November is Native American Heritage Month! Also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, this is a time to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous people. National Native American Heritage Month was recognized federally for the first time in the United States in 1990. Joaquin Newman, one of our Art Changes local artists, is a member of the Yaqui tribe. You can read more about Joaquin and learn about his art here.
Thursday, December 5 from 5 – 8 PM will be a great time to buy books for the holidays! Stop by Books, Inc. (1344 Park St, Alameda) and we’ll wrap your presents for you! Plus we’ll have treats and drinks for shoppers. If you can’t shop in person, you can order online @ Booksinc.net any time on Dec. 5. Select ‘Alameda’ as the pickup location and put ‘AEF Fundraiser’ in the comments. Books, Inc. is donating a portion of sales proceeds to AEF.
AEF is very grateful to be a part of a group of Alameda non-profits who received a generous donation from Windemere Foundation.
Shannon Reese from Windemere wrote: “Windermere Bay Area Properties is grateful to be connected with such dedicated leaders in the Alameda community. It’s a privilege to work alongside each of you to make a positive impact here.”
Thank you Windemere for your support of Alameda students and teachers!
Julia Jawad, an SAI (Specialized Academic Instruction) teacher at Lincoln...
‘Descendants: The Story of Us‘ was the Lunda Award recipient at the 22nd Annual Oakland International Film Festival in October 2024. This short film, created and produced by Shanti Lair–Croom and directed by Shaun Daniels, best exemplified the theme of the Lunda Award through its depiction of the journey and obstacles faced by several families right here in the East Bay in their pursuit of the American dream.
The Lunda people were known to have of the largest expansions in Central Africa.
December 2 – last chance to Dine & Donate in...
Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group in the nation and the third-largest ethnic group in California, after Latinas/os and African Americans. The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California. In 2009, U.S.
National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins in the United States each year on Sep. 15 and ends on Oct. 15, celebrates U.S. Latinos, their culture and their history. AEF’s Art Changes program features five artists who represent Hispanic Culture: Brazilian landscape painter Alex D. da Silva, Joaquin Newman who builds on the tradition of Mayan art, Bolivian-American painter and weaver Miguel Arzabe, water-colorist and muralist Irene Juarez-O’Connell,
AEF will have a table at the AUSD Wellness Fair at Ruby Bridges with information on accessing Care Solace support for mental health. We will have a raffle with a prize at the event.
AUSD Wellness Fair
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 from 5 – 7:30 PM
Ruby Bridges School
351 Jack London Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501
AUSD requests that you register for this free event.
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