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Multicultural Observance Calendar

January
Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance
International Day of Commemoration for All
Hocaust Survivors (January 27)
Chinese New Year
Beginning of Lunar Festivals
Season for Non-Violence
(January 30-April 4)

February
National Black History Month

March
National Women's History Month
KSU Asian American Awareness Month
Cesar Chavez/Delores Huerta Week

April
KSU Native American Awareness Month
International Week
National Jazz Appreciation Month
National Poetry Month

May
National Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Cinco de Mayo (May 5)

June
Juneteenth

July
"With Freedom and Justice for All"

September
National Hispanic Heritage Month
(Sept. 15 - Oct. 15)
Community Cultural Harmony Week

October
National Diversity Awareness Month
National Coming Out Day

November
National American Indian Month

December
"Holiday Traditions from around the U.S. and the World" - Christmas - EID - Kwanzaa - Hanukkah