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"The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see."
~ G.K. Chesterton ~
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 Greetings!Travel season officially started this weekend, and maybe you
have plans to visit some new cultures and countries this summer. Before you go,
make sure to check out this issue's resources section for some handy travel references
and tools. Our featured International Group is the Portuguese Association
of NC, whose members will be happy to share advice with you should you be
headed to that popular European travel destination. If your plans keep you closer to home, please see this issue's
events calendar for some great international events happening right here in the
Triangle. Wherever the next couple of months take you, I hope you and
yours stay well and fulfilled, and wish you, as always, the very best from all
of us here at International Focus. Sincerely, Clodagh BastianExecutive Director |
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International Focus is Moving!
As of June 4, 2010, we can be reached at our new address:
International Focus, Inc.
3700 National Drive, Suite 214
Raleigh, NC 27612
Please check the IF website for new phone# after 6/4.
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International
Groups of the Triangle:
At 2 years old, The
Portuguese Association of North Carolina is one of the Triangle's youngest international
groups. Started at a dinner for four, the organization was created to represent
the local Portuguese community of approximately 80. The Portuguese Association's
mission is two-fold: to provide support and contact for Portuguese natives
living in the Triangle, and to educate the wider community about Portugal and
its customs. Monthly meetings, outreach and education now combine to connect
the "Land of the Rooster" with the Tarheel State, and to grow Portuguese
participation in NC.
Portugal Statistics and Information
Portugal Photos
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Language and Culture in the News
There May Be A Neanderthal In Your Family Tree After All
New findings by a team of German researchers appear to have settled a
long-standing academic debate about whether there was interbreeding between
separate branches of the human family tree tens of thousands of years ago.
Read the full article...
Indian Census: the Counting Begins
India started counting its 1.2 billion population on April 1st for a
new census that will gather biometric data for the first time.
Read the full article . . .
Translated Fiction Gets a Boost From Bookselling Giant
Books in English translation, and their e-book counterparts, are the
focus of a new imprint by Amazon.com, announced the company on May 18.
AmazonCrossing will focus on English translations of foreign-language
books, beginning with a first title due out in November.
Read the full article. . .
Native American Tribes Go In Search Of Their Lost Languages
As far as the records show, no one has spoken Shinnecock or Unkechaug,
languages of Long Island's Indian tribes, for nearly 200 years. Now Stoney Brook University and two of the Indian nations are initiating a
joint project to revive these extinct tongues, using old documents like
a vocabulary list that Thomas Jefferson
wrote during a visit in 1791.Read the full article . . .
Google Rolls Out On-Screen Keyboards For Non-English Sites
If you want to find something online in another language, you've
probably run into a problem trying to enter accents and
characters not available on your English keyboard.Google has come up with an ingenious - yet simple - solution
to this problem: virtual keyboards.
Read the full article...
Shanghai Is Trying To Untangle The Mangled English Of Chinglish
Fortified by an army of 600 volunteers
and a politburo of adroit English speakers, the Shanghai Commission for the
Management of Language Use has fixed more than 10,000 public signs (farewell
"Teliot" and "urine district"), rewritten English-language
historical placards and helped hundreds of restaurants recast offerings in
preparation for Expo 2010.
Read the full article...
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Resources
Portals to the World is a Library of Congress site with links to
in-depth information about the nations of the
world.
Converse app for iPhone is a helpful travel companion that translates messages in 51 languages and displays them on the opposite side of the screen for a conversation partner to read.
UNC Area Study Centers and WXYC 89.3 FM have launched a radio program that focuses on a particular world region each month. Each broadcast is a
live "lesson" interspersing music with dialogue from and about the area.
Generous Adventures is an on-line auction of award-winning
accommodations, unusual trips and eco-tours from around the world whose profits benefit a variety of non-profit organizations worldwide.
The World Clock displays time, weather, coordinates and country codes for cities and countries around the world.
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 Upcoming International Events
Learn more about the international events being held in the Triangle in the next two months:
Fairs, Festivals and Celebrations
Ninth Annual African America Cultural Celebration - June 5
NC Museum of History, Raleigh
Sampige Annual Summer Picnic - June 5
Triangle Kannada Association, Raleigh
Puerto Rican Family Picnic- June 6
Lake Wheeler Park, Raleigh
Triangle Gujarati Association Summer Picnic - June 6
Bond Park, Cary
American Dance Festival - June 10 - July
21
Durham
26th Annual Occaneech-Saponi Pow Wow - June 11, 12
Burlington
Philippine American Association Picnic - June 12
Baileywick Park, Raleigh
Midsommar Celebration - June 19
Friends of Scandinavia, Raleigh
International Affairs Council Summer Social with Guests from the European Union -
June 21
Siena Hotel, Chapel Hill
Midsummer Party - June 26
Triangle Finnish Association, Raleigh
Cross Currents Chamber Music Arts Festival July 2 - 11
Cary, Durham, Raleigh
25th International Festival of Raleigh - SAVE THE DATE!
October 1 - 3, 2010
Raleigh Convention Center
Exhibits
Art & Cultural Exchange Along the Silk Road -through June 5
Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill
Murat Kaboulov - Paintings - through June 30
Russian Art Gallery, Cary
Displacement: the three Gorges Dam and Contemporary Chinese Art
Nasher Museum of Art, Durham - through July 25
Esse Quam Videri: Muslim Self Portraits - opens June 7
Fedex Global Education Center, Chapel Hill
Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina - opens June 14
NC Museum of History, Raleigh
Film
Greatest Places - June 1, 4
Imax Theatre, Raleigh
Arabia 3D - June 9, 10
Imax Theatre, Raleigh
Crime Noir Film Series - June 11- 17
Carolina Theatre, Durham
Performances
Celtic Bands - ongoing Fridays
TirNaNog, Raleigh
The Light in the Piazza - Play - June 4-27
Raleigh Little Theatre
Sanchez & Terry Linen - Music, Reggae - June 5
Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh
Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande - Music, Vocal - June 6
Reedy Creek Middle School, Cary
African American Dance Ensemble - June 10 - 12
Reynolds Industries Theater, Durham
Dancing at Lughnasa - Play - June 11 - 27
Cardinal Gibbons Performing Arts Center, Raleigh
Tiempo Libre - Music, Cuban Jazz - June 12
Koka Booth Amphitheater, Cary
Edmar & Pavelid Castaneda - Music, Harp - June 13
The Arts Center, Carrboro
Magnolia Klezmer Band - Music, World - June 16
Irregardless Cafe, Raleigh
The Amistad Saga - Reflections - Play - July 16-19 & 23-26
African American Cultural Complex, Raleigh
Guillo Carias Trio - Music, Latino - June 17
Chapel Hill
Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company - June 17 -19
Durham Performing Arts Center
The Ahn Trio - Music, Classical & Crossover - June 26
Koka Booth Amphitheater, Cary
Eiko & Koma - Dance - June 28 - 30
Reynolds Industries Theater, Durham
Cross Currents Chamber Music Arts Festival
July 2 - 11
Cary, Durham, Raleigh
Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company - July 8 - 10
Durham Performing Arts Center
AR Rahman World Tour - July 11
RBC Center,
Raleigh
Beethoven's Emperor,Saint-Saens's Organ Symph.-July 17
Koka Booth Amphitheater, Cary
Shen Wei Dance Arts - July 22, 23, 24
Durham Performing Arts Center
Death and the Maiden - Play - opens July 28
Kennedy Theatre, Raleigh
Classes / Workshops / Interactive
Turkish Cooking Class - June 6
Turkish House, Chapel Hill
Japan:Enduring History and Contemporary Culture - June 26
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Korean Culture Camp - July 21 - 24
Raleigh
Sports
World Cup Party: USA vs England - June 12
TirNaNog, Raleigh
Carolina Railhawks vs Montreal Impact - June 26
Wake Med Soccer Park, Cary
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About International Focus
International Focus, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with the mission to promote awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultures in this area, and to make cultures accessible to each other through art, community and education. International Focus strives to be a resource for international and native North Carolinians through information, outreach, and its annual celebration of multiculturalism, the International Festival of Raleigh. |
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