Q: How do you get involved with bringing programs to the Greenburgh Public Library?Ī: The Greenburgh Public Library Children’s department was the first library that we worked with on culture programs. In the second half of the classes, we have hands-on crafts for the kids to make souvenirs to bring back home.Īs of the 2019-2020 school year, we’re planning to add new countries and areas including Egypt, Ireland and Brazil. The classes taught traditions including holidays, festivals, food, fun facts, animals, folktales and stories from these countries. They were the United States, Germany, South Korea, Mexico, Italy, Poland, Russia, India, China, Japan, Australia, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Greece, Turkey and The Bahamas. During the 2018-2019 school year, the program taught 16 countries with 23 cultures and traditions to the classes. We also provided culture centric after school enrichment programs to schools. Q: What kinds of events have you organized?Ī: We had Asian Heritage Month celebration, Lunar New Year celebrations, Mexican holidays and Indian Diwali. After that, we did numerous events at community centers, the local schools’ multicultural day celebrations and other library events. My first cultural event was with Greenburgh Public Library Children’s department. Q: How long have you been working to bring culture programs to your community?Ī: It’s been two years since I had my first public event. Eventually, when they grow up, hopefully, they have a global outlook. My goal is to expose our kids to the diverse cultures when they’re young, exploring the culture and fun through events and practical hands-on activities. Most of the time, the teachers wanted to, but they didn’t know how and what to bring to the class to enable the kids to learn about the different cultures around them. I have done a few events for his classes, and realized how the schools don’t really provide any culture related curriculum. It created an urge within me to do something that introduces my son and other children to different cultures so they don’t make mistakes like I did. There is no way to avoid it.Īfter I had my son, I met more and more families which were very different from each other with different cultures and backgrounds. One has to face and deal with diversity on a daily basis. It took me years to adjust and realize these differences. I made numerous mistakes when communicating at work. Although China is geographically big with a large population, the country was not built by immigrants so its regional cultures are not that diverse from each other.Īfter I immigrated here, I was working in NYC. is a very different country from where I grew up. Q: Why did you start the organization Blendid?Ī: The U.S.A. Read an interview with the founder of BLENDID, Jing Du, and learn more about the person behind many of the library's wonderful cultural programs for children. To celebrate the Year of the Rat, children and their families will enjoy traditional Chinese dances, crafts and interactive activities. at the Greenburgh Public Library, BLENDID, an organization dedicated to global culture, will host a Lunar New Year Celebration. Interview with Jing Du, the founder of BLENDID by Joanna Rooney on T10:00:00-05:00 | 0 Comments
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