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Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Nov. 24-Dec. 1

Powwow at California State University, Northridge: The American Indian Studies Program and CSUN’s American Indian Students Association present the event, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 26. The powwow begins with a gourd ceremony and a ceremonial dance, followed by a “grand entry,” at 12:30 p.m.,with a procession of dancers, blessings, greetings and songs. The event includes children’s activities, specialty food for purchase, arts and crafts vendors and educational information from the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians in the San Fernando Valley area. Free admission. Parking is in Lot B3 (off of Reseda Boulevard at Prairie Street). Location, Sierra Quad on the campus, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. www.csun.edu/humanities/american-indian-studies/ -- Los Angeles Daily News

Corporate Citizenship & Giving Guide 2022 – Addressing Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Small Business and Financial Health

With financial health being a key factor in opening pathways to economic development, Wells Fargo continues its work with California State University, Northridge (CSUN), the largest Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Clinic in the nation. Wells Fargo provided a multi-year grant in 2022 which was matched dollar-for-dollar by the CSUN foundation that will allow the university to launch an innovative hybrid in-person and virtual platform to scale up cost-free tax preparation services, growing capacity of the Clinic to serve even more low-income taxpayers in Los Angeles County generating more than $19 million in tax refunds and $7.5 million in tax credits, while saving the taxpayers over $3.3 million in tax preparation fees. Taxpayers also received free one-on-one financial coaching services from their certified student financial coaches. Taxpayers are able to develop a customized budget, develop a strategy to pay down debt or save for a new house, college or retirement during these financial coaching sessions. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal

Fernandeño Tataviam Tribe to Open Annual CSUN Powwow

It’s a tradition that dates back to the 1970s at California State University, Northridge — one that was suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CSUN’s 37th Annual Powwow returns on Saturday, Nov. 26, to celebrate American Indian communities of Los Angeles and throughout Southern California. -- SCV News

Top 100 Accountant 2022 – Lewis Sharpstone

Sharpstone has also been active in the community, serving on nonprofit boards, and is currently serving on the board of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, whose major program is Stand Up to Cancer. He also is an adjunct professor at California State University, Long Beach as he is a strong supporter of building the pipeline for the profession. In addition, Sharpstone is a member of the council with AICPA and serves on the Community Advisory Board at California State University, Northridge. -- Los Angeles Business Journal

AGBU Hye Geen International Conference On Women Journalists At The Forefront Of Empowerment

In his welcoming remarks, Dr. Vahram Shemmassian, director of CSUN Armenian Studies announced that between 3.000-4,000 students of Armenian origin attend Northridge University and a “tangible number of non-Armenians enroll in Armenian classes each semester.” Considering the changing role of Armenian women and their community involvement, the University has introduced a new course about the evolution of Armenian women’s role throughout history. -- Massi Post

VIDEO: FOOD NETWORK STAR CHEF JET TILA FEEDS MATADORS IN NORTHRIDGE

Food Network power couple Chef Jet and Ali Tila descended on California State University, Northridge’s campus this week to participate in “Thank-Ful”, a food-focused nationwide collegiate event designed to celebrate campus community and help feed students in need. -- LA Weekly

Nada Que Ver: On Julián Cardona and Alice Leora Briggs’s “Abecedario de Juárez”

In probing the reason behind the explosion of homicides in his city, Cardona, a Juárez-based photojournalist, discounted the explanation from government officials that Juárez was experiencing a cartel war. “What you see, when looking at those people being killed, is that some of them were part of the domestic drug market, many of them were citizens who were suffering from kidnappings or carjackings or robberies,” said Cardona in December 2012, during an interview for the Bradley Center’s Border Studies Collection at California State University, Northridge, which examines issues of human rights, globalization, and economic violence at the US-Mexico border through photographic collections, newspaper archives, and oral histories with journalists. “The profile of the victims is very wide, as is the profile of the perpetrators — from the army to federal police, state police, municipal police, to all other kinds of people.” -- LA Review of Books

Are California’s Hispanic Serving Institutions living up to their name?

When S. K. Ramesh began as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Cal State Northridge, he saw a need to attract and retain more first-generation, transfer and low income students from Latino communities. The response was the Attract, Inspire, Mentor and Support Students program, which develops transfer pathways in computer science and engineering between CSUN and local community colleges. -- Capitol Radio

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