Identity Recognition Days are a time to celebrate, commemorate, and highlight who we are as individuals and collectives. Click the resource links to learn more about each day and if supports are needed, get in contact with the contact person or group to lend a hand. If there is no contact listed, please get in touch with us for assistance!
Identity Recognition Days 2022–2023
October
October 10, 2022 — Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education - Adriana
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion
October 11, 2022 — National Coming Out Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Pride Center & De Anza LGBTQ+ Alliance
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion
October 17–20, 2022 2022 — Undocumented Student Action Week
Group/Club/Office Contact: Shaila Ramos (ramosshaila@deanza.edu)
Suggested Resources: Information | Information | Information
Supports Needed: Promotion
November
November 11, 2022 — Veterans Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: Veterans Resource Center
Suggested Resources: Information 1 | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion
November 20, 2022 — Transgender Day of Remembrance (Transgender Awareness Week November 13-19)
Group/Club/Office Contact: Pride Center & De Anza LGBTQ+ Alliance
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion
November 25, 2022 — Native American Heritage Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
December
December 3, 2022 — International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information | Disability Support Programs and Services Division
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
December 21, 2022 — Winter Solstice
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
December 23, 2022 — HumanLight
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
December 23, 2022 — Festivus
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
December 26-January 1, 2022 — Kwanzaa
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
January
January 16, 2023 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Observed)
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Black, Faculty, Staff and Administrators (BFSA)
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion
January 22, 2023 — Lunar New Year
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Asian Pacific American Staff Association (APASA)
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2 | IMPACT AAPI
Supports Needed: Promotion
January 23, 2023 — Ed Roberts Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2 | Information 3 | Disability Support Programs and Services Division
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
January 27, 2023 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education - Lee (in collaboration with Ron Kleinman)
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion
January 30, 2023 — Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2 | Information 3 | APASA
Supports Needed: Promotion
February
February 19, 2023 — Day of Remembrance
Group/Club/Office Contact: California History Center
Suggested Resources: Information | APASA
Supports Needed: Promotion
March
March 2, 2023 — National Read Across America Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education - Lee
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion
March 8, 2023 — International Women's Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Women, Gender, and Sexuality Center (WGSC/JMRR)
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion
March 21, 2023 — International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education - Lee
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion
March 31, 2023 — International Transgender Day of Visibility
Group/Club/Office Contact: Pride Center & De Anza LGBTQ+ Alliance
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion
March 31, 2023 — Cesar Chavez Day (Observed)
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Latinx Association (DALA)
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion
April
April 2, 2023 — Autism Awareness Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2 | Disability Support Programs and Services Division
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
April 22, 2023 — International Earth Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
April 25–28, 2022 — Black Student Success Week
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Black Student Union
Suggested Resources: Information 1 | Information 2 | Information 3
Supports Needed: Promotion
April 26, 2023 — Immigrant Day of Action
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion |
Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
May
May 1, 2023 — International Workers' Day / International Labor Day / May Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
May 4, 2023 — National Day of Reason
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
May 4, 2023 — National Day of Prayer
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
May 22, 2023 — Harvey Milk Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Pride Center
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion
June
June 5, 2023 — World Environment Day
Group/Club/Office Contact: Contact Needed
Suggested Resources: Information | Information 2
Supports Needed: Promotion | Group/Club/Office/Department leadership needed
June 19, 2023 — Juneteenth (observed)
Group/Club/Office Contact: De Anza Black, Faculty, Staff and Administrators (BFSA)
Suggested Resources: Information | LibGuide
Supports Needed: Promotion
Got Questions?
Please contact the co-chairs with suggestions for the heritage month calendar, identity recognition calendar, or multifaith calendar: