Archive forMay, 2005

Macao sets up Chinese Cultural Exchange Association (People’s Daily)

The Chinese Cultural Exchange Association was set up in Macao on Saturday to promote cultural exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

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Dragon Boat Festival draws people from all cultures (News 8 Austin)

The Dragon Boat Festival's races and martial arts displays attract people interested in Asian heritage.

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FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL INSTITUTE TO TARGET CHINA, RUSSIA (The Tocqueville Connection)

M ONTEVIDEO, May 1 (AFP) - China and Russia are the two top priorities for the Alliance Francaise, the leading global institute promoting French language and culture, a top group official said here.

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Hillcrest High celebrates cultural diversity (Whitehaven Appeal)

Hard work, dedication and a genuine love for children's education are ingredients Melony Walker's visual arts students at Hillcrest High School prominently displayed as the school's fine arts department held the fifth annual Cultural Awareness program celebrating diversity.

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Hutchison feasts on cultural diversity (Whitehaven Appeal)

The Hutchison Multicultural Student Association (MSA) recently held its fourth annual Soul Food Dinner, consisting of good old Southern-fried chicken, catfish, mashed potatoes, green beans, okra and more.

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Exotic, familiar dishes sell quickly at Cultural Fest (Wausau Daily Herald)

STEVENS POINT - Standing in just one spot Saturday, one could witness a Scottish dance, smell the spices of the Far East, pick up and appraise Latin American jewelry and hear the doleful sound of the long Swiss Alphorn.

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Iran keen to exchange edn, cultural activities with Bangladesh (News From Bangladesh)

The government of Islamic Republic of Iran on Saturday expressed its keen interest to exchange educational and cultural activities with Bangladesh to the mutual benefit of both the friendly countries, reports BSS.

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Tigers, dolphins set off deep cultural conflicts Biologist swept into moral unrest (San Francisco Chronicle)

As a boy growing up in Kolkata, India, I read with goggle-eyed fascination hair-raising adventure stories set in the mangrove jungles of the Sundarbans, where man-eating tigers stalked the land and crocodiles patrolled the water.

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Library event focuses on cultural diversity, family literacy (New River Current)

The Youth Services section of Roanoke's Main Library was the setting for promoting cultural diversity and family literacy Saturday afternoon. Roanoke Public Libraries celebrated El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) at the Main Library.

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Event blends cultures, faiths (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

APTOS — They weren’t sure the event would fly, let alone their kites. Becca Coleman, social action vice president for Santa Cruz Organization of Temple Youth, said she and other organizers were nervous about Saturday’s Kites For Peace gathering at Rio del Mar beach.

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