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Ethnic Heritage Council M A Y 2 0 0 8 37th Annual Folklife Festival Seattle Center is proud to continue traditions of Native Americans its partnership with Northwest who make their homes in the cities Folklife as co-producer of the 37th of the Pacific Northwest. Doctors, annual Northwest Folklife Festi- dancers, lawyers, musicians, film- val, May 23 - 26 (Memorial Day makers, poets, computer program- weekend), 11am - 11 pm, on 27 mers, artists, storytellers, teachers stages and venues throughout the and more will be on hand to share 74-acre Seattle Center campus. what it means to be an "urban In- dian." One of the largest free folklife events in North America, Northwest In addition, Pacific Northwest art- Folklife Festival hosts more than ists along with special guests from 7,000 participants and roughly throughout the world enliven Seat- 1,000 performances for an ex- tle Center campus with electrify- pected four-day audience of ing ethnic music and dance per- 250,000. For complete schedule, formances, visual arts and folklore visit: www.nwfolklife.org. exhibits, hands-on ethnic chil- dren's activities, symposia, dance Marie'Spinningwind Magenta by Artwork Highlighting the diverse cultural and music workshops, crafts, 'Visions From Our Ancestors' heritage of the Pacific Northwest, food, imported goods, demonstra- Saturday, May 31, 2008 Northwest Folklife celebrates the tions of traditional arts, and more! Langston Hughes Performing core mission of Seattle Center, to Arts Center serve as a gathering place for our Northwest Folklife Festival is free rich and varied community. It is and family-friendly (suggested also a centerpiece of the Safeco In- donation is $10 per person each surance Festál, a yearlong series of day and $20 per family with chil- Safeco Insurance free cultural events that honors the dren each day). For complete list- richness and diversity of our re- ing of Seattle Center festival FESTÁL gion. events, visit the Safeco Insurance at SEATTLE CENTER Festál website at: May 4 This year, the Northwest Folklife www.seattlecenter.com/ festal. Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Festival focuses on the cultures and Month Celebration
May 23-26 Northwest Folklife Festival Positive Hip Hop Comes to May 31 Washington State Parks A Glimpse of China: Chinese Culture & Arts Festival Author Jens Lund has been a folklor- DE Collective and Block Team- ist for 33 years and has worked in sters presented workshops in FREE twenty-three states and Canada. spoken-word performance, break- www.seattlecenter.com/festal Since 2004 he has managed Washing- and Hip Hop dance, poetry com- 206-684-7200 ton State Parks and Recreation Com- position, DJ production, and graf- mission’s Folk and Traditional Arts in fiti-style art. The Nature Consor- the Parks Program. tium presented face- and body INSIDE THIS ISSUE: This article first appeared in the painting, kite-making and life- size origami. Seattle Trips for March 2008 edition of WPRA Today, , Northwest Folklife Festival 1 Kids provided mountain bikes a publication of Washington Recrea- Positive Hip Hop tion and Park Association. and instruction in their use, and led participants on a ride around Delegation to Visit Rijeka 2 Under a sunny sky, Saturday, August the park’s trails. Washington 11, 2007, about 300 urban young State Parks and Recreation Com- Spirit of Liberty 3 people from the Seattle area gathered mission’s own Inside Out Family- Visions From Our Ancestors at the Second Annual “Hip-Nic” Hip Youth Camping Program set up a Hop Picnic at Saint Edward State Park mock campsite to interest urban Calendar of Ethnic Events 4-5 young people in camping and to in Kenmore. Event organizers KACAPN Art Competition 6 planned the day as a mix of Hip-Hop promote its program of free loan culture and outdoor-recreation- of camping equipment to urban New & Renewing Members 7 themed activities. families. The agency’s Human 2008 EHC Executive Board Resources Department, repre- During the afternoon, participants Join Us! 8 attended a variety of workshops. The Continued on page 6, Hip-Nic P AGE 2 E T HN I C H ERITAGE C OUNCIL — M A Y 2 0 08 N EWSLETTER
World Irish Dance Championships By Mike Nagan Greta, Solana and Willow Gothard , and Luc Owen Barrington , an Anchorage native cur- Benoit of Comerford also danced. rently studying Irish dance with the Comerford In order to dance at the World Championships, School in Seattle, is the new Senior Men’s World these dancers had to place at the top of their Irish Dance Champion . Owen won the title at respective age groups at the Western US the World Championships in Belfast, Northern Championships, or Oireachtas, last November. Ireland, March 23-30, 2008. They all are champions, and they represented Other Seattle dancers from the Comerford Seattle and the Pacific Northwest very well in School and Tara Academy also competed at the Belfast. World Championships. Connor Nagan of Comerford was the other Seattle medalist, plac- Photo right: Owen Barrington is the new Senior ing 8th in the Men’s Championship. Julia Gats Men's World Champion and Camille Gix of the Tara Academy , and Local Delegation to Visit Rijeka in May 2008 By Maria Kesovija (the traces of the Roman castrum are Since 1992, the United States Agency found downtown) along both banks of for International Development, Keith B. Orton, Ph.D., Chief Interna- the Rje čina River, and a safe port was USAID, has been present in Croatia. tional Specialist, OIR, City of Seattle, developed around the deep Bay of What is USAID? recently announced the selection of Kvarner.” USAID is the principal U.S. agency delegation to visit Croatia: (team extending assistance to countries im- leader) Clare Petrich, Port of Tacoma “Rijeka has a clear vision of its future plementing economic and democratic Commissioner, TDA Board Member; development, whose sharp outlines reforms to escape poverty and/or re- Michael Campbell, President of appear in the best possible way in the cover from disaster. USAID operates Northwest Marine Trade Association; structure of the most significant city in over 100 countries around the Maria Kesovija, Assistant Director, development project, the Rijeka Gate- world and manages a budget of ap- Ethnic Heritage Council; Don Meyer, way, through which the Port and the proximately $9.5 billion. In the East Executive Director, Foss Waterway City will hit completely new opportu- European region, USAID is fully en- Development Authority; Patricia nities for further development. A new gaged in seven countries and it has Spakes, Chancellor, University of waterfront is also a part of the Rijeka graduated six other countries over Washington Tacoma; Carol Wolfe, Gateway Project. We are keen on find- the last five years. City of Tacoma Community and Eco- ing out about other port cities experi- nomic Development Department. ence in establishing a water- Why a USAID program in Croatia? The delegation, chosen by USAID and front.” (Port of Tacoma Commis- USAID has been operating in Croatia the City of Rijeka, will travel to Croa- sioner Clare Petrich excitedly looks since 1992. During this time more tia in May. This trip is the first step forward to sharing stories of growth than $320 million in assistance has toward a potential twinning relation- and advancement at the Port of Ta- been delivered to Croatia. USAID/ coma.) Croatia implements a comprehensive ship with Rijeka. transition program that includes eco- The cities of Rijeka and Tacoma ap- Mayor of Rijeka, Vojko Obrsnel, in a nomic and fiscal reform, strengthen- pear to have many commonalities! letter to Mrs. Rebecca Latorraca, Mis- ing democratic institutions, and train- The delegation is thrilled to set off sion Director, USAID Croatia, states: ing activities. Croatia's successful on this adventure, a fact finding trip, transition is integral to achieving the “As Rijeka is a port city, the most sig- to discover and explore the ties U.S. core policy goal of stability in nificant of Croatia and one of top ten which can make a strong connection Southeast Europe and serves other ports in Europe, we would be very between the two cities. happy to establish a contact with a important American interests such as port city in the States, in order to With solid ties amongst our local fighting terrorism and trafficking in share our experience.” (Tacoma is Croatian-American communities, persons. honored to take this role!) strengthening each year with the USAID/Croatia's current portfolio is continuation of the annual Croatia approximately $69 million. In FY “In spite of its relatively small size Fest at Seattle Center, there looks (150,000 inhabitants, 43 km²), Rijeka 2006 Croatia's program budget was certainly to be a strong future for a nearly $14 million. USAID intends to is a cosmopolitan city tightly related beneficial and fruitful relationship to the water through its name complete its assistance program in with Rijeka. I am honored to be a Croatia in 2008. USAID/Croatia has ("rijeka" means "river"), by its location participant in this venture and I look along the coast of the Adriatic, the a staff of 29 people: six U.S. staff and forward to viewing my hometown of 23 Croatian staff. Mediterranean; and by all its most Seattle, through the eyes of a visitor important economical activities. The http://croatia.usaid.gov/ and sharing. ■ aboutusaid.htm; city was established in Roman times http://www.usaid.gov/ M A Y 2 0 08 E T HN I C H ERITAGE C OUNCIL — P A GE 3 N EWSLETTER
Spirit of Liberty Awardees This award is presented annually, July 4th, to a naturalized citizen Who has made a significant contribution to the community while successfully maintaining his/her culture and heritage. Please assist us in selecting the 2008 Spirit of Liberty by sending in a nomination by May 23, 2008, to the EHC office. Visit: www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org.
1986 Effie Wells Greek-American 1987 Ina Bray Lithuanian-American 1988 Alexander Shaw Chinese-American 1989 Henning Boe Norwegian-American 1990 Kalle Keranen Finnish-American 1991 Encarnacion F. Tajon Filipino-American 1992 Carin Jacroux German-American 1993 Henry Friedman Polish-American 1994 Helen Mirchuk Ukrainian-American 1995 Bronka Kohn Serebrin Polish-American 1996 Tsering Chamatsang Yuthok Tibetan-American 1997 Farhat J. Ziadeh Palestinian-American 1998 Mary Shriane Irish-American 1999 Natacha Sesko Chinese-American 2000 Theodore Kaltsounis Greek-American 2001 Lucy Fueresz Hungarian-American 2002 Raja H. Atallah Arab-American 2003 Olaf Johannesen Kvamme Norwegian-American 2004 Paull H. Shin Korean-American 2005 Assunta Ng Chinese-American 2006 Alma Franulovich Plancich Croatian-American 2007 Ramesh Gangolli Indian-American
'Visions From our Ancestors' Saturday, May 31, 2008
Native American, Alaskan Native, Indigenous Tribes, Urban Natives, Two-Spirit & Non-Two Spirit Natives! All Native Art, Crafts & Performances by Unangax Dancers,
By Andrew By Morrison Drummers, Flutist, Spoken Word, Red Eagle Soaring Youth and Native Art by Artist on site, Native Craft work, Beading, Leather work, Jewelry, Carvings and More!
1-5pm, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center $10 admission - Raffle, Native Art & Native Crafts Available for Purchase. Children 12 and under get in free with paying adult! Coordinated by Magenta Marie Spinningwind. Call: 206-387-3737 [email protected] P AGE 4 E T HN I C H ERITAGE C OUNCIL — M A Y 2 0 08 C ALENDAR O F E T HN I C E VE NT S
~ May 2008 ~ 12:30pm, Swedish Cultural Center. 2008 Spring Fe šta—Dinner-performance Call: 206-283-1090. & dance event. Performances by Ruze According to Coyote - In Native Ameri- Dalmatinke Orchestra, Dave & the Dal- can lore, Coyote, the trickster, is a char- Celebrate the diverse cultures of matians, and Vela Luka dancers. acter full of fun and rich with meaning. Asian-Pacific Islanders at Seattle Cen- 5:30pm, “Lilly Church” 5 th St. & R Ave., In the tradition of great legends that ter Safeco Insurance Festál: Asian- Anacortes. Call: 360-293-3663. have been passed from people to peo- Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebra- ple and generation to generation, we tion in Center House at Seattle Center. Seattle Jr. Tamburitzans, 2008 Dinner bring you the tales that helped shape Call: 206-684-7200. & Benefit Auction . 5 pm, Silent Action the world around us. Through May 11 . Tuesday, 6 th & Cocktail Hour. Renton Sr. Center, 211 Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Cen- Burnett Ave. N., Renton. To donate ter. Call: 206-441-3322; www.sct.org. The Evolution of Tlingit Daggers — item for auction: 425-772-1029 or Lecture by Ashley Verplank McClelland www.sjtamburitzans.org. Intiman Presents – The Diary of Anne at the Burke Museum. FREE. 7 pm, th Frank . One of the most powerful sto- Burke Room. Call: 206-543-5590; Sunday, 11 ries of hope. Through May 17 . Recom- www.burkemuseum.org. Jussi Makkonne Rait Karm salute Fin- mended for ages 12 and up. Call: 206- th nish & Estonian composers. 4pm, Nordic 269-1900; visit; www.intiman.org. Wednesday, 7 Heritage Museum. Call: 206-789-5707. Living Dead in Denmark , a play by Qui Skandia Wednesday Night Mixer . 7:30- Bucky Pizzarelli Trio . 7:30pm, Jazz Nguyen . 8 pm, Thurs., Fri, Sat, Theatre 9pm, Phinney Neighborhood Center. th Alley. Call: 206-441-9729. Off Jackson, 409 – 7 Ave. So. May 1- th Thursday, 8 th 2 4 . Call: 206-365-0282; Monday, 12 Seattle Maritime Festival . Seattle’s www.porkfilled.com. The 2008 Seattle International Chil- Downtown Waterfront. May 8-10 . Call: Visions by “The Monk” new paintings dren's Festival (SICF), May 12-17 at 206-728-3163; www.SeattlePropeller by Richard Kirsrten-Daiensai. Kirsten Seattle Center and May 19 at the Club.org. Gallery, 5320 Roosevelt Way NE. May 4 Broadway Center for the Performing Friday, 9 th -June 4 . Call: 206-522-2011 . Arts in Tacoma . The annual performing The 7th Annual More Music @ The arts festival for all ages presents an in- Peoples of the Plateau : The Indian Moore Theater . An acoustic surround ternational lineup of circus, music, thea- Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1891 – sound experience featuring the region’s tre, puppetry, dance and multi-media 1915 & Reflections of Home. Through best young artists. 7:30pm. Call: 206- shows designed to educate and enter- June 8 . Burke Museum. Call: 206-543- 292-ARTS . tain students, their teachers, families, 5590; www.burkemuseum.org. Caledonian and St. Andrew’s Society teens and adults alike! Eighteen compa- Over the River and Through the Gathering . 7:30pm, Lake City Presbyte- nies representing seventeen countries, Woods… A story about a young Italian- rian Church. Call: 206-364-6025; including France, Colombia, Japan, Is- American man leaving New Jersey to www.caledonians.com. rael and Guinea are scheduled to per- pursue a career in Seattle. Taproot form. Call: 206-325-6500; visit: Theater, 204 N. 85 th St., Seattle. May 16 Anthony Kearns (one of the 3 Irish www.seattleinternational.org. Tenors). 8pm, Kirkland Performance -June 14 . Call: 206-618-6524. th Center. Call: 425-828-0422; 253-535- Tuesday, 13 Saturday, 3 rd 7322; www.kpcenter.org Seattle Theatre Group Presents – Mark Cinco de Mayo Celebration . Live en- Saturday, 10 th Morris Dance Group Master Classes!!! tertainment; Traditional foods; Chil- Since founding his company in 1980, dren's crafts, Local vendors, Health & The Spirit of West Africa, West Afri- Seattle-native Morris has grown from social services fair, Fashion show. 4- can Music and Dance Festival pre- America's most controversial, bad-boy 9pm, Jefferson Community Center. sented by Senegalese master drummer dancemaker into one of its most re- Call: 206-957-4649; Thione Diop and African American cul- spected masters. Regarded as the finest www.elcentrodelaraza.org. tural artist Emily Robertson. The festi- choreographer of his generation, Morris val delves into the African roots of hip A Night at Tivoli! 5pm (Social Hour & is renowned for his musicality and the hop, jazz and rock with live perform- Washington Post proclaimed him "our Silent Auction), 6:30pm, Dinner & Live ances by top local and touring artists Auction. Swedish Cultural Center, NW Mozart of modern dance." Master- from Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Nigeria, classes are $15; advance registration Danish Foundation Gala Fund-Raising Gambia and Guinea, including: Thione Auction. Call: 206-523-3263; recommended; taught by MMDG com- Diop, Awal Alhassan, Mohammed pany members. May 13, 14, 17 . Call: www.northwestdanishfoundation.org. Shaibu, Shawna Hawk and more. It also 206-467-5510, ext. 1171; 206-325-4161; Clan Donald Spring Fling , Tacoma WA. offers exhibits, storytelling, a market- email: [email protected]. Call: 206-440-7697; visit: place, and workshops on drumming and th www.caledonians.com. dance. Center House at Seattle Center. Thursday, 15 Call: 206-684-7200; 206-290-5560. The Young Eight , America's only pro- Resettlement of Norwegian Jews . Seat- fessional string octet. African-American 8th Annual Spring Banquet , Scandina- tle’s Dr. Eugene Normand speaks about octet will perform a very eclectic and vian Cultural Center, PLU. 5pm, doors the resettlement of close to 600 Jewish innovative program highlighting their open. Renton Sr. Center, 211 Burnett refugees from war torn Europe in Nor- technical and innovative artistry! 8pm, Ave. N., Renton, WA. Email: lotto- way in 1946. 7pm, Nordic Heritage Mu- Pigott Auditorium. Call: 206-296-2244. [email protected]. seum. Call: 206-789-5707.
th th Friday, 16 Sunday, 4 Ceilidh to benefit the NWJPB’s trip to Scotland in the summer to compete. Application deadline is May 16 th for the Seattle Swedish Pancake Breakfast . Dancing, dinner, music, drinks, auction. Seattle Center Academy (SCA) , a sum- Music for listening and dancing. 8am- Lake City Elks. Call: 360-568-7817; mer arts program for 7th and 8th grad- www.nwjpb.org/ M A Y 2 0 08 E T HN I C H ERITAGE C OUNCIL — P A GE 5 C ALENDAR O F E T HN I C E VE NT S ers organized by Seattle Center in part- University District Street Fair . Univer- Saturday, 24 th nership with over 20 top cultural insti- sity Way NE. FREE. May 17-18 . Call: 2nd Annual Gig Harbor Street Scram- tutions. The two-week program takes 206-547-4417. ble To Kick Off Healthy Harbor - A place on Seattle Center campus July 28 - The Pacific Northwest Irish Dance morning of discovery and delight awaits August 8 . Call: 206-684-4182; Championships Feis . Close to 600 families, couples, groups of friends, [email protected]; dancers from Western Canada and the teenagers, runners, cyclists, and others www.seattlecenter.com/academy. Western US are expected to attend this with a sense of fun and adventure. Skan- Rachmaninov Vespers , Russian Choral weekend of Irish dance and fun – reels, sie Brothers Park. Call: 888-VIEWGIG; Music. Concerts at St. James Cathedral. jigs, hornpipes and choreographed set www.gigharborguide.com. Seattle Pro Musica. May 16-17 . Call: pieces. Beginners through champions. Eduardo Mendonça (Brazilian guitar & 206-781-2766; visit: Hosted by Comerford School of Irish vocals) performs at Coho's Wine Bar & www.seattlepromusica.org. Dance and Celtic Arts Northwest. May Seafood Grill. 5:30-9:30pm. Contact: Mark Morris Dance Group (with Seattle 17-18 , Sea-Tac Airport. Call: 206-935- [email protected]. Symphony conducted by Maestro Gerard 3225; [email protected]; visit: th Schwarz). Paramount Theater, Seattle. www.tonycomerford.com. Friday, 30
May 16 - post-show karaoke party with Sunday, 18 th Skandia Folkdance Society Fifth Friday Mark Morris, his dancers & many Dance –"bygde"-dance, the village friends, musicians and artists. May 16- An Afternoon of Songs and Duets - dances most popular with folkdancers 18 . Call: 206-292.ARTS. features sopranos JoAnn Kane and in Norway and Sweden. Featuring 2 sets Megan Drake and is produced and nar- th of hardanger fiddling by Bill Boyd and Saturday, 17 rated by our beloved Nancy Zylstra. Peter Michaelsen, then 1st Class will Ken Waldman, Alaska’s Fiddler Poet , Top Baroque artists Jillon Stoppels blast through your favorite pols and 7pm, Island Center Hall. Visit: Dupree, Margriet Tindemans, Mary Man- polska tunes. No teaching; dance from 8 www.kenwaldman.com. ning, Olga Hauptman, Ruth Sereque, & -11pm, Epiphany Chapel. Call: 206-784 Kim Tinuviel, plus dance performance. 9th Annual Tea Party of Friends of -7470; www.skandia-folkfance.org. 3pm, The Whidbey Island Center for the Jamaica Seattle . 3–6pm, St. Andrews st Arts, Langley. Visit: Saturday, 31 Lutheran Church Hall, Bellevue. Call: www.wicaonline.com. Zwiefacher (not a typo!) . The Swedish 425-641-1438; e-mail: car- Cultural Center sponsors another 5th [email protected]. Pacific Children's Choir - Spring Con- cert . Guest: Eduardo Mendonça. 3pm, Saturday Zwiefacher dance, 8–11pm. A Family World Music Party . 2:30pm, Maple Leaf Lutheran Church. Contact: rollicking & tricky couple dance in Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center. Call: [email protected]. mixed rhythms, waltz, and march. We 800-838-3006; tickets: do lots of un-tricky waltzes and one- www.brownpapertickets.com. Monday, 19 th steps too. Lesson 7:30–8pm. Email:
Kelly Harland featuring Bill Mays & [email protected]. Syttende Mai Celebration at the Nordic Heritage Museum, 10am–5:30pm, fol- Chuck Deardorf , CD Release Concert. ~ MORE ~ lowed by a parade in Ballard. 7:30pm, Jazz Alley. Call: 206-441- 9729; www.jazzalley.com. Multicultural Events at KCLS Programs Norwegian Parade in Ballard . 6pm. th for Children, Families and Adults . Gunnar Bjarnason is looking for a con- Tuesday, 20 Visit: www.kcls.org. vertible for their Princess and Princess Herb Alpert & Lani Hall . May 20-21 . “Sephardic Cooking” - Available for in Waiting. He will carry the flag. We 7:30pm, Jazz Alley. Call: 206-441-9729. need people willing to walk along and purchase at the Sephardic Bikur Holim st hand out candy. Can you help? Call: Wednesday, 21 Synagogue Office, The cookbooks are $10 and can be mailed for an additional Anna Hauksdottir, 425-776-9518. Fareed Zakaria: Rise of the Rest - For- $4 per book. Call: 206-723-3028. Anacortes Croatian Club Gala - Please mer PBS host and present editor of join us for dinner and dancing at the Newsweek International, Fareed Za- Book: Norse Warfare: Unconventional American Croatian Club of Anacortes kariah has written a new book titled The Battle Strategies of the Ancient Vi- featuring the music of Martin Kolega. Post-American World . The growth and kings . For more information contact 6:30pm, doors open; 7pm, Dinner. influence of countries like China, India, Tracy Liaw. Call: 212-685-4371; Brazil, and Russia will reshape the [email protected]. Roasted Lamb, Pork, Rice Pilaf, Salad, Veggies and Delicious Croatian Pastries. world. Zakaria discusses how the U.S. 2008 Goldman Sachs Foundation Call: Anka, 360-293-6774; Colleen, mar- can understand and thrive in this rap- Youth Prize for Excellence in Interna- [email protected]. idly changing international climate. tional Education - Asia Society and The Presented as part of the Town Hall Cen- Goldman Sachs Foundation are pleased The Question of Cyprus: Between ter for Civic Life with University Book Greek East & Latin West . Cappella Ro- to announce the 2008 Youth Prizes. Up Store. Tickets are $5 at the door only. to five winners will be selected to re- mana Vocal Ensemble. 8pm, Town Hall Town Hall members receive priority Seattle. Call: 866-822-7735; ceive up to $10,000 each as well as an seating. 7:30pm, Town Hall Seattle. all-expense paid trip to New York City in www.cappellaromana.org. Friday, 23 rd November 2008 to receive their prize. “Tantalizing Tales of Scotland’s Tar- The 2008 competition asks students to tan” by Tom Laurenson. For the La Con- 37th Annual Northwest Folklife Festi- create an in-depth written essay or mul- ner Quilt & Textile Museum’s 2008 Tex- val , Seattle Center, 11 am – 11 pm. May timedia feature examining a social or tile Enrichment Series. 1–2:30pm, the La 23-26 . FREE! Many EHC member or- economic issue that has relevance to Conner Quilt & Textile Museum. Call: ganizations perform annually at Folk- them in a global context. Visit: http:// 360-466-4288, seating is limited; life! For the complete event schedule, askasia.org/students/gsfprizes.html . www.laconnerquilts.com. visit: www.nwfolklife.org. Call: 206- Deadline is June 12, 2008 . 684-7200. P AGE 6 E T HN I C H ERITAGE C OUNCIL — M A Y 2 0 08 N EWSLETTER
5th Annual Pacific Northwest Students’ Art Competition The Korean-American Art and Cul- tion. Awards presentation September the field of art. Through this per- tural Association of Pacific North- 6, during Korean Cultural Celebra- sonally engaging creative activity, west (KACAPN) hold 5th Annual Stu- tion, “Ch’uSok”, at the Seattle Center students have the opportunity to dents’ Art Competition at the Seattle deepen their awareness of beauty Our goal is to encourage and promote Center, Center House, May 10, 2008. and self through a medium that fos- the cross-cultural art experience ters individuality and creative art- Children and young adults (K-12, all among young students through an istry. ethnic) of Washington, Oregon and annual student art competition, en- western Canada are invited to ex- couraging talented young artiest to We highly recommend that you en- press their creativity in visual art. find creative voice of their own. The courage your students to participate Students may work in any medium contest is primarily directed to stu- in this valuable activity. Further listed in the enclosed brochures and dents who choose to express their questions about the Students’ Art must bring their own materials. Art- creative ideas through visual art. Competition can be directed to Ku- work must be produced on site be- mok Shin, KACAPN President at 206- The primary benefit of such a compe- tween 12:30pm-6pm. Winners will 979-0524 or director 206-354-0853, tition goes beyond a college major in be notified one month after competi- or e-mail to [email protected].
Hip-Nic, continued from page 1 in a style relevant to Foundation, which also publicized the event in its magazine, BRICK (By sented by its Diversity Special- their culture. At its Real Inner City Kids) . Paul Martin ist Matt Gerard, gave a presen- fourth Annual Youth and Frank Galloway of the Inside tation on outdoor recreation Assembly in 2007 Out Family-Youth Camping Program careers and volunteer opportu- the United Nations worked with Matt Gerard of Human nities. Mac’s Smokehouse pro- included a Hip Hop Resources and Ranger Mo on the vided a barbecue lunch for Summit Youth recreational and logistic compo- registered participants and the Council. nents of the event. park’s gym and pool were The first Hip-Nic, a open for free use in the late smaller affair, was The Hip-Nics are part of Washington afternoon. held at Saint Edward State Parks and Recreation Commis- sion’s Folk and Traditional Arts in A three-part evening program State Park in August the Parks Program and as such they included a spoken word con- 2006, but greater are fiscally administered by agency cert by some of the Seattle publicity and better partner Northwest Heritage Re- area’s outstanding word art- organization in- sources. Funding for the Hip-Nics ists, an open mic session, and creased participa- comes from the National Endow- a concert of Hip Hop music by Laura “Piece” tion by both outside ment for the Arts, the Washington DE Collective and Block Team- Kelley-Jahn performs organizations and State Arts Commission, and Parks’ sters performers. during evening concert youth audience in 2007. First brain- Puget Sound Region Office. Although to many people Hip Hop stormed into existence by National The third annual “Hip-Nic” Hip Hop has a bad reputation due to the vio- Youth Congress founder and director Picnic is scheduled for August 9, lence and misogyny celebrated in Reco Bembry and Saint Edward Park 2008. As more information becomes some of the more commercialized Manager Mohammad “Ranger Mo” Mo- available, it can be accessed on forms of rap, it has, since the 1970s, stafavinassab, the Hip-Nic is part of a State Parks’ Web site, been a major form of creative expres- wider effort by the Washington State www.parks.wa.gov, by clicking sion among youth. Originating Parks and Recreation Commission to Events and News Releases. among young urban African Ameri- attract more ethnic and racial di- cans, Hip Hop has become world- versity to state parks and to out- wide, described in a recent National door recreation in general, and to Geographic article as “the world's interest young people of color in favorite youth culture” in which “just outdoor recreation and recreation- about every country on the planet related careers. Increasing diver- seems to have developed its own lo- sity and providing enjoyment, cal rap scene.” health, and learning programs are
Not so well-known is the movement part of our state park agency’s 2013 Centennial goals. of “Positive Hip Hop” also known as “Grass Roots Hip-Hop.” Divorced Most of the performance-related from the star system of its commer- activities at both the 2006 and ’07 cial cousin, it emphasizes positive events were recruited and organ- values and the empowerment of ur- ized by Seattle performance artist Amanda “BeLoved01” Cumbow and ban young people, but genuinely re- and community activist Laura Piece Jeromeskee of Massive Monkeys & flects their experiences and concerns Kelley-Jahn and her Think Big Be Boys lead dance workshop. M A Y 2 0 08 E T HN I C H ERITAGE C OUNCIL — P A GE 7 N EWSLETTER
Welcome & Thank You!
Listed below are new and renewing members as of January 2008:
Organization Members: Arab Center of Washington, Kay Tarapolsi, Ziad Zaitun; Beit Tik- vah Messianic Congregation, Hylan Slobodkin; City of Tukwila Equity & Div. Comm., Joan Hernandez; Consular Agency of France, Jack A. Cowan; Croatian Fraternal Union, Richard L. Major; Fire & Ice Irish Dancers, Susan Calhoun; Flamenco Arts Northwest, Mark Levin; Friends of Jamaica, Enid Dwyer; La Mezzanotte Duo, Bonnie Birch; Leikarringen of Leif Erik- son Lodge 2-001, Linda Lacy; Los De Rio, Normando Brenis; Nordiska Folkdancers, Vicki Nelson; Ocheami, Amma C. Anang; Polish Home Association Ladies Auxilary, Martha and Ron Golubiec; Prabha Rustagi Memorial Trust, Leela Kathak; Pratidhwani, Suvabroto Roy; Puget Sound Welsh Association, Jackie Cedarholm; Rainbow Book Fest, Belinda Chin; Seattle Christchurch Sister City Association, Rachel Jacobsen; Seattle Pacific University, Dr. Mi- chael D. Roe; Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association, Olaf Kvamme; Shahrazad Middle East- ern Dance, Betty Bigelow; Skandia Folkdance Society, Joanne Rudo; Small Faces Child Devel- opment, Lynn Wirta; Tanhuajat Seattle Finnish Folkdancers, Linda Banks; United Finnish Kaleva Brothers & Sisters #11, Lynn Wirta; Vela Luka Croatian Dance Ensemble, Maria Pet- rish; Washington Jewish Historical Society; Washington State Parks & Recreation Commis- sion, Jens Lund; Zaphara's Middle Eastern Dance, Zephara Delmarter.
Individual & Family Members: Virginia L. Anderson; Hank Bradley & Cathie Whitesides; Martha Cohen Roe; Barbara Day; Lorraine Goldberg; Elaine Hayes; Julie & Ross Heise; Claire Jones; Damir Jurkovic; Susan Kunimatsu; Hedy Lachmann; Donald Logan; Bettie Luke; Sue McNab; Veronica Mratinich; Diane Budinick Oliver; Elaine S. Packard; Ceclilia M. Paul; Mi- chael G. Peskura; Donna Pitblado; Mark & Dunja Ruljancich; Stephanie Pulakis Stafford.
Look for our complete EHC member list next month!
WHO WE ARE… 2008-2009 Board of Directors Kevin Hoyt Mitsu Sundvall The Boeing Company Sam Kaplan Julie Valencia 2008-2009 Jennifer Kulik Mark Vohr JoAnne Lee Jim Williams
Officers and Executive Board Janet McCully Emeritus Directors A.M. Noel Burton Bard JoAnne Lee, President Hezekiah Orji Sue McNab Tino Salud Natacha Sesko Sam Kaplan, Vice President Jagdish Sharma
Staff Mark Vohr, Secretary Alma Plancich, Executive Director
Jim Williams, Treasurer Maria Kesovija, Assistant Director , Newsletter Editor
Sally Rutledge, Projects Support, Newsletter/Calendar Assistant
The Ethnic Heritage Council is dedicated to preserving the unique mix of cultural traditions that enrich our Northwest communities. Annually, the Council produces several ethnic festivals, and a public naturalization ceremony on July 4th. EHC publishes CONTACT: A Directory of Ethnic and Cultural Resources in Washington State, and operates a referral service for the community. The Newsletter is a publication of the Ethnic Heritage Council of the Pacific Northwest. Submission deadline for the June 2008 edition is May 20th . Please send submission materials, to the EHC office via mail, fax: 206-443-1408 ; or email text items as attached word document: [email protected] . Contact EHC with any questions at: 206-443-1410 . Visit our website at: www.ethnicheritagecouncil.org . Ethnic Heritage Council NON-PROFIT ORG. 305 Harrison Street, Suite 304 U.S. POSTAGE PAID Seattle, WA 98109 206-443-1410 SEATTLE,WA [email protected] PERMIT 2213 The Ethnic Heritage Council is dedicated to preserving the unique mix of cultural traditions that enrich our Northwest communities.
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Become a member of the Ethnic Heritage Council. Join us in our 28 th year of celebrating community. Your annual membership helps support the events, programs and services of the Council. Any additional contribution you give is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support!
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EHC Members receive: Subscription to EHC Newsletter; Advance notice of up-coming events; Event consultation.
Heritage Circle Members receive: Same benefits as EHC Members. Plus: Free advertising - newslet- ter/website and CONTACT; Event/meeting location, as available at Seattle Center.
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The Ethnic Heritage Council is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, registered in the state of Washington. Donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Your employer may offer a matching funds program to maximize your donation. Please check with your Human Resources Department. Thank You