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Title: Audit Contradicts Arizona Chief on Ethnic Studies Courses
Body: In past issues of InterCom we have noted articles about the ongoing controversy over ethnic studies classes in Arizona public schools. Here is the latest: From http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/17/36tucson.h30.html?tkn=TNXFfnj8VEe4dYZE3tbkQ5DX062x1uS79qM2&cmp=clp-sb-ascd Audit Contradicts Arizona Chief on Ethnic Studies by Mary Ann Zehr June 17, 2011 Tension within and outside the Tucson Unified School District over the fate of its controversial Mexican-American studies program increased this week after it became public that an audit of the program ordered by Arizona's state schools chief contradicts his determination that the program doesn’t comply with state law. In a meeting on Friday, members of the Tucson Unified school board voted 4 to 1 to appeal state Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal's ruling that the district’s delivery of Mexican-American studies violates a new Arizona statute limiting the scope of such classes. On June 13, Mr. Huppenthal, a Republican, said an investigation had revealed that the Mexican-American studies program was not in compliance with the state’s law governing ethnic studies taught by public schools. He gave the school district 60 days to comply or lose 10 percent of its state funding. Read the full article at http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/17/36tucson.h30.html (a free subscription may be necessary to read the full article).
Source: Education Week
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Title: Audit Contradicts Arizona Chief on Ethnic Studies Courses
Body: In past issues of InterCom we have noted articles about the ongoing controversy over ethnic studies classes in Arizona public schools. Here is the latest: From http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/17/36tucson.h30.html?tkn=TNXFfnj8VEe4dYZE3tbkQ5DX062x1uS79qM2&cmp=clp-sb-ascd Audit Contradicts Arizona Chief on Ethnic Studies by Mary Ann Zehr June 17, 2011 Tension within and outside the Tucson Unified School District over the fate of its controversial Mexican-American studies program increased this week after it became public that an audit of the program ordered by Arizona's state schools chief contradicts his determination that the program doesn’t comply with state law. In a meeting on Friday, members of the Tucson Unified school board voted 4 to 1 to appeal state Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal's ruling that the district’s delivery of Mexican-American studies violates a new Arizona statute limiting the scope of such classes. On June 13, Mr. Huppenthal, a Republican, said an investigation had revealed that the Mexican-American studies program was not in compliance with the state’s law governing ethnic studies taught by public schools. He gave the school district 60 days to comply or lose 10 percent of its state funding. Read the full article at http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/06/17/36tucson.h30.html (a free subscription may be necessary to read the full article).
Source: Education Week
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Title: California Language Archive Clicks with Multiple Resources for Indigenous Languages
Body: From http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/20/california-language-archive As of today (Monday, June 20), much of the University of California, Berkeley’s vast language resources is accessible, free of charge, to anyone with Internet access via the new California Language Archive (CLA) website and its catalog of UC Berkeley materials – the largest indigenous language archive at a U.S. university. The site is filled with downloadable digital content that includes rare audio recordings and written documentation. A few examples include 51 hours of Wintu songs and conversations, the hummingbird fire story recited in the nearly extinct language of Nisenan, and handwritten notes on Chochenyo that are based on linguist and ethnographer J.P. Harrington’s work with the language’s last good speaker. The archive has a special focus on California, but includes languages all the way from Alaska to South America and from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. It is the online face of a collaboration/unification of two distinct UC Berkeley archives – the Berkeley Language Center (BLC) and the linguistics department’s Survey of California and Other Indian Languages research center, which curates the BLC’s linguistic field recordings. Read the full article at http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/20/california-language-archive The new California Language Archive website is available at http://cla.berkeley.edu
Source: UC Berkeley News Center
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Title: California Language Archive Clicks with Multiple Resources for Indigenous Languages
Body: From http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/20/california-language-archive As of today (Monday, June 20), much of the University of California, Berkeley’s vast language resources is accessible, free of charge, to anyone with Internet access via the new California Language Archive (CLA) website and its catalog of UC Berkeley materials – the largest indigenous language archive at a U.S. university. The site is filled with downloadable digital content that includes rare audio recordings and written documentation. A few examples include 51 hours of Wintu songs and conversations, the hummingbird fire story recited in the nearly extinct language of Nisenan, and handwritten notes on Chochenyo that are based on linguist and ethnographer J.P. Harrington’s work with the language’s last good speaker. The archive has a special focus on California, but includes languages all the way from Alaska to South America and from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. It is the online face of a collaboration/unification of two distinct UC Berkeley archives – the Berkeley Language Center (BLC) and the linguistics department’s Survey of California and Other Indian Languages research center, which curates the BLC’s linguistic field recordings. Read the full article at http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/20/california-language-archive The new California Language Archive website is available at http://cla.berkeley.edu
Source: UC Berkeley News Center
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Title: Afrifest 2011 in the Twin Cities
Body: From http://www.afrifest.org Afrifest is a pan African arts, culture, and music festival. It will take place this year on Saturday, August 6th, in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. The event is free and open to the public. Preliminary Program/Activities for 2011: -Pan African Arts and Culture Shows -Showcase Africa 2011- Pan African Talent, Music, and Fashion Showcase -Pan African Historical Display & Exhibit -A Taste of Pan Africa Learn more about the event at http://www.afrifest.org
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Title: Afrifest 2011 in the Twin Cities
Body: From http://www.afrifest.org Afrifest is a pan African arts, culture, and music festival. It will take place this year on Saturday, August 6th, in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. The event is free and open to the public. Preliminary Program/Activities for 2011: -Pan African Arts and Culture Shows -Showcase Africa 2011- Pan African Talent, Music, and Fashion Showcase -Pan African Historical Display & Exhibit -A Taste of Pan Africa Learn more about the event at http://www.afrifest.org
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Title: Africa Bibliography: Free Access to All Users until End of June
Body: In celebration of the launch of the Africa Bibliography as a fully-searchable online database, Cambridge Journals are delighted to offer free online access until the end of June. The annual Africa Bibliography, long considered the leading bibliographic guide to all works in African studies, has been fully digitised by the team behind the esteemed Cambridge Journals Online platform in consultation with Africanist librarians. The online Africa Bibliography features full bibliographic records comprising books, journal articles and chapters: each entry is classified and searchable by region, country and subject. It offers a variety of advanced search functionality including quick search, advanced Boolean, faceted search and browse options. The inclusion of full-text linking through CrossRef and Google Scholar will enable users to access a source immediately simply by clicking on an entry in the Bibliography. In addition this crucial research tool offers multiple search export formats compatible with a variety of citation management software tools. This advanced functionality and the wealth of bibliographic data have been combined to create a rich and interactive resource for all scholars in the field. To experience this functionality for yourself, free until June 30th, simply visit http://africabibliography.cambridge.org Reynolds, J. Africa Bibliography: Free access to all users until end June. H-AFRICA listserv (H-AFRICA@H-NET.MSU.EDU, 24 Jun 2011).
Source: H-AFRICA
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Title: Africa Bibliography: Free Access to All Users until End of June
Body: In celebration of the launch of the Africa Bibliography as a fully-searchable online database, Cambridge Journals are delighted to offer free online access until the end of June. The annual Africa Bibliography, long considered the leading bibliographic guide to all works in African studies, has been fully digitised by the team behind the esteemed Cambridge Journals Online platform in consultation with Africanist librarians. The online Africa Bibliography features full bibliographic records comprising books, journal articles and chapters: each entry is classified and searchable by region, country and subject. It offers a variety of advanced search functionality including quick search, advanced Boolean, faceted search and browse options. The inclusion of full-text linking through CrossRef and Google Scholar will enable users to access a source immediately simply by clicking on an entry in the Bibliography. In addition this crucial research tool offers multiple search export formats compatible with a variety of citation management software tools. This advanced functionality and the wealth of bibliographic data have been combined to create a rich and interactive resource for all scholars in the field. To experience this functionality for yourself, free until June 30th, simply visit http://africabibliography.cambridge.org Reynolds, J. Africa Bibliography: Free access to all users until end June. H-AFRICA listserv (H-AFRICA@H-NET.MSU.EDU, 24 Jun 2011).
Source: H-AFRICA
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Title: New York Asian Film Festival
Body: The New York Asian Film Festival will take place July 1-14, 2011. Learn more about the festival at http://subwaycinema.com
Source: Subway Cinema
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Title: New York Asian Film Festival
Body: The New York Asian Film Festival will take place July 1-14, 2011. Learn more about the festival at http://subwaycinema.com
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Title: Upcoming Cultural Festivals in Los Angeles
Body: Here are two upcoming cultural festivals in Los Angeles: --- The 33rd Celebration of the Lotus Festival will take place Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 12 noon to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 12 noon to 8:00 p.m. at Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles. The mission of the Lotus Festival is to develop, promote and create an atmosphere of understanding in which Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California are brought together for two days of cultural sharing. The Festival also seeks to preserve and enlighten the public with a sampling of distinctly different and unique Asian and Pacific Islander culture and traditions through cultural displays, art, music, dance and food. Learn more about the festival at http://www.laparks.org/Calendar/Lotus/lotus.htm --- Los Angeles Indonesian Festival 2011 is a show case of Indonesian cultural performance, bazaar cuisine and expo which is tremendously by the City of Los Angeles, as well as sponsors and donators of the event. Enjoy and Cherish Wonderful Indonesia in Los Angeles Indonesian Festival 2011 this coming July 16, 2011. This big event will be packed with entertainments, cultural performances, Indonesian cuisine and products. FREE ADMISSION. Learn more about this festival at http://www.indonesianfestival.com/LA/Indonesian_Festival.html
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Title: Upcoming Cultural Festivals in Los Angeles
Body: Here are two upcoming cultural festivals in Los Angeles: --- The 33rd Celebration of the Lotus Festival will take place Saturday, July 9, 2011 - 12 noon to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 10, 2011 - 12 noon to 8:00 p.m. at Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles. The mission of the Lotus Festival is to develop, promote and create an atmosphere of understanding in which Asian and Pacific Islander communities in Southern California are brought together for two days of cultural sharing. The Festival also seeks to preserve and enlighten the public with a sampling of distinctly different and unique Asian and Pacific Islander culture and traditions through cultural displays, art, music, dance and food. Learn more about the festival at http://www.laparks.org/Calendar/Lotus/lotus.htm --- Los Angeles Indonesian Festival 2011 is a show case of Indonesian cultural performance, bazaar cuisine and expo which is tremendously by the City of Los Angeles, as well as sponsors and donators of the event. Enjoy and Cherish Wonderful Indonesia in Los Angeles Indonesian Festival 2011 this coming July 16, 2011. This big event will be packed with entertainments, cultural performances, Indonesian cuisine and products. FREE ADMISSION. Learn more about this festival at http://www.indonesianfestival.com/LA/Indonesian_Festival.html
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Title: Photos of Imperial Russia Surface
Body: From http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=34060 Images of imperial Russia Fascinating photos of Moscow and St. Petersburg taken 102 years ago have reappeared. By Jonathan Earle May 25, 2011 When Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings, the millionaire founder of petrochemical giant Union Carbide, took his prize-winning trotters on a goodwill tour of Eastern Europe in 1909, he brought along horse-racing journalist Murray Howe to chronicle the trip in weekly dispatches to The Horse Review magazine. In addition to being an able and witty journalist, Howe was also an amateur photographer. Howe snapped more than 400 photographs in Moscow and St. Petersburg with his handheld Graflex camera, a state-of-the-art device that allowed its user to shoot without a tripod. His photographs of pedestrians, street venders and aristocrats are rare glimpses of everyday life before the upheavals of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution — and sparked huge interest in Russia among history buffs and local museums. The photographs re-emerged a few months ago when Howe’s great-grandson, Andrew Howe V of Atlantic Beach, Florida, posted about 75 of them on his Flickr account. A link soon appeared on the popular EnglishRussia blog, and the photographs started popping up in the Russian blogosphere. Read the full article (which includes a link to the Flickr account) at http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=34060
Source: The St. Petersburg Times
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Title: Photos of Imperial Russia Surface
Body: From http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=34060 Images of imperial Russia Fascinating photos of Moscow and St. Petersburg taken 102 years ago have reappeared. By Jonathan Earle May 25, 2011 When Cornelius Kingsley Garrison Billings, the millionaire founder of petrochemical giant Union Carbide, took his prize-winning trotters on a goodwill tour of Eastern Europe in 1909, he brought along horse-racing journalist Murray Howe to chronicle the trip in weekly dispatches to The Horse Review magazine. In addition to being an able and witty journalist, Howe was also an amateur photographer. Howe snapped more than 400 photographs in Moscow and St. Petersburg with his handheld Graflex camera, a state-of-the-art device that allowed its user to shoot without a tripod. His photographs of pedestrians, street venders and aristocrats are rare glimpses of everyday life before the upheavals of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution — and sparked huge interest in Russia among history buffs and local museums. The photographs re-emerged a few months ago when Howe’s great-grandson, Andrew Howe V of Atlantic Beach, Florida, posted about 75 of them on his Flickr account. A link soon appeared on the popular EnglishRussia blog, and the photographs started popping up in the Russian blogosphere. Read the full article (which includes a link to the Flickr account) at http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=34060
Source: The St. Petersburg Times
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Title: Kids Can Learn Soccer and German at the Same Time This Summer
Body: From http://www.germany.info Well over 300 students in the United States will experience a special kind of summer camp this year. They will participate in a soccer clinic with a certified youth coach from Germany. They will have the chance to earn the DFB McDonald’s soccer badge. And they will discover that German is not difficult and is fun! Some of the students are already learning German, but many are not. Sounds crazier than it is. That’s because ultimately it’s all about having fun playing soccer. The German Embassy in Washington established this project together with Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota and in cooperation with the Institute of Sports Science of the Technical University of Darmstadt. One coach will train the campers of Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California; two coaches will teach at Twin Valley High School in Morgantown, Pennsylvania; and four coaches will teach the students soccer at the German language village of Waldsee at Concordia Language Villages. Learn more about the program and follow a coach’s blog at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/K__Wash/Do__Deutsch/2011/06/16__dD__Soccer__Camp__PR.html
Source: German Missions in the United States
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Title: Kids Can Learn Soccer and German at the Same Time This Summer
Body: From http://www.germany.info Well over 300 students in the United States will experience a special kind of summer camp this year. They will participate in a soccer clinic with a certified youth coach from Germany. They will have the chance to earn the DFB McDonald’s soccer badge. And they will discover that German is not difficult and is fun! Some of the students are already learning German, but many are not. Sounds crazier than it is. That’s because ultimately it’s all about having fun playing soccer. The German Embassy in Washington established this project together with Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota and in cooperation with the Institute of Sports Science of the Technical University of Darmstadt. One coach will train the campers of Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California; two coaches will teach at Twin Valley High School in Morgantown, Pennsylvania; and four coaches will teach the students soccer at the German language village of Waldsee at Concordia Language Villages. Learn more about the program and follow a coach’s blog at http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__pr/K__Wash/Do__Deutsch/2011/06/16__dD__Soccer__Camp__PR.html
Source: German Missions in the United States
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Title: Scala Sapientiae - Latin Vocabulary Through Proverbs
Body: From http://latinviaproverbs.blogspot.com This blog is the home of materials for Laura Gibbs’s forthcoming book, Scala Sapientiae: Latin Vocabulary Through Proverbs, which will be available from Lulu Press in August. Here at the blog you can find the preliminary materials from the book, published day by day during the summer. For each proverb, you can find at least one word connecting it to the previous proverb, and also at least one word connecting it to the next proverb. For each new proverb there is no more than one word of new vocabulary which you will find listed in brackets, along with some notes - but remember that there are 25 basic words you need to be familiar with first (basic pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions) before you get started. Learn about the Scala and how it works at http://latinviaproverbs.blogspot.com/2011/06/climbing-scala-sapientiae.html Begin with the first proverb at http://latinviaproverbs.blogspot.com/2011/06/scala-1-1-50.html
Source: Scala Sapientiae Blog
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Title: Scala Sapientiae - Latin Vocabulary Through Proverbs
Body: From http://latinviaproverbs.blogspot.com This blog is the home of materials for Laura Gibbs’s forthcoming book, Scala Sapientiae: Latin Vocabulary Through Proverbs, which will be available from Lulu Press in August. Here at the blog you can find the preliminary materials from the book, published day by day during the summer. For each proverb, you can find at least one word connecting it to the previous proverb, and also at least one word connecting it to the next proverb. For each new proverb there is no more than one word of new vocabulary which you will find listed in brackets, along with some notes - but remember that there are 25 basic words you need to be familiar with first (basic pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions) before you get started. Learn about the Scala and how it works at http://latinviaproverbs.blogspot.com/2011/06/climbing-scala-sapientiae.html Begin with the first proverb at http://latinviaproverbs.blogspot.com/2011/06/scala-1-1-50.html
Source: Scala Sapientiae Blog
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Title: Encyclopédie Gratuite: Online Encyclopedia
Body: If you’re looking for an alternative to Wikipedia in French (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Accueil_principal) for your or your students’ research projects, try the Encyclopédie gratuite at http://www.encyclopedie-gratuite.fr
Source: Encyclopédie Gratuite
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Title: Encyclopédie Gratuite: Online Encyclopedia
Body: If you’re looking for an alternative to Wikipedia in French (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikip%C3%A9dia:Accueil_principal) for your or your students’ research projects, try the Encyclopédie gratuite at http://www.encyclopedie-gratuite.fr
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