Cultural Months
Please take a look at our highlighted cultural months and ongoing events
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Black History Month Sock Drive 2022
Thanks to our incredible Rad Onc team members, we collected over 400 socks, 600 granola bars and many, many other food and toiletry items during the month of February 2022. Items were donated to Philly Unknown to be distributed to those in need in the Philadelphia community in March 2022.
May was Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
The month of May was chosen to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants to the United States on May 7, 1843, during the beginning of the California Gold Rush. It also marks the anniversary of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad on May 10, 1869. Most of the workers who laid the tracks that connected the frontier to the rest of the country were Chinese immigrants.
Learn more about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- National Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
- Support Asian-owned Philly restaurants: Asian-Owned Restaurants to Check Out in Philadelphia
- Recommended Reading: Pen Libraries Collections Exhibits: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Featured Books: Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month
In 2022....
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 as the day that slavery was effectively ended in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 declared the freedom of all those enslaved in the United State. However, this decree wasn’t enforced in the most western Confederate state of Texas until June 19, 1865 when Union troops arrived in its city of Galveston Bay.
Join with us in honoring this important day in United States history.
This past year we celebrated by:
2022 JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL Join us in Germantown for 16th Annual Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival Saturday, June 18, 2022, 12pm – 5pm Celebrate and commemorate the 158th Anniversary of Juneteenth – the end of slavery in the United States
June is LGBTQ pride month!
Pride Day is celebrated on June 28. The day marks the date in history when the first pride march was held in New York City in 1970.
Philadelphia is home to some of the oldest events associated with LGBTQ pride in the United States. One of those events is Pride Day, which takes place on the second weekend of June. It encourages guests to share their own stories and experiences about coming out and to help others in need. The Philly Pride Festival usually takes place from Friday to Sunday every year, and always promises a colorful scene.
Let's take a moment to recognize and celebrate the amazing contributions of individuals to LGBTQ equity and inclusion... view a slideshow.
This month recognizes the contributions of the American Latino community to American history and culture. Instituted in 1968 as Spanish Heritage Week and expanded in 1988 to Spanish Heritage month, September 15th marks the beginning of this event because of its significance as the anniversary of independence for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
Together with the Rad Onc DEI Committees, ACES and the Wellness Committee, join us in recognizing National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month. Consider the following ways to celebrate this month: Try- reading books by Hispanic and Latinx authors, cooking a few Latin inspired dishes, and support the Art, Culture, and Latinx-owned business by getting out for activities in our own city!
From our 2022 celebration:
Check out ongoing events in celebration throughout the city as well as places to visit, eat and shop in celebration of Philadelphia’s Hispanic Culture
For more information and resources, please visit: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/
