Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research

Intercultural training in the military and the emerging role of interculturalists
Sandra Fowler moderated a panel discussion about intercultural work in the military. She began by reminding us of a wide array of classic intercultural training that was originally developed and paid for by the military.
Edward Retta and Cynthia Brink, two rank and file SIETAR-USA members, […]

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As I wrote this I realized a large part of the experience was being in the powerful presence of Dr Reyes. Which the words don’t fully convey. I hope you can get a sense of this remarkable man and the conversation brought forth by Peggy. Thanks to Esther Louie (SIETAR-USA past president in photo […]

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The 2007 SIETAR-USA conference closed with Brasilcultura sharing with us photographs of the country and the dances from Brazil. Here are some photos and the descriptions of the dances they shared with us.
Axe: From Salvador, Bahia State, one of the carnavals distinct traditions, it’s name means peace be with you, and originates from several African […]

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by Beth Yoder
It was almost like a magic show. How was he doing this? The presenter, Brant Dykehouse, kept sticking sheets of paper on this cloth that hung on the wall. I didn’t see any tape on the papers. Was it magnetic? Then when he stuck a plastic spoon to […]

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We created this podcast on a cell phone from our room in the Westin. I interview Michele Martin about her first day at SIETAR-USA. A podcast is an audio recording you can listen to on your computer, or on a player like an iPod.

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by Eugene Fertelmeyster
In order to walk the proverbial walk of the blogosphere, I am making my first foray on our SIETAR-USA blog.
It seems to me the issue we face as we look beyond these next couple days—towards the days and months of greater consequence we’ll spend applying and engaging with these concepts we’ve encountered—attention needs […]

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I like the dine around. The local team always picks great places to eat, and it’s an opportunity to talk with a smaller group of people, often at a deeper level than possible while dashing between conference sessions.
I joined the group at Jack Stack Barbecue, where at least I ate way too much.

We had some […]

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The mayor of Kansas City, Mark Funkhouser, has recognized SIETAR-USA with a proclamation. The City of Fountains, the Heart of the Nation, the city has been a gracious host to our conference.
Here are a few highlights from the document:
WHEREAS, the purpose of SIETAR-USA is educational, striving to improve intercultural relations, both domestic and global, […]

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We are live from the SIETAR-USA conference in the session on blogging. This is a photo of people using paper to simulate writing posts.
We are hoping that this blog can become a hub for a network of intercultural blogs. A place where we can not only talk to each other, but dialogue with a […]

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by Beth Yoder interculturalconsulting@gmail.com
I went to this workshop this afternoon by Christopher Deal. It is a topic I’ve thought about but this is the first time I’ve had the opportunity for a structured and thoughtful discussion about it. Most often the only “discussion” that happens is jokes and jabs by one side […]

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