The Ethnic Hoosier�..�.February 2004

Published by the Nationalities Council of Indiana

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�����������..Zdravo, prijatelji !

Hope everyone had a good time at the Winter Gala! A special thanks goes to Susan Salenda, Nati Dumaual and Ahmet Fer for creating an enjoyable environment. While I could not stay the entire time, the food was good and raffle items were plentiful.

�NCI members are cordially invited to the Indianapolis-Piran Sister City Committee Annual Meeting, 7 February at the Haughville Library (see the calendar). The main attractions will be Ahmet Fer, NCI first vice president and president of American Turkish Association of Indiana (ATAIN), speaking on Turkey�s relationship to the Balkans and to former Yugoslavia republics� - and wonderful potica for internal consumption to celebrate the annual Slovene �Day of Culture!�

In conclusion, a timely haiku by Horiuchi Toshimi for contemplation:

Winter well:

A bucketful

Of starlight.

Na svidenje v februar / See you in February!

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Josef

Josef Laposa, President

* The heading is �Greetings, friends!� in Slovenian, a mini-exercise in my ancestral language!

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Did you know�.

� Matt Wallace's social studies students at Hamilton Heights Middle School in Arcadia are traveling around the world without ever leaving their classroom? Check out his "Super 7" website at http://www.wallaceclass.homestead.com.

� The summer workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Asian languages will be held at Indiana University Bloomington 18 June through 13 August? Offerings are Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Pashto, Tajik, Azeri, Georgian, Kazak, Uzbek, Uyghur, Turkmen, and Mongolian. Call 812:855-2608 or apply on line at http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel/index.shtml.

� "Germany In Class" is a new bi-monthly newsletter for teachers from the German Information Center in the United States? Check it out at: http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/info/publications/class.html.

� Jenny Sarabia was appointed executive director of the Indiana Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs by Gov. Joe Kernan?

� Indy native Debbie Walker, who works in Casablanca, Morocco, was profiled in The Indianapolis Star on 20 January 2004?

February�s International Calendar for Indy�

(for more details about these and many other events, see the complete calendar at http://www.nationalitiescouncil.org)

1: "Family Day." 1 p.m. Free. Indianapolis Artsgarden, downtown. West African adinkra cloth-making and Drums of West Africa.

1-8: Visit by 7 Tibetan Buddhists from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, India.

4: Basic Spanish course begins. Indpls Neighborhood Resource Center.

7: "From a London Pub" (cooking class). 10 a.m. - noon. Corner Gourmet.

7: "Bangkok Basics" (cooking class). 10 a.m. - noon. Corner Gourmet.

7: Annual Meeting, Indianapolis-Piran Sister City Committee� 3-5 p.m. Haughville branch, Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, 2121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis. Information, Josef Laposa, 317:638-9510.

7: Karneval/Masked Ball, Athen�um, 401 East Michigan Street, Indpls.

9: James T. Morris, executive director, United Nations World Food Program. The Economic Club. Noon. Indiana Convention Center, Indpls.

9: Meeting, Nationalities Council of Indiana. 7 p.m. Willkie Room, Athen�um, 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis. All are welcome. Information, Josef Laposa, [email protected]. Guest speaker: Justin Guild, Marketing Coordinator, Indianapolis City Market.

11: "Indiana German-language Newspapers of the 1850s." 7:15 p.m. Indiana German Heritage Society. Athen�um, 401 East Michigan, Indpls.

13: Brazilian Carnival 2004. 8 p.m. Grand Hall, Union Station, Indianapolis. Information, 317:248-8102 or 800:291-CLUB. �

17: "Essence of Motion." 12:15 p.m. Free. Indianapolis Artsgarden, downtown. African dance styles and the Blaze Drum Circle.

18: "Griot Drum Ensemble." 12:15 p.m. Free. Indianapolis Artsgarden, downtown. African percussion, dance and stories.

19: "Ahiza Mona African Dance Company." 12:15 p.m. Indpls Artsgarden.

21: "Fasching." German American Klub, German Park, Indianapolis.

28: Pike Township Multicultural Fair, Indianapolis.

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E-mail: [email protected].� Deadline: 27 February 2004