Celebration of Cultures
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Description: An extraordinary cultural experience to include lunch & performance(s) focused on celebrating and amplifying the diverse cultures, perspectives, and attributes in the range of communities/identities that exist across UC San Diego, with an emphasis on staff and faculty unified under an “I AM UC San Diego” theme. Instilling school pride and pride of workplace. This effort expands on and serves as a reimagined version of the Flavors of Diversity Luncheon previously coordinated by several affinity groups (BSA, CLS/A & PASA) pre-pandemic.
Get Connected: As part of this event, all Tritons are invited to share stories, strengths and personal attributes across social media platforms that connect you to UC San Diego using the hashtag, #iAmUCSanDiego
Tickets
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Cultural Tastings
Belinda’s Kitchen
Pozole Verde (Chicken) or Pozole Rojo (pork)
Flavors of East Africa
Sweet Jerk Chicken, Eggplant Curry (Vegan), Chicken Curry, Saffron Rice, Pilau (rice) Collard greens (vegan), plantains (vegan)
A Taste of Lao Paradise
Lao sausage, green papaya salad (veg), sticky rice (vegan)
Felix’s BBQ
Brisket or Ribs, and collard greens, red beans and rice (vegan) and Mac and cheese
Falafel Heights
Falafel, arabic salad, hummus and tahini over rice.
Pop Pies Co.
Thai Roasted Veggies and Yellow Curry (Vegan) or British Steak and Ale pie
Al Toque Peruvian Kitchen
Aji de gallina (shredded chicken in a creamy aji de amarillo sauce served with steam rice), or Ribeye Tallarines (noodles), or Vegetable Tallarines
PepsiCo: Assorted Bubbly and Manzanita del Sol
Activities
- Cultural dance and music performers.
- Drawings for a chance to win prizes (Winners must be present.)
- Henna Artists
- Community arts projects
Past Schedule of Events:
| 11:20 AM | Opening / Welcome |
| 11:30 AM | Polynesian Dance Club |
| 11:40 AM | Dok Kulap Sinlapakorn |
| 11:50 AM | Haneen Choir |
| 12:10 PM | Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Steppers |
| 12:25 PM | John Rawlins III |
| 12:30 PM | Mariachi La Joya Del Sur |
| 12:40 PM | Soaring Eagles |
| 12:55 PM | Closing Remarks |
Sponsors
This event is co-sponsored by VC-OMCP, VC-CFO, VC-EDI, VC-HS, VC-SACL, VC-Adv, VC-MS, EVC, VC-R&I.
We would also like to thank our sponsor, PepsiCo, for their generous donation in support of this event.
Partners
The Celebration of Cultures partners include VC-OMCP IDEA Task Group, Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), Black Staff Association (BSA), Chicano/Latino Staff Association (CLSA), Pan Asian Staff Association (PASA), Arab American Association, and the Intertribal Resource Center (ITRC) at UC San Diego.