17th WCA Conference July 20-24, 2003: HANINGEFraming Global Links: Communication and Culture in a Networked World
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The following program for the 17th Biennial World Communication Association Connference was accurate at:
24 February, 2003For further details please contact Event Managers, Sharon Ratcliffe, Barbara Monfils and Kenji Kanjo.
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Sunday 20/07/03 | Monday 21/07/03 | Tuesday 22/07/03 | Wednesday 23/07/03 | Thursday 24/07/03
Sunday 20 July, 2003 Time
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Location 2:00pm -5:00pm ILA Closing Ceremony/Reception/WCA Opening Ceremony Room A, Hotel Melissa Beall, President, International Listening Association, and Sharon Ratliffe, President, World Communication Association 5:30-6:30pm Welcome/Orientation for Newcomers to WCA Room A Sharon A. Ratliffe, WCA President and Barbara S. Monfils, WCA Secretary-General Description: All conference participants who are attending their first WCA conference
and all members of the WCA Board of Directors are encouraged to attend. This is an opportunity for newcomers to learn about the culture of WCA conferences and to meet each other and leaders of the Association.6:30-8:00pm WCA Board of Directors Meeting Room B Monday 21 July, 2003 Time
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Moderators 9:00 - 10:15 1A: The Interaction of Media and Culture in a Networked World Room A Judith Hoover, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, USA Details...
This study attempted to decompose the news media credibility by the comparison with TV, newspapers, and the Internet in Korean culture. The 1,223 samples were selected from the adult population aged from 18 to 65 in years by multi-stage area probability sampling method. The results implied that the items derived from the Internet technology would not have an influence on the perception of news media credibility while the culture-colored items of being politically liberal and socially significant would be considered important factors to predict the news media credibility.
This study examines the relationships between various demographic and psychological factors and the usage of ethnic media and host media among Korean immigrants in U.S. society. First-generation Korean immigrants completed a self-administered questionnaire that contains measures of perceived racial disparity, perceived White racial dominance, interracial communication anxiety, and host language competence. The results showed that the use of ethnic media was positively associated with interracial communication anxiety and negatively with English language competence and perceived White racial dominance and that the use of host media was related positively to English language competence and negatively to interracial communication anxiety and perceived cultural disparity as one of the two dimensions of racial disparity.
The current argument asserts that an increase in media penetration especially those laden with foreign materials will lead to a transformation in local values and lifestyle. This paper seeks to address these questions by assessing the changing media landscape and patterns of media penetration, by compiling the attributes, values and leisure activities among the young and by identifying emerging patterns of lifestyle as a consequent of multi-media usage and in particular the Internet.
1B: Communication and Human Rights in Contrasting Circumstances Room B Judy C. Pearson, North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA Details...
This presentation reports a case study of how a network representing a collaboration between local communities, state-wide agency and institution of high learning successfully worked together to enhance the civil rights health of various communities. It highlights an example of engaged scholarship whereby communication theory and research meets practice to address important social issues. A brief description of the Civil Rights Health Project will be provided. The presentation highlights the ways in which phenomenology worked to inductively uncover diverse voices, which typically were muted during civil rights discussions.
This presentation focuses on the recent events affecting Ukrainian women since two years ago with the criminalization of sex work. A contrast will be made with clients of sex workers who, marginalized by societal and religious laws and traditions ascribing marriage privileges for sexual relations, to the exclusion of and the expense of stigmatizing persons with disabilities, or disabling persons according to their physical appearances/skin pigmentation. This presentation introduces collaborative strong-man communication strategies used in a Ukrainian agrarian community project transforming prostitution and stigma into concerns for global health and education.
Cesar Chavez's speech to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco on November 9, 1984 was carefully crafted to appeal to the Commonwealth Club, an organization composed of many of the most prominent citizens in Northern California. The speech is one of the few in which he talks in detail about his personal life rather than the United Farm Workers, the organization that he established and led. The transcript and an audio recording of the speech are available on the United Farm Workers web site. In many ways, that site and the speech create a public memory of Chavez as a labor hero and martyr.
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:45 2A: Problems of Intercultural Communication in the Classroom: International Teachers and International Students Room A Shirley D. Fortney, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, USA Details:
Kathleen M. Long, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, USA
Joan O'Mara, University of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Linda L. McCroskey, California State University, Long Beach, USA
Jerry L. Allen, University of New Haven, Connecticut, USA
James C. McCroskey, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
An aspect of intercultural communication that has been recognized for decades is now receiving increased attention from researchers concerned with intercultural communication and instructional communication. Factors to be discussed will include ethnocentrism, culturally influenced communication orientations, listening in different cultures, predispositions toward appropriate teaching/learning behaviors, the role of affect in instruction, and possible pan-cultural effective instructional practices. The panel members are currently active, published researchers in this area..2B:Achieving and Maintaining Peace in a Networked World Room B Allan Ward, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, USA Malaysian media perceptions toward globalization issues: Sentiments of Islam, war and world peace, Syed Agil Alsagoff and Azizah Hamzah, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia The September 11 incident and the attack of Afghanistan and Iraq have set up an alarm signal for the Islamic world that it takes a huge and hard efforts for their media to make people understand about Islam and its people. This study focuses on the perception of Malaysian media (broadcast, print and web) toward global and international affairs and sentiments which create a deep impact on people's thinking about the sentiments.
This study investigated coverage patterns of Korea mass media on the Sept. 11 Disaster in the U.S. From the incident's occurrence, Korean mass media have followed coverage patterns of U.S. mass media. News coverage of three Korean television stations, KBS, MBC, and SBS were analyzed from Sept. 11 to Dec. 18, 2001 using semiological research methods and discourse analytical methods. This study found that coverage patterns of Korea mass media were very similar to those of U.S. mass media with narrative and analytical structures and ideological preferences.
Confucian thoughts on humanity and human perception, Rita Ng, University of Ohio-Zanesville, USA
This presentation examines the Confucian thoughts on humanity and human perfection, the process of self-perfection, and the characteristics of a sage and a true gentleman.
Confucianism is more than a religious and philosophic movement, it is a way of cultural formation. Confucianism is now moving beyond the Pacific Rim to America and Europe. Therefore, it is truly an exciting time to contemplate the cultural capital that the Confucian tradition can contribute to our global community.11:45 - 1:45 Lunch at the Hotel 12:00 - 1:30 WCA Executive Board Meeting Room B 2:00 - 3:15 3A Exploring Narrative and Artistic Discourses in a Networked World: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Room A Ruth Hunter, Palm Desert, California, USA Using Fractals to Assess Subjectivity, Objectivity, and "the Truth" in a Networked World: A Literary Analysis of Rigoberta Menchu's Me Llamo Rigoberta Menchú, Rino Avellaneda, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, USA This panelist analyzes Rigoberta Manchu's 1983 testimonio, Me Llamo Rigoberta Menchú, from a literary perspective, presenting the argument for analyzing "the truth" in Manchu's testimonio through an application of characteristics inherent in fractals. By examining the words that Menchú places on the historical record by giving testimony both about herself and in the names of those who preceded her, the narrator of the testimonio appears in a new context, perspective, or scale.
These panelists examine of Manchu's testimonio from a communication perspective. By applying Walter Fisher's narrative paradigm to Manchu's work, the panelists assess the narrative probability and narrative fidelity of the cultures of Guatemala that Menchú described in her book, Me Llamo Rigoberta Menchú, as well as the turning points in her own life.
Using Principles of Visual Literacy to Assess Subjectivity, Objectivity, and the "Truth": Application of Visual Design Elements, Amy Arntson, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, USA,
This panelist expands the examination of elements of subjectivity, objectivity, and "the truth" through the application of principles of design. By identifying and applying principles of visual literacy in selected works of art, the panelist provides examples to demonstrate means by which the viewer of a work of art can assess the representation of visual elements-including the representation of subjectivity, objectivity, and "the truth"
--in the artist's creation.3B Global Networking: Challenges and Effects Room B Latiffah Pawanteh, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia Bridging the digital gap: A challenge to African media, Samuel Oluwaseyi Oduyela, Vernacular Media, Lagos Nigeria The debates around the issue of "the Digital Divide" between those who do and do not have access to ICT signify the necessity for African media to produce quality information. This presentation will illustrate (1) issues and views of Africans from within their own communities through broad policy agenda on how it can realistically adopt and adapt the new technologies to work for its development in sustainable ways, (2) show that with Internet technology growing so rapidly there is no longer a digital divide but a gap, and (3) stress the need for Africans to focus on content as opposed to agonizing over infrastructure needs.
The revolution of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Malaysia has brought significant changes to the entertainment journalism of the country. It has raised demands on informative reporting. The objective of this study is to determine the level of global competence of the entertainment journalists in embracing a networked world. The presenters were entertainment journalists from four Malaysian mainstream print media organizations. Determinant strategies and approaches set by the four organizations in coaching their journalists to confront global challenges will be presented.
Diffusing global culture through celebrity identification, Benson P. Fraser and William J. Brown, Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
During the past several decades entertainment media has rapidly expanded worldwide. Although developing countries have made concentrated efforts to reduce the amount of imported entertainment programming, the high production quality and comparatively low cost of imported media as compared to indigenous productions have paved the way for the diffusion of an international entertainment culture. One prime example of the new global entertainment culture is the rise of the international celebrity. This presentation traces the growing influence of international celebrities and discusses how celebrities create a global network of fans and admirers that crosses social, religious, economic, political and geographical boundaries through the process of identification. The potential negative and positive influences of celebrity identification will be discussed.
3:15 - 3:30 Coffee Break 3:30 - 4:45 4A Framing the News: Malaysian Responses to Global Terrorism Room A Salleh Hassan, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Analysis of international news magazines' coverage on Malaysia response to terrorism, Salleh Hassan, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Reading and responding to the US lead campaign against terrorism: Content analysis of selected mainstream Malaysian newspapers, Ezhar Tamam, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Perception and understanding of terrorism among Malaysian public, Narimah Ismail, Universiti of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Malaysia and global terrorism: The rhetorics of Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Abdul Muati Ahmad, Universiti of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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This panel will discuss the role of media in covering international conflict. The focus will be on the responses of Malaysians in light of media coverage of the Malaysian stand regarding global terrorism, particularly post September 11, 2001 development. Panelists will elaborate their empirical findings based on the analysis of mainstream government-controlled newspaper reports as compared to the coverage in the Islamic opposition party's newspaper regarding the Malaysian position in counter-terrorism efforts, international news magazines' coverage of such moves, the Malaysian public perceptions and understanding of terrorism and anti-terrorism measures shaped by the media and the Prime Minister's explanation of the country's modes of actions in handling the global threat.
4B Communication Education: Relevance in a Networked World Room B Kathleen M. Long, West Virginia Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, USA Are we REALLY Making a Difference in our Students' Cross Cultural Competence?
And if so…How do we Know? Barbara Penington, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA, and Michael W. Corrigan, West Virginia University, Morganton, USAImproving students' levels of competence when interacting with those of other cultures is the primary goal of most intercultural communication courses. A recent survey a large lecture section found that although student evaluations of instructor and course content were positive, pre- and post- measures of student levels of ethnocentrism and interethnic communication apprehension were unchanged when compared to a control group. This presentation reports a qualitatively-oriented follow-up study in a similar course but in a small class format. Suggestions will be made for possible alternative measures and variables for assessing course outcomes and methods of achieving the goals established for the intercultural communication course.
This presentation reports an experimental study in which two approaches were used to teach confidence in a basic communication course. The quantitative research methodology as well as the use of student focus group discussions and in-depth teacher interviews will be described. The Mind-Body Communication Technique will be illustrated and discussed.
The Manhattan Virtual Classroom creates a networked learning community that can enable students to study at colleges and universities around the world. Its flexibility also makes it useful in the traditional classroom. The Manhattan Virtual Classroom ensured the success of a totally on-line course in small group theory and application, which was taught experientially. Both Manhattan and the on-line course will be explored.
5:00 - 6:15 Connection Conversation: Global Terrorism and Violence Room A Paul E. Nelson, North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA Discussion Question: What are the roles of communication and media in controlling global terrorism and violence? Stimulus Speakers:
Jerry L. Allen, University of New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Myung-Seok Park, Dankook University, Seoul, Korea
Javier Protzel, Universidad de Lima, Perú6:30 - late Conference dinner TBC Tuesday 22 July 2003 Time
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Moderators Off-site cultural activities.... (details to be confirmed) Wednesday 23 July, 2003 Time
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Moderators 9:00 - 10:15 5A The Global Marketplace: Communication in Business and Industry Room A Lonald Monfils, Fidelity National Financial Corp, USA Learning from the masters: The strategies and salesmanship of global business leaders, Rupert Murdoch and Carly Fiorina, Caroline Hatcher and Patsy McCarthy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia This presentation explores the public communication of two global business leaders, Carly Fiorina, Chairman and CEO of Hewlett Packard and Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive of News Corporation. An overview of the two leaders, and uses the theoretical frameworks of identification and framing to analyze a selection of their speeches will be provided. The study demonstrates this emerging role for global players, such as Murdoch and Fiorina, as they use their public communication to play an increasingly significant role in shaping the social world through the proliferation of the new technologies.
With the development of the Internet, communication has entered into a new era in which everyone can communicate with anyone without any restriction of time and space. The proficiency of English language is a must for everyone who works for the promotion of their product or service, especially those who work for the tourism industry. For Koreans and Japanese people whose language is drastically different from English, English proficiency is a daunting task to master. This presentation examines the persuasive expressions used by the home pages of Stockholm, Tokyo, and Seoul and compares them with those used in the travel information section of the representative portal site www.yahoo.com.
The purpose of this study was to examine the role and the importance of the internet as a corporate communication medium in Turkish business environment. Through an email questionnaire survey, an attempt was made to determine how the medium is being used to communicate with the various publics of corporations in Turkey. A report of the degree to which corporations are using the interest in creative and useful ways will be presented.
Improving management: Perceptions of cross-cultural communication competence by American and Russian managers, Alexei V. Matveev, College of Staten Island, New York, USA and Paul E. Nelson, North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA
Many competitive companies employ multicultural teams to achieve their goals. Understanding intercultural differences helps managers to function more effectively on multicultural teams. Comparing U.S. and Russian managers, this study empirically determined a relationship between the level of intercultural communication competence and the performance of multicultural teams, determined how managers viewed cross-communication competence, and identified the perceived importance of the intercultural communication competence components. This presentation will discuss an Integrated Intercultural Communication Competence Model.
5B Developing Relationships across Cultures in a Networked World Room B Rita Ng, University of Ohio, Zanesville, USA Making global links with Russian communication educators: The status of establishing networks between Russian and US communication instructors and researchers, Steven A. Beebe, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, USA This presentation will chronicle the development and evolution of the study of communication in Russia during the past decade by (1) describing the efforts made by individuals and organizations to develop collaborative ties with Russian communication educators, (2) profiling current Russian communication education paradigms and (3) by describing opportunities for developing new collaborative relationship with Russian communication educators.
The physiosociology of the Euro in Spain, Germán de la Riva, CESINE, Spain
This study attempted to determine the effects on the Spanish people and the economy due to the change in currency from the Spanish peseta to the Euro. A survey was used to determine the subjects feelings about and use of the Euro. Results were compared to a 2002 national survey as well as a 2003 survey conducted by the Cantabarian Consumers Union.
Social impacts of Malaysian content development through implementation of Malaysia Communication & Development Act 1998, Syed Agil Alsagoff, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor and Azizah Bet. Hamzah, Universiti Malaya Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThis presentation analyzes Malaysian news penetration and perception toward global and international issues by comparing Malaysian with the western media. The differences are affected by the local culture, local sentiments, and national stands on each issue. Furthermore, this presentation will identify the role of Malaysian Media in rectifying the misinformation and misconception of Islam. Also discussed will be the identification of problems, steps taken, and role played by the local media to challenge and to face the realities behind the inside story of those globalization sentiment issues that arise throughout the world.
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 - 11:45 6A Roundtable Discussion among Leaders of International and National Communication Associations throughout the World Room A Sharon A. Ratliffe, President, World Communication Association Representing the Australia-New Zealand Communication Association: Carolyn Hatcher
Representing the Communication Association of Japan, Kazuo Akaska, CAJ Past President, Japan
Representing Federación Latinoamericana de Facultades de Comunicación Social (FELAFACS): Javier Protzel, Universidad de Lima, Perú
Representing the International Association for Health-Communication Sciences, President, Takehide Kawashima, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
Representing the International Listening Association: Melissa Beall, ILA First Vice President, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, USA
Representing the Korean Communication Association: Col. Sung Gyung Kim, KCA Past President, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Korea
Representing the National Communication Association (United States): Judy Pearson, NCA President, North Dakota State University, Fargo, USA
Representing the Pacific/Asian Communication Association: Rita Ng, PACA First Vice President, Ohio University, Zanesville, USA
Representing PROLOGOS: Lotta Harvianinen, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
Representing the World Communication Association: Barbara S. Monfils, WCA Secretary General, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, USA11:45 - 1:45 Lunch at the Hotel 2:00 - 3:15 7A Constructing Identities in a Networked World Room A Albert Porter, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA Identity constructions in a networked world: A look at young adults in Malaysia, Latiffah Pawanteh, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia The Malaysian government's policy of making ICT a part of everyday life and their firm stand against all forms of censorship on the Internet has received both applauds and concerns by the society. The ever-increasing usage of the Internet among the young seemed to make them susceptible to negative cultural elements especially from the West. This presentation will describe the consequences of Internet usage on the identities of Malaysian young adults (16 to 22 years old) residing in the urban areas. The focus group data will reveal the conceptions of self, labels and norms among these young adults and hopes to identify emerging identity traits and norms.
Intercultural communication conflict among three different religious groups: A case study of a multi-religious military school, Hyon Sook Chong, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, Korea, and Sung Gyung Kim and Jang Song Lee, Korea Military Academy, Seoul, Korea
In Korea, people of different religious backgrounds often reject, ignore, or compete subtly with one another in various contexts. This conflict may cause disharmony, tension, or division in interpersonal relationships, communities and organizations. This study focuses on the life at a collegiate military school in Seoul where every student is required to choose a religion upon admission-Protestantism, Catholicism, or Buddhism--and practice it throughout his or her school life. The presenters will discuss various ways in which interreligious conflict is created, maintained, and changed. Possible methods of conflict resolution will also be suggested.
With the parameters of culture becoming increasingly permeable and with global migration commonplace, a person's identity may well become progressively complex. In the case of an interracial and intercultural couple, this can be easily observed. Using a racially and culturally mixed but intimate couple in Australia as a focus, a small scale study selects research questions to draw out perceptual issues. With identity as the core theme, the three elements of emphasis are personal and social, national, and cultural. Being a couple of compounded parentage and not born in the society in which they live also complicate the situation and the analysis.
3:15 - 3:30 Coffee Break 3:30 - 4:45 Connecting Conversation: Beyond the Academy Room A Col. Sung Gyung Kim, Korean Military Academy, Seoul, Korea Discussion Question: In what ways do current educational practices prepare students for success beyond the classroom? Stimulus Speakers:
James T. Hayes, Hayes, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
Lonald Monfils, Fidelity National Financial Corp., USA
Adetokunbo Ogunlowo, Nigeria
Rossilawaty Sheriff, MalaysiaDinner - on your own. Thursday 24 July, 2003 Time
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Moderators 8:30 - 9:45 8A The Interface of Communication, Culture and Technology Room A Melissa Beall, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, USA The impact of information technology on Malaysia communication culture in an era of globalisation, Abdul Rashid Md. Ali, Siti Zobidah Omar and Saiful Nujaimi Abdul Rahman, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia ICT plays as a key enabler of globalisation that significantly impacts Malaysian public life. In fact, after the September 11, 2001 tragedy, ICT in Malaysia has become a security requirement, not just a tool for good governance. Thus, this presentation will explore the impact of ICT on Malaysian public along with the country's aspiration towards building a k-society. A rethinking on ICT's impact is imperative
Global cyber-culture in an internet-worked world, Abiodun Olanrewaji Ewumi, PM News, Nigeria
The goal of this presentation is to define globalization and cyber-culture with a view to finding a link between the two. What has been the effect of rapid technological change marked by what is popularly known as the 'Information Revolution' on Liberalization of trade, investment and capital flows? Like globalization, cyber-culture is a process and not a situation. If it not a situation but a process, how what effect does it have on individual national cultures, markets? The ways Africa and other developing countries have benefited from global cyber-culture will be discussed.
This study reviewed the characteristics of cellular phone communication styles, reviewed the reasons for the popularity of cellular phones, and analyzed the relationship between the Korean culture and the characteristics of cellular phone communication in South Korea. Through this research, the characteristics of cellular phone communication are explained by three characteristics: immediate accessibility and control, direct interaction between individuals, and constant contact availability. As a result, the popularity of cellular phone communication in South Korea is due to an increasing individualism, the tendency of uncertainty reduction, and an increasing self-opinion value.
8B Effects of Global Networking on Cultural Identities Room B Patsy McCarthy, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Framing global links: Consequences of migration to New Zealand before and after global networking, Judith D. Hoover, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, USA This presentation extends the questions raised by cultural adaptation theory in regard to the benefits or detriments of migrants' maintaining close contact with their native ethic groups in new host countries. After briefly reviewing New Zealand's immigration history through narrative examples, this presentation explores the differences between adaptation to and adaptation of culture and suggest that the kinds of close contact made available via the Internet further complicates the "ethnic communication" or "native communication competence" debate.
This presentation reports preliminary results of a research project that strives to understand what kinds of interpersonal communication relationships refugees living in the area of Jyväskylä have as well as the impact these relationships have on refugees' adaptation processes. In this research, interpersonal relationships are defined to include not only communication relationships with family, spouses, and close friends, but also acquaintances and the overall network of people in one's personal life. The study is qualitative in nature and the method used is semi-structured in-depth interviews.
This presentation explores a culture whose adherents have deliberately and consistently chosen to limit cross-cultural networks as a mean of maintaining cultural orthodoxy and ensuring cultural survival. The presenter, who has twice been a guest of King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, first introduces the current global, political, religious, and economic context of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The presenter then explores eight ways that communication between the people of Saudi Arabia and other countries is restrained.
9:45 - 10:00 Coffee Break 10:00 - 11:15 Connecting Conversation 6: Immigration and Multiculturalism Room A Barbara S. Monfils, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, USA Discussion Question: How do we maintain cultural values and perspective while welcoming others' beliefs and customs? Stimulus Speakers:
Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Mark Orbe, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA
William J. Starosta, Howard University, Washington, D.C., USA11:15 - 12:30 WCA Business Meeting-all members are encouraged to attend. Room A 12:30 - 7:30 Lunch and afternoon on your own 7:30 - 9:30 Closing Banquet-Swedish Smorgasbord (location to be announced)