Archive forJune 13, 2005
With technology transforming the economic development scene over the last 15 years, cultural events like Vines & Waldrep City Stages have morphed from simple recreational outlets to premier recruitment tools.
Newcomer: City is art-friendly, on verge of cultural revival (The Natchez Democrat)
A year-long search taking her from coast to coast led artist Wathen Doggett finally to Natchez. It was love at first sight. She had found her new home. And now, less than a year later, she has no regrets. Quite the contrary. "I am so excited that sometimes I catch my breath," she said.
Future brightens for cultural heritage (People’s Daily)
China's "intangible cultural heri-tage" should be better protected under moves being made to preserve endangered art.
Melbourne students head to NT for cultural exchange (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Teachers hope a visit by a group of Melbourne students to a remote Aboriginal school in the Northern Territory will be the first of many.
Cultural Remembrance (The Signal)
Filipino-American citizens look to their heritage to better the future. Enriching the future through preserving the past was the underlying purpose of Filipiniana Day, hosted Sunday by the Filipino-American Association of the Santa Clarita Valley, or Fil-Am Association as it is commonly called.
Soul food blends a mix of cultures (CentralOhio.com)
ZANESVILLE - Although soul food's roots might have come from the South, its heart and "soul" is based in tradition. The tradition of handing down family recipes from generation to generation has made soul food what it is today, said Zanesville resident Kathy Brantley.
The ups and downs of a teen who is bridging two cultures (Miami Herald)
Seventeen-year-old Isabel Diaz is just a summer away from leaving home in Miami for UM -- that's the University of Michigan -- and her Cuban mother is clingier than ever. Isa has dumped her longtime boyfriend so she can start free in Ann Arbor, but, ay!, he won't go away.
New Regional Association Unites Different Cultures to Market Yukon River Wild King Salmon (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The newly formed Yukon River Fisheries Marketing Association is bringing together two distinct cultures, Yup'ik Eskimos and Athabascan Indians, for the purpose of promoting Yukon River Wild King salmon.
Cultural conundrums / In the land of the dolls (Daily Yomiuri Online)
When my younger daughter Mary was about 3 years old, I saw her affectionately clasping the Japanese equivalent of a "Betsy-Wetsy" doll--those lovable cuddly darlings that pee on you as soon as you put a bottle in their mouths.
Puerto Rican Day festivities along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue highlights cultural pride, music (San Diego Union-Tribune)
NEW YORK – A seemingly endless stretch of Puerto Rican flags filled Fifth Avenue as hundreds of thousands of people turned out for one of the city's most festive and largest celebrations of cultural pride.


