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4 hrs ago | Daily Monitor

Ugandan businesses to showcase in Boston Diaspora expo

The Ugandan business community will join their counterpart in the Diaspora to showcase their products and services a course aimed at promoting and attracting investments.

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Related Topix: Uganda, Africa, World News, Malawi

Thu May 23, 2013

NOLA.com

NOLA Comedy Hour, festivals, free concerts and more Sunday around New Orleans

NOLA Comedy Hour brings New York comedian Zachary Sims to New Orleans. For more things to do in New Orleans, browse the events calendar .

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Related Topix: Jazz, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

State Department

The Diaspora Experience: America's Story

The diaspora experience has long been "America's Story." As Russell Shorto's book, The Island at the Center of the World , details, seventeenth-century Manhattan was a microcosm of the much larger American diaspora to follow: among the island's then-400 inhabitants, 18 different languages were spoken.

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Wed May 22, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

James Lee Taylor Leads Off-Broadway's TESLA, Now thru 6/8

The Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla most known for inventing the rotating magnetic field and production and distribution of electrical energy based on the use of alternate currents has become more prominent over the years through museums and other art forms.

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Related Topix: Europe, Serbia, World News, Inventions, Science / Technology

The Jewish Journal

Is Sharansky the only one who doesn't want confrontation at the Western Wall?

Members of Women of the Wall wear prayer shawls, and one wears tefillin, leather straps and boxes containing sacred parchments that Orthodox law says only men should don, during a monthly prayer session at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on May 10.

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Related Topix: Religion, Orthodox Church, Reuters, Israel, World News, Middle East

Mon May 20, 2013

GhanaWeb

Africa development summit to be held in USA

A summit billed for deliberations on how to engineer sustainable development mechanisms to 'liberate' Africa from its social-economic suppression is scheduled to take place in Texas, USA in August this year.

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Related Topix: Texas

Tue May 14, 2013

Examiner.com

The major Jewish holiday that no one knows about

If you said Hanukkah, you may be in good company but you can guess again. A Rabbinical holiday, Hanukkah is not even mentioned in the Torah.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Passover, Lakewood, NJ

State Department

Economic, Energy, Agricultural and Trade Issues: 2013 Global Diaspora Forum

Thank you, Thomas [Debass, the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships, U.S. Department of State], for that very warm introduction.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Bajan Reporter

U.S. State Department Official For "Invest Caribbean Now (ICN 2013)"

The Obama administration is sending a representative to Invest Caribbean Now this June, as the Caribbean Diaspora in the U.S. gears up for Caribbean American Heritage Month and Caribbean Week in New York.

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Related Topix: Turks and Caicos Islands, World News, Central America

Sat May 11, 2013

Groong

Ameria and AACC Honor Women's Achievements

Ameria and AACC Honor Women's Achievements http://asbarez.com/109998/ameria-and-aacc-honor-womens-achievements/ Saturday, May 11th, 2013 The honorees during the Ameria and AACC Luncheon BY ANUSH HOVSEPYAN How often do we get to celebrate being an achiever? The Armenian American Chamber of Commerce does so every year.

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Related Topix: Commerce, CA

Fri May 10, 2013

Groong

AESA to host a Lecture on Monday, June 10, 2013

ARMENIAN ENGINEERS & SCIENTISTS OF AMERICA Contact: Vasken Yardemian - vyardemian@gmail.com 417 Arden Ave #112C Glendale CA 91203, USA E-mail: contact@aesa.org Tel: 909-396-3296 Mob: 818-469-0262 Web: http://www.aesa.org May 10, 2013 Dr.

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Related Topix: Glendale, CA, Pasadena, CA, Homeland, CA, World News, Armenia, Startups, Synopsys

Sun May 05, 2013

PanArmenian Network

ANC party opens rapid reaction service to record electoral violations

PanARMENIAN.Net - A rapid reaction service is operating at the Armenian National Congress party headquarters to record electoral violations during Yerevan City Council polls.

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Related Topix: Armenia

Fri May 03, 2013

GhanaWeb

Remembering King Tackie Tawiah III, a Diasporan King

I have always admired Dr Blankson since I first met him in the early 70s. He was every inch a leader, except I was blind to the fact back then that one day he would be king of the Gas - King Takie Tawiah III.

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Related Topix: World News, Ghana, Africa

Pakistan Christian Post

Hope for Pakistani Christian organization to rally in Albany

New York: May 3, 2013. The 'Hope for Pakistani Christian' have announced to organize a rally on May 13, 2013, at Albany which is capital city of New York Sate for the rights of Pakistani Christians.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Groong

AGBU Chapter and YP in Plovdiv Raise over $5,000 for Programs in Armenia

AGBU Press Office 55 East 59th Street New York, NY 10022-1112 Phone: 212.319.6383 Email: press@agbu.org Website: www.agbu.org PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, May 1, 2013 AGBU Chapter and Young Professionals in Plovdiv Raise over $5,000 for Programs in Armenia The AGBU Plovdiv Chapter celebrated its 103rd anniversary with a charity gala, "Children and ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Armenia, York, NY, Children, Vocal,

Tue Apr 30, 2013

GhanaWeb

Panafest: May 18th in the Global Mall at the Crossings

But it was decidedly not raining inside the gymnasium of Saint Edwards Catholic Church on Thompson Lane! The sounds of traditional West African drums reverberated off the walls of the gym.

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Related Topix: Nashville, TN, Travel, Africa, Nigeria Travel, South Africa Travel, Nigeria Travel, Africa, South Africa Travel, Africa, Mali Travel, Africa Travel, Mali Travel, Vanderbilt University

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Keystonepolitics.com

Is ?uestlove Reading Burgh Diaspora?

I am a little puzzled by Christopher Wink at Technical.ly Philly's interpretation of these remarks by Roots drummer ?uestlove. ?uest clearly seems to be making the case for moving from large cities to small cities, not the reverse: Nobody wants to be the water boy.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia, PA

Fri Apr 26, 2013

PanArmenian Network

Protest in commemoration of Armenian Genocide staged in New York

PanARMENIAN.Net - A protest was staged in New York's Times Square on April 24, Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, with similar commemorative events also held in Boston.

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