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Slovakia rejects Hungarian suggestions to tackle discrimination
Hungary’s Socialist Prime Minister, Ferenc Gyurcsány, was undoubtedly disappointed earlier today to discover that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico decided to reject all six suggestions raised by his Hungarian counterpart. These ideas were aimed at improving the two country’s troubled relationship and ensuring the rights of minorities in both states. Gyurcsány, who leads a centre-left … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Canadian Hungarian monument unveiled in Budapest
Hungarian Abstract / Magyar kivonat: Michaelle Jean, Kanada főkormányzója három emléktáblát avatott fel a budapesti Városligetben magyarországi látogatása során. A három nyelvű táblacsoport megemlékezik az 1956-os magyar bevándorlókról, illetve valamennyi magyar emigránsról, valamint arról az építő munkáról, mellyel hozzájárultak Kanada fejlődéséhez. A három tábla mellé pedig egy juharfát ültettek el és mind ez a központi 1956-os emlékműtől néhány lépésre található. A felavatáson szintén beszédet … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Canadian music at the Budapest Kesztyűgyár Community Centre
The Kesztyűgyár Community Centre is located in the eighth district of Budapest, and is part of the Hungarian capital’s efforts to improve living conditions in the neighbourhood. Opened in August 2008, the Centre offers various classes and counselling to youth, and is host to several organizations, such as the Roma Youth Association and the Drug Prevention Association. … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Ukrainian community thanks Canada for recognizing Famine was genocidal
The Ukrainian Canadian community today expressed its thanks to the Government of Canada for recognizing officially that the 1932-1933 famine in Soviet Ukraine was genocidal. Bill C-459 established a Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day in Canada, marked annually on the 4th Saturday of every November, recalling the many millions of Ukrainians who perished … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Imagination and reality through the eyes of the Yellow Dog
Magyar kivonat/Hungarian Abstract: A történészek számara, Manchester a világ egyik első olyan városa, melyet az ipari forradalom alapvetően átalakított. De a zene kedvelők inspirációt találhatnak abban is, hogy Nagy-Británnia harmadik legnagyobb agglomerációja a zenéről és a kulturáról is világszerte ismert. Ádám Christopher, a Kanadai Magyar Hírlap főszerkesztője és az ottawai Carleton Egyetem történelem professzora múlt … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Malév Hungarian Airlines on brink of bankruptcy according to report
According to a report in Hungary’s Magyar Nemzet daily newspaper, Malév Hungarian Airlines is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Some of the flag carrier’s most important partners and creditors are reportedly waiting for Malév to provide payment for services rendered, including Budapest Airport (BA), the privately-owned company that operates the Hungarian capital’s Ferihegy International … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Four Canadian historians present at Cold War conference in Poland
Four Canadian historians are set to present at an international conference to take place in Lublin (Poland), entitled “Secret Weapon or the Victims of the Cold War–Central and Eastern European Émigrés.” Lubomyr Luciuk of the Royal Military College in Kingston (Ontario) will present a paper about Anglo-American perspectives on the Ukrainian question, covering the years from 1938 to 1955. Christopher Adam of … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Hungarian film screening in Ottawa
A Hungarian documentary film entitled Captain Ocskay, the Forgotten Hero will be screened on November 6, 2008, at the Ottawa Public Library. This powerful documentary film tells the story of a Hungarian army officer whose heroic deeds have all but been forgotten. Captain László Ocskay went to extraordinary lengths to save the lives of hundreds of … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Hungarian conference to take place in Canadian capital
The Hungarian Studies Association of Canada (HSAC) distributed a call for papers earlier this week, as the scholarly organization prepares for its annual conference, to be held on May 29-30, 2009 at Carleton University. Papers presenting original, unpublished research on any topic or period in Hungarian literature, cinema, art, theatre, music, history, politics, language and language pedagogy … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Historic Fraser-Hickson Library to re-open in Montreal
Montreal’s historic Fraser-Hickson Library, established in 1881, will soon re-open its doors to readers after having closed down last year. The venerable library was forced to sell its iconic Kensington Avenue building in February 2007 due to financial constraints and the inability to secure adequate long-term funding. Fraser-Hickson, one of the most prominent English-language institutions … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Hungarian Canadians commemorate 1956 Revolution
The Montréal Hungarian community’s annual commemoration of the 1956 Revolution in Hungary, and its eventual suppression by Soviet forces, is quite possibly the most important yearly observance for Hungarian Canadians. The majority of Canadians with Hungarian heritage trace their roots back to 1956, in one way or another. Most members of the older generation arrived … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Endowment established in memory of interned Europeans
The Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko will be administering a $10 million endowment fund aimed at exploring and commemorating the experiences of Eastern Europeans and members of ethno-cultural communities in general, who were interned in Canada during World War I. Jason Kenney, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity, announced the establishment of … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
CBC Palin attack raises questions about state-funded television
After receiving more than 300 complaints from viewers, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has issued an apology for an online opinion piece published on the CBC News website, which concluded that Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin looked like a “porn star.” Written by prominent freelance writer Heather Mallick, the column argued that Palin was … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Hungarian Canadian essay competition examines refugee experience
A new essay competition launched by the Canada-Hungary Educational Foundation (CHEF), aimed at examining the experiences of immigrants, refugees and minorities, offers students a great opportunity to have their work published and win one of six cash prizes. Entitled “Becoming Canadian: A Celebration of Refugee and Immigrant Experiences in Canada,” the competition welcomes not only … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Voices and visions of Canadian culture in Hungary
Professor Katalin Kürtösi, a visiting Scholar from the University of Szeged, will be giving a talk on Canadian culture in Hungary at the University of British Columbia (Buchanan Tower, room 599), on Friday, September 26th from 4:00 – 5:00pm. Admission is free. Entitled “Voices and Visions of Canadian Culture in Hungary after the Political Changes,” the paper will examine how a … Tovább a folytatás olvasásához
Christopher Adam
Tamás István
Andy Boyer
Zipernovszky Kornél
Szemenyei-Kiss Tamás
Kopácsi Judith
Göllner András
Kerekes Sándor
