Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Canadian Studies Program, I’d like to wish all our friends in the United States a happy Thanksgiving, and offer my best wishes as we begin the holidays.
With the pandemic showing no signs of abating, this holiday season will require all of us to make difficult choices to protect the health of us and those around us. Many of our us won’t be able to travel or see our families in person this year. We’ll find ourselves having to modify or forego many cherished holiday traditions.
However, as I said in my Canadian Thanksgiving message, I believe that makes it all the more important to take stock of and express gratitude for all the good things in life. We are incredibly grateful for all of you – thanks to your support, Canadian Studies is ending this term in a good position to come back stronger than ever next year.
We also note that some members of Indigenous communities, such as UC Berkeley’s Elizabeth Hoover (Mohawk/Mi’kmaq descent) suggest other approaches to celebrating Thanksgiving that acknowledge and support Native people – click
here to learn more.
On that note, we’ve reached the end of our Fall semester here at Canadian Studies, so beginning this week we’ll be returning to publishing our newsletter every two weeks. We’ll return to a weekly newsletter at the end of January, 2021.
Sincerely,
Irene Bloemraad
Program Director
