
Sudanese
Moroccan
Somalia
Kurdish
Scottish
Hispanic
Vietnamese
In the Dining Room
In the Dining Room
2008 Craft Vendors and Exhibits
Thank You to the Volunteers

 

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