University of New Haven Celebrates Diversity

COMMEMORATIVE MONTH CELEBRATIONS

February
Black History Month

March
National Women's Heritage Month
Irish-American Heritage Month

April
Autism Awareness Month
National Arab-American Heritage Month

May
ALS Awareness Month
South Asian Heritage Month
Haitian Heritage Month
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month

June
Caribbean American Heritage Month
LGBT Pride Month

September
National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15)

October
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Filipino American History Month
LGBT History Month
Dwarfism Awareness Month

November
National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month

COMMEMORATIVE DAY CELEBRATIONS

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 3rd Monday in January

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - February 7th

International Women's Day - March 8th
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – March 21st

International Romani Day - April 8th
International Dance Day - April 29th
International Jazz Day - April 30th

International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) - May 17th

German-American Day – October 6th

International Men's Day - November 19th

World AIDS Day - December 1st
Hanukkah -December 16th to December 24th
Christmas Day – December 25th
Kwanzaa – December 26th to January 1st