From Northeast to Southeast, Metro to West, students and faculty gathered from all corners of town to observe International Day of Peace at the Southeast campus on Sept. 22. The International Day of Peace was designated by the United Nations to promote peace, non-violence, and ceasefires and is observed annually on or around Sept. 21. […]
From facing homophobia in Russia to exhibiting art in Tulsa, Petr Rudnev shows the priceless present
On Oct. 6, the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center unveiled the “Musings of a Seeker” exhibition from Petr Rudnev in its the Allie Jensen Memorial Art Gallery which was displayed for the month of October. Rudnev is originally from Russia and has lived in the U.S. since 2018. He was raised and lived in […]
TCC’s International Student Services assist foreigners with studying in the United States
Currently, Tulsa Community College has 112 foreign students who came to the United States on non-immigrant visas to study at the college. Over 70 of them have F1 student visa status. Other foreign-born students hold immigrant visas. Both groups represent over 70 different countries, such as Vietnam, China, Germany, Norway, Brazil, Angola, and others. This […]
Festival Americas 2022 takes the stage at Guthrie Green
Guthrie Green hosted Festival Americas 2022 – an annual Hispanic and Latino Cultural Festival on Sept. 24, 2022. The multicultural event offered free family-friendly programming and a variety of live entertainment, interactive art exhibits and activities, as well as merchandise from local vendors. As described on the festival website, the event is designed to celebrate […]
Reporter’s Notebook: American fast food brands grow in popularity in Kazakhstan
During the last decade, I traveled to Kazakhstan, a republic of the former USSR. (Kazakhstan has long borders with Russia in the north and with China in the south.) I noticed several American fast food restaurants were increasing in popularity there. I visited some of the restaurants and could see similarities as well as differences […]
Reporter’s Notebook: How to cook squash – two delicious recipes from Kazakhstan
Squash is a vegetable and is sold at every supermarket. They are usually green and yellow colors looking like fatty comas. Some shoppers mistake the green squash for cucumbers. I have not seen squash served too often at parties or restaurants in Oklahoma. I think it is because of the lack of good recipes. […]
TCC’s former teacher of Portuguese, Fernanda Thompson, reaches success in visual arts
Fernanda Thompson moved to the United States from Brazil, and from 1996 to 2020, she taught Portuguese language courses at Tulsa Community College (TCC.) Portuguese is the “official language…in Brazil [which] is the world’s most populated Portuguese-speaking country followed by Angola and Mozambique,” according to the World Atlas. Thompson also curated the shows of the […]
Reporter’s Notebook: A manti restaurant brings The Silk Road ancient taste to visitors in Kazakhstan
The Silk Road was a trade route from Europe to Asia from 300 B.C. to the 16th century. A part of The Silk Road went through Kazakhstan where my home was. During a summer 2021 trip to central Kazakhstan, my fellow travelers and I stopped at a manti restaurant situated in the corner of a […]
TCC International Student Organization goes to the Oklahoma State Capitol
On April 6, the International Student Organization (ISO) students participated at the International Student Recognition Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. On the marbled floors of the Oklahoma State Capitol, surrounded with students from over 44 countries, all studying in colleges and universities from around Oklahoma, the ISOstudents were there to promote […]
Poor services of Expedia and airlines make travelers suffer: summarizing the struggles
(Editor’s Note: The opinion of the writer does not necessarily reflect the viewpoint or position of the TCC Connection and its staff. The facts shared and the comments expressed represent the experience and research of the writer.) This is an Opinion/Personal Column (Part 2). To read Part 1, visit here. I recently published a column […]