Program Spotlights
That’s a wrap!
Did you know? It’s safe to say that most of you know about the main things we do as an organization — ESL classes, interpreting, storybooks, a community center, culture stuff… But did you know that our reach often extends outside of Amarillo? Take our Executive Director, for example. Dr. Pennington serves Dallas International University as an Associate…
Read MoreTaste the World – Time is running out!
Our fundraiser event is in 9 days! Have you bought your tickets yet? If we have tickets left, we’ll sell them at the door, but you don’t want to miss Taste the World: Amarillo’s Global Food Scene on October 19th from 6-8 PM at Arts in the Sunset: Tickets are $30 per person or 2 for $55. So, what are you…
Read MoreFall Montage
I know, I know. It’s just plain mean to try and convince you Fall is coming during the triple-digit temperatures of August. It’s been HOT here in Texas lately! But, there are SO many exciting things happening in the next couple of months, so we can’t help but look ahead. Did you know we are getting ready to…
Read MoreThe Art of Lament
If you’ve already managed to snag a copy of our newest book in the Heritage Language Storybook series, Hawa’s Lament, you may have noticed the illustrator’s name being limited to a set of initials. That is because when we first hired Narges Noori to do the illustrations, she was living in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban.
Read MoreDancing and Lament
Celebrating the release of our first Dari storybook and a new exhibit at the Don Harrington Discovery Center with the Afghan community.
Read MoreBack from the Drawing Board
We’ve spent the last several months refining our strategic vision, and we’re putting into action some new ways of connecting displaced people with friendly faces in our community. This e-newsletter has 3 videos you can watch that detail ways to get involved! First up is our Executive Director, Dr. Ryan Pennington sharing our updated vision and mission……
Read MoreField Trip to AMOA
Thousand year old sandstone sculptures from Cambodia, color reduction woodcut and letterpress prints on handmade paper, wool rugs from Turkey, oil paintings and photographs from a collector…All of these artworks were on display at the Amarillo Museum of Art on Wednesday when we took a group of 7 students from our book club and ESL…
Read MoreField Trip to AMOA
Thousand year old sandstone sculptures from Cambodia, color reduction woodcut and letterpress prints on handmade paper, wool rugs from Turkey, oil paintings and photographs from a collector…All of these artworks were on display at the Amarillo Museum of Art on Wednesday when we took a group of 7 students from our book club and ESL classes for…
Read MoreLanguage is a Doorway
In the poem Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye, we read the beautiful story of a woman who uses language and human connection to clear away the fog of miscommunication and isolation. Go read it. What happens after the cloud is shooed away? Beauty unfolds. People connect, and relationships, food and joy are shared by strangers. The…
Read MoreThe Next Chapter
Recently, we started a book club with some of our ESL students using a fantastic book from Gemma Literacy that we learned about at the Literacy Texas conference. We have a small group of women that meet each Wednesday for tea and coffee, and read the next chapter of a book together to improve their English skills. Our first book…
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