The International Student Leaders and International Education department present Global Showcase 2025!
Cultural clubs and student volunteers are invited to host a booth, perform on stage, or join the fashion show in this celebration of cultures. Booths consist of a tri-fold display board that the students can decorate with whatever information/photos they’d like, and we encourage them to have an interactive element as well (e.g. teach a word or phrase in your native language, hand out traditional candy/snacks, play a game/ask trivia questions, etc.).
Seeking Volunteers! The ISLs have sign-up forms for students who wish to participate:
Host a booth (if we receive multiple sign-ups from the same culture/country, we will ask the students to work together).
Perform on stage or join the fashion show.
Contact Yushin at ywung@shoreline.edu if you are interested in joining us!
This is a difficult message to send, especially after all the hard work and unity we’ve shown during the challenges of the past couple of weeks. On Thursday, January 30th, a staff member was approached in our all-gender bathroom in the 9000 Building and was harassed by a community member who expressed statements that were rooted in hate towards our LGBTQIA+ and immigrant communities. Security was immediately contacted, and the individual was escorted, and issued a verbal no trespass order. Shoreline Police were contacted, but the individual had already left by the time they arrived.
It’s crucial to call this incident what it is—plain and simple, it’s hate speech. We stand in solidarity with our colleague and reaffirm that hate speech has no place on our campus. This type of hate speech is not in alignment with the mission and values of Shoreline Community College, and we denounce any such acts that we encounter both now and in the future. We will continue to work with our Safety & Security team on how we can ensure a swift response to incidents like this one.
We are a college comprised of educators and learners who deeply value one another. Our campus must be a place where everyone can thrive, work, and learn without fear of hate encroaching on our shared environment.
If you are ever made to feel unsafe by the actions of a community member, please contact Campus Public Safety at (206) 235-5860. Additionally, The Office of DEIA, in collaboration with HR, will be revitalizing our Bias Response Team. This team will be dedicated to reviewing incidents like these, recommending training and college responses that are in alignment with our values and the needs of the SCC community. You are encouraged to report any and all biased incidents using our online reporting form.
Campus Safety: We appreciate the ongoing work of the Office of Safety and Security, and their commitment to being a supportive partner in reporting and addressing bias and incidents of hate. In response to this incident, they will do more frequent monitoring of all-gender restrooms to ensure they are a safe and welcoming space for all.
Office of DEIA: As mentioned before, The Office of DEIA will be convening a regular monthly BIAS response team dedicated to reviewing incidents like these.
Our Office of DEIA will be working with our State Board Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Officer to create training on how to approach incidents like this one, giving our team the tools needed to better prepare and address hate speech.
College Community: We ask all members of Shoreline Community College to stay aware of their surroundings and actively support efforts to report any observed or known bias.
Shoreline Community College remains committed to our LGBTQIA+ community, our Latinx/e Community, and all immigrant communities who are a vital part of our diverse campus.
Shoreline Community College is unwavering in its resolve to create an inclusive, diverse and welcoming community and incidents such as these will not deter us from this important work. We can and will work together to find the best in each other, to bridge our differences, and to treat each other with the respect and kindness that all people deserve.
If I can be of service to anyone who is impacted by this incident, please know that I am available to you.
Sincerely,
Brian
Brian Ramos Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Celebrate Lunar New Year at SCC and welcome the Year of the Snake with educational displays, food, and a talent show representing diverse cultures:
Learn about the many ways communities in the US and Asia celebrate Lunar New Year
Watch live music and performances from SCC students and friends
Enjoy Taiwanese Food and Tea from Looking for Chai
Taste snacks from a wide array of cultures that celebrate Lunar New Year Get an animal in your zodiac sign from balloon artist and SCC student DiAngelo Baltazar of Hoopla Face Painting and Balloons
DATE: Thursday, 2/24/2025
TIME: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
PLACE: SCC Main Dining Room (9215)
The celebration will be preceded at 4:00pm by a talk from SCC alum, Hunter Ka’imi, “How I Gained 1.3 Million Followers on TikTok… And What I Learned,” also in the Main Dining Room.
Paul Herrick, philosophy professor at Shoreline Community College, will discuss Dr. King’s philosophical ideas, including themes of equality, human rights, and interconnectedness. Explore Dr. King’s views on morality, racism, and the sacredness of human life.
Join us in celebration of Korean American Day with Dr. Moon-Ho Jung’s lecture on Framing and Commemorating the History of Koreans in the Pacific Northwest. The talk will be held on Tuesday, January 14th from 12-2 pm at Shoreline Community College in the Main Dining Room (MDR) in Room 9215. We will be serving Korean Street Food from a local business.
Moon-Ho Jung is Professor of History and the Harry Bridges Endowed Chair in Labor Studies at the University of Washington. He is the author of Menace to Empire: Anticolonial Solidarities and the Transpacific Origins of the US Security State (2022), winner of the David Montgomery Award from the Organization of American Historians and the Labor and Working-Class History Association, and the Theodore Saloutos Book Award from the Immigration and Ethnic History Society, and Coolies and Cane: Race, Labor, and Sugar in the Age of Emancipation (2006). He served as the President of the Korean American Historical Society in 2007-2016.
In 2007, Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire signed a bill designating January 13th as “Korean American Day.” This date marks the first arrival of Korean immigrants to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1903. What is the history of this migration? How and why did Koreans move to the United States, and to the Puget Sound region in particular? This talk will suggest a framework for interpreting local history–a critical step in defining our identities and communities.
Get ready to light up the dance floor at Blossom & Groove, the ultimate queer disco night where love, music, food, and self-expression bloom! Celebrate under the glow of dazzling lights with beats that blend timeless disco classics🌸🌈
Date: Friday 12/6/24
Time: 7:00-10:00
Location: 9000 Building: Main Dining Room- Rm 9215
Free shuttle to the Indigenous resource fair for First nations and Indigenous students! Please Meet in the GENDER EQUITY CENTER at 2pm November 22nd to be shuttled! Make sure to sign up prior to the shuttle leaving.
Date: Friday 11/22/24
Time: 2:00
Location: Meet the shuttle at the 9000 Building, Gender Equity Center, Event is downtown Seattle.
