Canadian Studies and our partners at the Digital Moose Lounge celebrated an (early) Canadian Thanksgiving dinner yesterday with friends from around the Bay. Over 100 Bay Area Canadians and their friends braved the heat to come to Berkeley to show their Canadian pride. Attendees enjoyed our traditional turkey dinner and speciality Canadian desserts like Nanaimo bars, along with a raffle of Canadian goods and specialities.
This year also featured a surprise appearance by a film crew from CBC comedy news show This Hour Has 22 Minutes, who decided our party was the perfect place to get the inside scoop on life as a Bay Area Canadian! Host Dan Dillabough interviewed attendees about their experiences living in the US for a one-hour primetime special, set to air on CBC on November 4. (We'll be sure to provide a link when it's up!)
Right: Attendees listen to remarks by Canadian Studies Advisory Board chair Griselda Zhou. Center: Program co-directors Richard A. Rhodes and Hidetaka Hirota pose with Advisory Board chair Griselda Zhou, current and former board members Rhonda Rhodes, Kirk Miller, and Pavan Dhillon, Consul for Political, Economic and Public Affairs Marie Alnwick, and former Sproul Fellow Heather Hudson. Left: This Hour Has 22 Minutes host Dan Dillabough (right) and his film crew asked attendees for their thoughts about life in the US.
