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by the Nationalities Council of Indiana, Inc.
Next meeting is 7 p.m. Monday, 12 June, in the
Athenaeum!
President�s Message:
A most difficult and decisive month has passed since
the last meeting of our Council when we decided to put on the International
Festival without the assistance of the International Center (by mutual
agreement).� Dr. Chao Lee will chair
this year�s festival. Please offer to help him with any programs that you have
an interest in working on.� We need you!
He�ll talk about the festival plans at our June meeting.
I met with Julia Schildmyer-Heighway of the Children�s Museum about
putting on a workshop for any group wishing to have a cultural booth in the
Festival.� She has indicated her
willingness to assist in putting on such a program.� I will contact a couple of other folks, too.� Once we have final plans, you will be
contacted about joining us in this project that�ll help you produce a great
booth that provides information and encourages others to take a greater
interest and to participate in the ethnic community.�
If you didn�t participate in the �500� Festival Parade with us, you
missed a great day!� My thanks to the
Barangay Club, Ballet Fiesta, Ballet Folklorico, Irish Dancers, Minyo Club of
Indianapolis, Scottish Society, Slovenian Cultural Society, Sons of Norway,
Swiss Club, Taiwan American Association, Ukrainian Club, Yu-Yu-Kai, and finally
my own club, VASA Order of America, for your support in joining in the Parade.� As a group, we put nearly 250 people into
the Parade.� Thanks again for your
support.
[Charles A. Lindgren, CW4 (Ret), U.S. Army]
help! part one
I'm a member of the planning team for the new Indiana State Museum going up in White River State Park. As part of a survey exhibit on the history of Indiana, we want to remind visitors of the increasing richness and diversity of Hoosiers today. We have fair representation of southern & eastern European groups from the early 20th c., but nothing to represent the diverse cultures that have joined the Hoosier mix in the last 30 years or so. Could you help us by suggesting what groups we should be sure to mention, and also what objects might be most appropriate to showcase? I'd greatly appreciate your advice. My phone is (317) 232-5606; e-mail [email protected]. Thanks! (signed) Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker, Curator of Costumes, Indiana State Museum.
help! part two
For my project on ethnic and immigrant religious groups in Indianapolis, I need contact names and phone numbers for Protestant and Roman Catholic congregations serving the Korean and Hispanic communities � as well as any other groups (including non-Christian) that don�t want to be missed in this survey of religious diversity for the Polis Research Center at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. Thanks! (signed) Susan McKee, (317) 297-0502; e-mail [email protected].
The eighth annual Russian Festival featuring food, books, arts, crafts and an orchestra concert, is set for 11 June in Clowes Hall. Call (317) 283-9696 or (317) 239-1000.
An ethnic festival is scheduled at Howard Park East Raceway
in South Bend 16-18 June; for
information, Paula Garis, (219) 235-9952 or http://ci.south-bend.in.us.
The Sommerfest in
Haubstadt is 17-18 June; call Kent Scheller, (812) 768-5557.
The Donie Band from Germany will play several concerts in town as guests of the Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City Partnership Committee 23-27 June.
Swiss Days in
downtown Berne are 28-29 June. For information, (219) 589-8080.
Slovak dancers and polka bands are featured
in the Pierogi Fest in downtown Whiting on 28-30 June. For information:
Gayle Kasalko, (219) 659-0292.
Ethnic specialties will be offered during
Serb Fest 2000 in St. Sava Hall, Hobart, 29-30 June. For information: Mike
Galich or Marcie Roknich Lash, (219) 736-9191.
The International Studies Summer Institute of the Center for the Study of Global Change, Indiana University is 8-22 July; for information: www.indiana.edu/~global/institute.htm.
July meeting of the Nationalities Council will begin at 7 p.m. 10 July in the Athenaeum.
Did you know�.
Indiana University is conducting an oral history project within the Indian community?
Mike Alley, past president of the International Center of Indianapolis, has been selected by the Indianapolis Business Journal to receive this year�s Michael A. Carroll Award for community service? He�s president and CEO of Fifth Third Bank in central Indiana.
Cuban-born Juan N. Rodriguez, CEO of Liberty Cab, has been named to the Sounding Board panel by Andrea Neal, editor of the editorial pages for the Indianapolis Star?
According to the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, Indiana companies sold $200 million in manufactured and agricultural goods to China last year?
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Questions about NCI or the International Festival? Contact Chuck Lindgren, NCI president; home phone: (317) 852-0569, e-mail [email protected].
Items for the next �Ethnic Hoosier�? Call Susan McKee, (317) 297-0502, e-mail [email protected], or call Phil Hu,� (317) 566-8838, e-mail [email protected].
Deadline is 1 July 2000.