Traditions, Languages and Stories

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Filipino American History Month, and National Arts, and Humanities Month, the West Valley Campus of ASU will host a student and community-facing event series for the second week of October. “Traditions, Languages, and Stories" is designed to build community and create opportunities for teaching, learning, and collaboration across languages and storytelling traditions. The power of storytelling and other language practices foster cohesion and self-determination within communities by transmitting, cultivating, and preserving traditional knowledge. “Traditions, Languages, and Stories” aligns with and implements ASU’s Charter, Mission, and Goals by creatively embracing a “fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.” Further, the event series affirms “the value of inclusive excellence to which ASU’s Multicultural Communities of Excellence are committed. The event organizers are similarly committed to “accelerating meaningful social change.” We believe that arts and humanities are important in sustaining this expansive conception of health and well-being. 

The event series features student and community-facing events that engage the multilingual community of the West Valley Campus and the communities it serves. Workshops, exhibitions, performances, and public conversations will feature student voices and creative work by local artists, writers, and performers from Arizona, the United States, and Mexico.