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Minority groups plan outreach events to start off school year
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Cultural community groups are making it easier than ever this year for students to find out about resources available to them.
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center is hosting "Orientation Orientation" tonight from 6:30 to 8 at the center, introducing students to over 30 campus and community groups, explained Lambda Alliance chairman and College junior Dennie Zastrow.
The Queer Student Alliance is also hosting "The Gay Affair" tomorrow night from 7:30 to 9 at the LGBT Center to introduce new students to members of the LGBT community.
Makuu, the black cultural center, and UMOJA, the umbrella group for black organizations, are hosting a 2008 "Welcome to the Neighborhood" fair on College Green tomorrow from 12 to 4 p.m. The fair is student run and will feature local vendors, many of which are black-owned businesses, Makuu associate director Daina Richie said.
La Casa Latina started meeting new students before the semester began by inviting them to lunch with older Latino students who talked about their experiences at Penn, said director Johnny Irizarry.
Pan-Asian American Community House director June Chu said PAACH attends all resource fairs during orientation.
They also offered a proseminar called "More than just twinkies, desies and FOBs" about "Asian Americans on campus, being Asian American on campus and stereotypes of Asian Americans," said Chu.
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their careers working for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. (Continued…)
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