April Newsletter: Immigration Trimester Recap
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 7:50AM b. Crawfish Boil 3.0
c. Thank You, Rice MBA Capstone
d. Vox goes to the iFest!
As the Immigration Trimester wraps up and gives way to Nutritional Poverty Trimester, we take a look back at the various successes Vox has had in embracing Houston’s cultural and ethnic diversity.
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a. IMMIGRATION TRIMESTER RECAP
The trimester started out with a month-long educational series of blogs, titled Winding Road: My Immigration Story, highlighting the immigration story and experience of Vox’s Research & Development Coordinator, Viktor Kopic. His story gained the attention of many of you and presented a side of the U.S. immigration process that is rarely talked about. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of Winding Road: My Immigration Story, have also been published on Lucky Magazine and can also be found on the blog of Celia Ybarra, Vox's Social Media Voice, at unSimply Celia...
Vox Culture also took on the role of Cultural and Community Collaborator for the Houston Arts Alliance, for the Remembered, Regained: Immigrant Arts of Houston series. The goal of the series was to celebrate the rich artistic and cultural traditions that reside in Houston’s immigrant communities. Vox took part in helping HAA with several of these events including: Telling the Immigrant Story, The Language of Lullabies, and Houston's Immigrant Advantage. Be sure to visit our blogs to check out our reviews for some of these recent events!
Click here to obtain more information from the HAA on the Remembered, Regained: Immigrant Arts of Houston series, and to also see details on the two remaining events, ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tres! (5/18) and Anointed and Adorned (5/23-7/12).
To close out the Immigration Trimester, Vox went to the Houston International Festival and will have a booth in support of the 13th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival. Details on both these events can be found below.
b. CRAWFISH BOIL 3.0
Vox Culture partnered with Access Cooking Group on Saturday, April 13, to host our 3rd Annual Crawfish Boil. Over 100 guests were in attendance and over 315lbs of crawfish were consumed!
It's a great way to remember our roots of being founded at the same time by Ted Law. Happy 5-year anniversary to both Vox Culture as well as Access!
Special thanks to head chef, Kee Wong, for leading this event and concocting such a delicious recipe! A big thanks goes out to all the volunteers as well for helping to keep the event flowing smoothly :). SUCCESS!
c. THANK YOU, RICE MBA CAPSTONE
After a long and dedicated 5 months of analysis and consulting, the final Rice MBA Capstone presentations on Vox Culture took place on Friday, April 26 at Rice University!
Both teams gave excellent presentations on strategic recommendations for the organization and we are extremely grateful for their help. Their work will surely be reflected upon the continuing developments at Vox over the coming months!
Special thanks for their hard work go out to the "One Vox" team (Jarrod Cyprow, Joe Chuan, Wendy Fong, Francesca Dawdy and Richard Copsey) and the "Social Media" team (Saud Al-Dhafeeri, Ravi Gangadharan, Alex Flores, Amir Taiyabi and Ming Xie)!
d. VOX GOES TO iFEST
On Sunday, April 28th, Vox spent the day at the Houston International Festival, checking out the different cultures and nations that are represented in Houston. It was an eye-opening and fun event where many got to try a variety of food from different regions of the world, while also being exposed to art, music, dance and merchandise of all the cultures present.
Brazil was the featured country this year, so we figured we’d get warmed up a little earlier for the Carnival of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro next year!
e. 5/4 13th ANNUAL HOUSTON DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
To close out the Immigration Trimester with a bang, on Saturday, May 4th, Vox Culture will be at the 13th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival to support the cultural aspect of the festival! The event is taking place from 8:30AM-4:00PM at Allen's Landing in Downtown Houston (1001 Commerce Street).
This will be an all day FREE event, with the opportunity to not only see over 30 teams participate in the races (and see two of our Core Team members compete: Andrew Fox and Linda Fox) but to check out other organizations, businesses, as well as enjoy cultural performances and treats from international food trucks.
We are also seeking three volunteers to help us out the day of. If you'd like to lend a hand, please respond to viktor.kopic@voxculture.org by Friday (5/3) at 1:00PM. Otherwise, hope to see you all there! Be sure to drop by the Vox booth! :)
f. 5/18 HOUSTON FOOD BANK's 9TH ANNUAL EMPTY BOWLS HOUSTON
As an introduction to the Nutritional Poverty Trimester, join us in supporting the Houston Food Bank’s 9th Annual Empty Bowls Houston! The event will be taking place on Saturday, May 18th from 11:00AM-3:00PM at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (4848 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002).
Empty Bowls is a grassroots effort by artists and craftspeople in cities and towns across the country to feed the hungry in their communities. Empty Bowls Houston is presented by Whole Food Market and implemented locally by Houston-area ceramists and artists working in various media, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and Houston Food Bank.
Please send a message to viktor.kopic@voxculture.org to indicate your interest in attending this event.
g. 5/14 CORE TEAM MEETING
Come and take part in the Vox Culture’s next Core Team Meeting! We will have a quick re-cap on Immigration Stories before we begin discussing what’s in store for Hunger Stories and brainstorming additional ideas.
Meeting will take place at the Vox Culture Warehouse (8570 Katy Fwy. Suite 116, Houston, TX 77024) on Tuesday, May 14th beginning at 7:00PM! Dinner will be served! RSVP at viktor.kopic@voxculture.org to attend.
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