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Appropriating Sub-cultures: Read About It, Then Watch It Hap...

Interesting coincidental postings last Thursday on two Core fave blogs--Design Observer and io9--that gain an added dimension when viewed one after the other. First, Steven Heller at Design Observer constructs this impassioned (though fam [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2008 | Comments : 0

African music cultures brought to Teesside

SCHOOLS on Teesside (North East England) have been broadening their horizons with special visits by two African groups. The Lions of Zululand received rapturous applause from pupils at Acklam Whin Primary School after performing an exclus [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2008 | Comments : 0

Marae care connects cultures and boosts kids' confidence

For six months young ones from Orakei Primary and St Joseph’s schools have been learning kapa haka, swimming, arts, music and cooking through Nga Taonga Mapuna based at the Orakei Marae. Managing director Celess Eparaima says the pro [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Bosnian Refugees in America: New Communities, New Cultures

PhD., Hamilton College Associate Director for Community Research for the Levitt Public Affairs Center, has co-authored a book with Reed Coughlan, PhD., titled "Bosnian Refugees in America: New Communities, New Cultures" pu [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

German students exchange cultures

Fifteen students from Germany stayed with host families in Brighton this spring as part of a language and culture exchange program at Brighton High School. Traveling with the group were teachers Lothar Huber (second from left), and Klaus Mi [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture club: Student performers try to broaden minds with d...

As Kevin Slattery and his Hazelwood East High School classmates performed Saturday in the crowded lobby of the Gateway Arch, he hoped the program would be as meaningful for the audience as it had been for him. Slattery, a senior, had just [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Indian, African artistes pay tribute to two great cultures

It was a magical night celebrating the artistic confluence of two ancient lands, an ocean apart but akin in spirit against the backdrop of history. The beats of African drums and incantation of chants mingled with mystic Sufi strains and [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Day unites all cultures

Last week Manukau mayor Len Brown and community groups gathered to support the international event held for the first time in Howick. The theme was Finding Common Ground. "Race doesn’t really matter, but the common ground we sh [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

One family, two cultures

Figures issued by Statistics New Zealand yesterday projected that the 400,000-strong Asian population would increase by 3.4 per cent a year to 790,000 by 2026. The proportion of Kiwis identifying with Asian ethnicity by that time would ris [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

The first UAE students join DHL Connecting Cultures 2008

The first UAE students join DHL Connecting Cultures 2008 Two Emirati boys sign up for cultural expedition of a lifetime to Oman In a regional first, two students from the UAE will join the fourth DHL Connecting Cultures expedition, on Apr [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Culture And Customs Of Thailand

Languages in Thailand The Thai language is comprised of 44 conso [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Youths to join trek on connecting cultures

THIS week two men from Qatar, Mohamed Abdulaziz al-Delaimi and Abdulrahman al-Abduljabbar, will set off to Oman to join a tough five-day trek into the mountains around Jebel Al Akhdar, Oman’s highest peak. They will be part of a grou [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Cultures coming together

The cultures of the world will gather inside Arts United Center this weekend for an afternoon of music, dance and culture. Arts United will present “Faces of Fort Wayne,” a 90-minute program showcasing the artistic talents of s [...]

Posted On : Mar, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

ICALA celebrates spring through different cultures

Spring has arrived, and one group on campus plans to celebrate the life and beauty of the season through the tradition of another culture. The International Cultures and Languages Association will host the Cherry Blossom Festival Wednesday [...]

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