Cultural Heritage Month Celebrations

Queer Awareness Month

Queer Awareness Month (QuAM) is a collaborative effort between Barnard College and Columbia University. QuAM strives to celebrate queer identities and increase awareness about lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender issues and history. Recognized annually in October, QuAM features an Opening Reception, the First Friday series, special events for National Coming Out Day, and much more!

This year's committee is already working diligently to plan the 2012 QuAM celebration. Join Barnard Diversity Initiatives, the CC/SEAS Office of Multicultural Affairs and the QuAM committee for the Opening Reception on Monday October 1st! The event will be held in Lerner Hall Party Space, Columbia University.

Latino/a Heritage Month

Latino/a Heritage Month (LHM) is a collaboration between Barnard College and Columbia University. LHM strives to increase awareness about Latino and Latin American histories, identities, cultures, accomplishments, and contemporary issues. During the month of October, the Latino Heritage Month committee works closely with students and the surrounding community to address issues impacting Latinos and Latin Americans internationally, within the United States, and on campus. Latino Heritage Month aims to strengthen the Latino community on campus and build bridges between students from a variety of backgrounds with a common interest in Latino and Latin American experiences.

Interested in working on the 2013 Latino/a heritage month planning team? Committee applications will be available in late February /early March!

Native American Heritage Month

The month of November celebrates the rich culture, history and political contributions of the worldwide contributions of Native American peoples. Native American Heritage Month (NAHM) is a collaborative effort between both Columbia University and Barnard College.

Past programs have included (but are not limited to) the All Ivy Native Council Summit, dessert and discussion on Native American identity, movie nights, author series events, an "Indians and Indians" dinner co-sponsored with Columbia's Bhakti Club , along with other intellectual & social programs.

Interested in learning more about the annual NAHM celebration? Please contact Hayden Greene at hgreene@barnard.edu

Black Heritage Month

Held each February, Black Heritage Month (BHM) celebrates the rich cultural, historical and political contributions of the Black Diaspora.

Advised jointly by Columbia University and Barnard College, the Black Heritage Month celebration annually features an Opening Reception, panel discussions, a networking social with faculty members from the Institute for Research in African-American studies, film screenings, Fashion/Culture Show, art exhibits, and much more!

The 2013 BHM theme is "A Dream Deferred Yet Still We Rise".  For more information about events, programs and activities please review our calendar of events: bhm_2013calendar_press.pdf

Asian Pacific American Awareness Month

Asian Pacific American Awareness Month (APAAM) is an annual celebration dedicated to promoting awareness of APA issues and history among the greater Columbia student body.

The APA identity has been founded upon the struggles, activism, and passion of APA communities whose impact and voices still resonate with us today. However, we also recognize that each generation brings new meaning to the APA identity. Through programming, the APAAM committee hopes to bring all voices, new and old, heard and unheard, into dialogue with each other. Over the course of April, the committee showcases the stories of APA artists, activists, professionals, scholars, and more.

Preparations for the 2013 APAHM celebration are in full swing! The date, time and location for the Opening Ceremony will be posted by March 1st, 2013.