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Events

For details on Scandanavian Heritage Events check out their website: www.scanheritage.org

We need your help
The Scandinavian Heritage Foundation is about to kick off a forum for people interested in Scandinavian business. The Nordic Business Council is a forum for businesses and business people who work for or with Scandinavian-owned businesses, or are interested in doing business in Scandinavian countries. It will provide programs as often as once a month for members with these interests and an opportunity for networking with like-minded business people. Help us get started.

  1. Send us a list of businesses you know of that are Scandinavian, whether they are owned by a Scandinavian business, sell Scandinavian products or are owned by people of Scandinavian descent.
  2. If you can help with the planning and startup of the Nordic Business Council, let us know.
  3. If you have ideas for speakers or programs, please let us know that, too.
  4. Dates to Save:
  • ScanFair -- December 2 & 3 at Portland State University

 

News

11/4/07
Inger M. olsen, FLL, participated in the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation's regional meeting in Madison, Wi., October 18-21, 2007. She presented a paper with the title, "Regional Differences/Ethnicity in Denmark or Three North Jutlanders in Southern Sjælland."

10/7/07
Inger M. Olsen, FLL, has been granted $10,000.00 for the teaching of Danish language, literature and film by the University and Property Agency (Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation), Copenhagen, Denmark.

8/3/07
Inger M. Olsen, FLL, participated in the Danish Ministry of Science, Tehnology and
Innovation's annual course at Hindsgavl Castle, Denmark, for professors teaching Danish abroad from July 30th till August 3rd, 2007.

6/4/07
Inger M. Olsen, FLL, had a paper, "Whose Memory Is It, After All?" published in "Danish Culture,  Past and Present: The Last Two Hundred Years"  proceedings of an international conference sponsored by The Danish American Heritage Society in Des Moines, Iowa, edited by Linda M. Chementi and Birgit Flemming Larsen, and published in Ames, Iowa, 2006. It was also published in, The Bridge, vol. 29, No. 2, 2006, Journal of the Danish American Heritage Society, ed. Peter L. Petersen.

5/6/07
Inger M. Olsen, Foreign Languages and Literatures, presented a paper titled “Denmark’s Caribbean Connection: Nella Larsen and Camille Pissarro” at the 97th Annual Meeting of the society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study River Center, Davenport, Iowa and Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois April 25-29, 2007.

11/20/06
Inger M. Olsen, FLL, presented a paper with the title "Danes, Smiles and Laughter" at the Regional Conference for Danish Lecturers abroad in Minneapolis, Mn., November 10 and 11, 2006.

10/9/06 Leif Erikson Recognized
Leif Erikson and his crew were recognized in the state of Washington today (October 9) for being the first Europeans to set foot on the North American continent. Governor Christine O. Gregoire signed the proclamation September 22, 2006. It reads:

WHEREAS, more than 1000 years ago Leif Erikson and his crew left Greenland and journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean seeking unknown lands; and

WHEREAS, their courage, determination and discovery opened the world to new exploration; and

WHEREAS, overcoming hardship and adversity, Leif Erikson and his crew are believed to be the first Europeans to set foot on North American soil; and

WHEREAS, each year during the month of October, this historic voyage is celebrated throughout the world, especially in Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Nordic communities throughout the United States;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the state of Washington, do hereby proclaim October 9, 2006, as Leif Erikson Day in Washington State, and I urge all citizens to join me in this special observance.

 


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