Age Quod Agis - Jesuit High School

Diversity Update
Jesuit High School students at the 2010 Asian-American Summit.
Asian-American Summit • April 25-26
One hundred forty Asian-American students gathered
at Jesuit High School for the fourth annual Asian-American
Summit on April 25-26, 2010. The student-directed summit
included talks written by the senior leaders revolving around
the theme “Meet Me Halfway.” High school students from
across the Northwest attended from the following fellow
Jesuit schools: Bellarmine Prep, Tacoma, Washington;
Gonzaga Prep, Spokane
Washington; and Seattle Prep,
Seattle, Washington.
The summit began Sunday
evening with a Hawaiian
Luau and activities. Anna
Song, KATU News weekend
evening anchor, was the
keynote speaker Monday
afternoon, sharing her serious
and sometimes humorous
experiences about growing up
in Portland after immigrating
here with her family when
she was two years old. Special
thanks go to all the parents
and students who put in many
hours preparing for the event.
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JHS Multicultural Week • March 15-19
The Diversity Club planned and organized this year’s
Multicultural Week, “Many Stories, One History.” Activities
ranging from the Cultural Awareness Assembly, where
students performed their cultural dances and talents,
to cultural club displays and the very popular Cultural
Awareness Dress-Up Day, led up to the all-school assembly
featuring Alter Weiner as the keynote speaker.
Alter Wiener is one of the
very few Holocaust survivors
still living in the Portland
area. He has shared his life
story with 570 audiences in
universities, colleges, schools,
churches, synagogues, prisons
and book clubs, in the State of
Oregon and Washington. He
has also been interviewed by
radio and TV stations as well
as the Oregonian and other
Anthony nguyen ‘10, Calvin multanen ‘10, Delanie Clark ‘13, ‘10,
mackenzie Clark ‘10, maddie regan ‘12, maha Pasha ‘10, Ashley
mooney ‘10 and rebekah Obradovich ‘10 with Holocaust survivor
newspapers. Mr. Wiener’s
autobiography “From A Name
to A Number” was published
and featured multicultural Week speaker Alter Wiener.
in April 2007. Last May, Wiener
received an Honorary Law
Degree from Lewis & Clark Law School. His story is a
testimony to the unfolding tragedy that ocurred in WWII.
He shared his message on what prejudice may lead to and
how tolerance is imperative.