Day Four Today we went to the National Museum of American Jewish History. It was a self-guided tour through the many years of Jewish history in America. Their special exhibit was about Jewish baseball players and how they had a lasting affect on America’s game. We had a great time enriching our knowledge about...
Continue readingMulticultural Philly: Around Chinatown
We started out the day by going to the Peking Duck House. The food there was really good and everyone had a good time. For appetizers we enjoyed wonton soup and spring rolls; for the main course we had duck, General Tso’s chicken, vegetable fried-rice, white rice, ginger lo mein, and string beans; for...
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Multicultural Philly: The Italian Market
Day Three Today, one of the coldest days of the week, we did various activities that seem to take the bitter edge from the chilled temperature. To begin the day, we watched a documentary about a football team in Memphis, Tennessee. It connected nicely with our multicultural discussions from Friday. Our focus today was...
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Day Two We began the day with a riveting talk about the African-American history of Philly thanks to our entertaining tour guide Ernest. He talked about how African-American women and children were significant to the history of Philadelphia, how Quakers came about, and how Pennsylvania came about. He talked about William Penn, and his...
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Multicultural Philly: Breaking the ice
Day One Today, the first day of IL was very informative and discussion-driven. We opened with an ice-breaker, which consisted of naming an interesting place we have traveled to and identifying differences in culture. Within the ice-breaker activity we also shared what we wanted to learn from the cultural awareness trip this Intensive...
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