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Diversity Book Discussion Reminder


The MCC Libraries and the Diversity Interest Group (of the Diversity Council), as cosponsors of the Diversity Book Discussion Group, are pleased to announce the book discussion choice for this semester: First Person, First Peoples, edited by Andrew Garrod and Colleen Larimore. The book is available in the MCC Bookstore.

According to the publisher’s description, “…[F]inding that elusive balance between tribal values and the demands of campus life is a recurring theme in this landmark collection of personal essays. Navajo or Choctaw, Tlingit or Sioux, each of the essayists (all graduates of Dartmouth College) gives a heartfelt account of struggle and adjustment. The result is a compelling portrait of the anguish Native American students feel justifying the existence of their own cultures not only to other students but also throughout the predominantly white institutions they have joined.”

We are planning to meet two times over the spring semester, in order to divide the book into more manageable segments for discussion: March 27 (chapters 1-6) and April 28 (chapters 7-13 ). The meetings will be held during College Hour (noon to 1:00 pm) in room 2-440 (fourth floor of the LeRoy V. Good Library). You are free to bring your lunch.

The Diversity Book Discussion Group is excited to present such an interesting and educationally relevant choice. We are also excited to promote this book in concert with the two Native American-themed lectures sponsored by the Library March 10 and March 22.

For further information, please contact Lori Annesi <mailto:lannesi@monroecc.edu> or Don Beech <mailto:dbeech@monroecc.edu>.

Lori Annesi
Library
03/22/2006