The
Ethnic Hoosier��.December 2003
Published
by the Nationalities Council of
You can find us on the Internet at
http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org
(information about the
International Festival, NCI, Indiana and the world)
President�s
Message�.
This will
be my final President's message to you: I am glad to announce that Josef Laposa
has accepted the presidency for the coming term. He is an extraordinary man
whose efforts with the
The
Festival this year was a HUGE success. Thanks to the grant from Key Bank that
got us started, the grant from the Lilly Foundation for the Passport
Program that pulled the school kids into the cultural areas like never
before, and the promotion from our media sponsor, Channel 13 our
attendance went up, everybody had a good time, everybody learned some things,
and we all enjoyed our time with folks not only of our own cultural
backgrounds, but with others as well.
I will
never forget: Dancing with the Turks. Watching the Mocko Jumbies on stilts.
Hearing a young Turkish woman and a kilted Scotsman singing the Philippine National
Anthem together. The tears of joy on the faces of the cooks from the Congo when
they won first place for their food, or the joy and pride of the Mexican
Ensamble Folklorico when they took the grand prize, the Betty, for best
cultural display. The Polish woman screaming (as you're supposed to!) to
"Black Bear" played on the bagpipes. Watching the
Andean pan flutist tuning his pipes with grains of corn, and then checking the
pitch on a high-tech electronic meter. And the hard work from the oldest
generation to the youngest, keeping our ethnic cultural traditions alive.
The
Promotion Company, the Festival Committee, and so MANY of our members worked
long and hard to put it all together, and it paid off. You did GREAT!!!!
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Our new officers and directors�.
Officers
for 2004:
President -
Josef Laposa (Slovenian Cultural Society)
!st VP -
Ahmet Fer (American Turkish Association of Indiana)
2nd VP -
Bob Bunnell (Minyo Club of
Secretary -
Cecelia Dickinson (
Treasurer -
Susan McKee (Individual member)
Board Members (2004-5): Takiko Gilson (Minyo Club of
Board members with one year remaining in their terms: Bob Bunnell,
Moussa Cisse, Nati Dumaual, Ahmet Fer, Phil Hughes, Chao-Hung Lee, Chuck
Lindgren, Frances Russell.)
NCI awards for International Festival 2003�.
Grand prize for cultural booth: Ensamble Folklorico Indianapolis (the
first to receive "The Betty," a new award honoring the memory of
Tsuru "Betty" Bunnell, who died in April. The award recognizes Betty's
long-time commitment to the ideals and goals of the Nationalities Council.
Other
cultural booth awards:
For
educational content, (First) Circle City Lodge #5-614 of Sons of Norway;
(Second) Scottish Society of Indianapolis. For theme, (First),
First place NCI-member food booths went to the
December�s International Calendar for Indy�
(for more details about
these and many other events, see the complete calendar at http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org)
2:
Concert by Marija Naumova.
3:
"Unraveling
4:
Asian
American
5:
Annual meeting of Indiana Sister Cities
5-7:
(German)
Christkindl Market. Athen�um, 401 E.
6:
Year-End Meeting, Taiwanese American Association of
7: (German-style)
St. Nikolausfest. Athen�um, 401 E.
8:
Advent event.
8:
Board member no-host dinner, Nationalities Council of Indiana,
Rathskeller, Athen�um. E-mail Josef Laposa: [email protected].
8: Christmas party and elections, Italian Heritage Society
of Indiana.�
10:
"Germans as
Victims in World War II" by Prof. Kevin Cramer, IUPUI.
10:
Scottish
Society of
11:
Paul Bartley, chief of staff, International Broadcasting Bureau.
13:
Julefesten.
15: Christmas
Party. German-American Klub. Information, 317:888-6940.
Planning
for January: All Nationalities Council members and
friends are invited to join us for our Winter Gala,
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