Archive forMay 31, 2005
May 31, 2005 @ 12:55 am
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"I came here two years ago." Nethanji is an immigrant from Sri Lanka. "When I came to the United States I was so scared I didn't talk to anyone I was really scared. Clothes, languages, social life all, that it's totally different," Nethanji said.
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May 31, 2005 @ 8:21 am
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Was a Marion County judge correct in prohibiting divorced parents from sharing their unorthodox religion with their son? Teachers incorporate Japanese language, art into curriculum for receptive second-graders.
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May 31, 2005 @ 10:26 am
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WATERLOO --- Maybe you want to say "congratulations." Or maybe a "happy birthday" is in order. Maybe you just want to say "hello" or "I'm thinking of you."
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May 31, 2005 @ 7:18 am
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Lauderdale Lakes · Hoping for floods of people instead of the deluge of late summer rains, Unifest organizers moved the Caribbean cultural event two months earlier to June this year.
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May 31, 2005 @ 6:59 am
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Even before participating in a five-day Wisconsin Area Health Education Center program designed for aspiring health-care professionals to learn about other cultures and the availability of health care, Karen Hahn of Green Bay knew a person's cultural background influences their health.
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May 31, 2005 @ 6:58 am
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Paris, May 31 (CNA) Council for Cultural Affairs Chairman Chen Chi-nan presented the 9th Taiwan-France Cultural Awards Monday to two French research teams at the French Academy in Paris, praising their contributions to bilateral cultural exchanges and their long-term devotion to studies on Taiwan.
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May 31, 2005 @ 10:43 am
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Mountainfilm solicits and receives hundreds of documentaries, shorts and features from around the world and around town for the annual gathering. From these submissions, Burns and her team have selected about 100 films and videos to run in venues all over town and in the Mountain Village.
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May 31, 2005 @ 6:59 pm
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The Coos County Cultural Coalition is seeking applicants for two vacancies on its board of directors. The Cultural Coalition distributes local grant money from the Oregon Cultural Trust. It meets monthly, usually at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay. Term of office is one year.
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May 31, 2005 @ 4:43 pm
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There are numerous episodes of violence in Crash , Paul Haggis’ gritty drama about race relations in multi-racial Los Angeles. From a slur of invectives to virtual sexual assaults, from latent racism to blatant racial distrust, from contained anguish to impulsive acts of aggression.
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