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The NCI is in a unique situation following the events of 11 September in New York City and outside Washington, D.C. We represent the immigrant �face� of Indiana because we include � by design -- people from every corner of the earth. We are living, physical evidence that this city, state and nation were created by and continue to be enriched by the men, women and children who chose to come here and join in our common quest for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Many of us are the descendants of those who came here in years past. Many of us are newly arrived -- Americans by choice, not accident of birth. When terrorists target America, they target us. We deplore the terrorist actions of those who declare America to be the enemy of Islam. How can that be, when some of us are both Muslim and American? We plan to discuss our response at our next meeting on 8 October. If you want to be part of this discussion, please join with us then.
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The Indianapolis Urban League is a participant in the Campaign for African-American Achievement? If you are, or know of, an African-American or other �youth of color� high school student with a B-average or higher who plans to go to college, contact Mark A. Russell, 317:693-7603 ext. 239 or Roslyn White, 317:693-7603 ext., for an application for the National Achievers Society (NAS). Hurry! The Indianapolis Urban League will award fifty-seven $10,000 scholarships to NAS members this year, but the deadline for receipt of completed applications is 10 October 2001.
Carmen DeRusha, president of Fiesta! Indianapolis, is the cover story for the September 2001 issue of Indianapolis Woman? She emigrated from Colombia.
Hamid Abbaspour, president of Gateway Health Services, emigrated to Indiana from Iran? His effort to bring pharmacists from abroad via a qualification and certification program he�s starting in Dubai is outlined in the 10-16 September 2001 issue of Indianapolis Business Journal.
Americans for African Adoption (an associate member of NCI) was featured in a series of articles in The Indianapolis Star 23-24 September 2001?
Did you know�(cont�d)
St. Vincent Hospital�s Children�s International Heart Program provides lifesaving surgery for 25 children from abroad each year? Natalia Vasilita, a four-year-old from Moldova, was featured in an article on the program in The Indianapolis Star on 11 September 2001.
October�s International Calendar for Indy�.
(for
more on these and other events see http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~smckee)
1-4: International
Association of Civil Aviation Chaplains' convention. Radisson Hotel City
Centre, Indianapolis
5: Oktoberfest and German-American
Day at Athen�um, Indianapolis.
5: German-American Day
celebration marking the 318th year of German settlement in America, 11 a.m. - 1
p.m., Indianapolis City Market.
5: Case Studies of
Fundraising Internationally. IUPUI Library. Sponsored by Indiana Center
for Intercultural Communication, IUPUI.
6: Grand Bazaar Australia,
HealthNet Foundation benefit, Westin Hotel.
8: Nationalities
Council, 7 p.m., Willkie Room, Athen�um, 401 East Michigan Street,
Indianapolis. All are welcome.
10: Trade
& Tourism Subcommittee of Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City
Partnership Committee. 11:30 a.m., Rathskeller, Athen�um, Indianapolis.� 10: Board meeting, Indiana German Heritage
Society, 4:30 p.m. Athen�um.
10: Stammtisch and
program on Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival, Indiana German Heritage
Society, 6 p.m., Athen�um, Indianapolis.
10: Rescheduled Hispanic
"Fiesta 2001" auction and concert, 6:30 p.m. Hilbert Circle Theater,
Indianapolis. Information, 317:767-5312.
13: Rescheduled Hispanic "Fiesta
2001" outdoor celebration, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., American Legion Mall and
Veteran's Memorial Plaza, Indianapolis.
13: �Kenya Gala"
celebrating the collaboration of Indiana University School of Medicine with Moi
University Faculty of Health Science in Kenya.�
$35-$150. 6-11:30 p.m. Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.
13: Columbus Day Dinner Dance,
Italian Heritage Society of Indiana.
14: Dia de la Raza: Hispanic
Heritage Festival, 1-5 p.m., Central branch, Indianapolis Marion County Public
Library, downtown.
15: German folk
dancers, 7 p.m., Athen�um, Indianapolis.
18: NATO Update by Lt. Col.
Peter W. Reynolds (British Army), Strategic Command Europe, and Lt. Cmdr. Nick
Hammond MBE (Royal Navy), Strategic Command Atlantic. 6 p.m. dinner meeting,
Indianapolis Committee on Foreign Relations. Information,
Courtenay Weldon, 317:293-5227.
22: International
Citizen of the Year dinner honoring Sidney Taurel, Westin Hotel. Sponsored by
International Center of Indianapolis.
25: International
Tourism Workshop, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Room 1126, University Library, IUPUI. Sponsored
by Trade & Tourism Subcommittee of Indianapolis-Cologne Sister City
Partnership Committee.
26-27: Fall Conference, Indiana
Consortium of International Programs. 27: Fall workshop, Indiana
chapter of Palatines in America.
27: "Ivan the Terrible, Part I" (1944), "Ivan the Terrible, Part II" (1946). (In Russian with English subtitles. Indianapolis Museum of Art.
Do you have an item for the calendar, or an �international sighting� for the next issue of The Ethnic Hoosier? E-mail it to: [email protected].� Deadline is 25 October 2001