Mărțișoare Workshop 2021
Join us for a spring celebration -Mărțișor, March 1st. Mărțișor is an old tradition celebrated all over Romania every year, on March 1st, also widely spread in Bulgaria and the Balkans. The name Mărțișor is a diminutive of March (Martie in Romanian). It is believed that the person who wears the red and white string […]
Dor by Mari Calai – Virtual Book Launch
Online"Dor" it is being said, is one of those untranslatable Romanian concepts. Roughly meaning “longing,” Dor is the title of Mari Calai’s latest book. As Lynn Radeka noted, “the book is a visual journey through images that evoke a sense of longing,” in other words, "Dor" is Mari’s visual attempt to illustrate this very Romanian […]
Cadence: Video Poetry Festival 2021
Verse meets visuals in Cadence: Video Poetry Festival at Northwest Film Forum, April 16–25! Celebrate National Poetry Month with a pass to this online festival featuring five thematic showcases of recently created video poetry focused on identity, belonging, and calls for racial justice, as well as a feature length film poem! Tickets are sliding scale […]
Romanian Explorers Celebrating Earth Day
Join us for a discussion celebrating Earth Day with our special guests Luminița Cuna (writer, explorer) and Ioana Cozmuța (researcher at NASA). Find out more about their pioneer spirit, amazing careers and fascination for uncharted territories on Earth and out of space. Luminița Cuna founded Maloca Communities, a grassroots support organization that supports indigenous communities […]
Story Time – An Evening of Children’s Tales
OnlineWe have the pleasure of inviting you to “Story Time – An Evening of Children’s Tales” featuring authors and illustrators originally from Romania and the Republic of Moldova. The virtual event is being organized to mark Children’s Day, celebrated on this day in Romania and Moldova and will feature Valentina Popa from New York, Angela Chirilă from […]
The Sky is the Limit: Romanian Women Explorers
Join us for a conversation about courage, resilience, and the importance of role modelling in education, with Romanian explorers Diana Dragomir (Astronomer and Physics & Astronomy Professor) and Gina Bădescu (Anesthesiologist and Mountain Climber). Please register in advance at this link or join us on our FB channels. Event organized in partnership with Romanians of DC. Instructors Credits: […]
Romanian Embroidery
OnlineTogether with our partners at the Maryhill Museum of Art, we invite you to join us for an introduction to Romanian embroidery through some of the most beautiful examples from the museum collection. This child-friendly event will help you begin to identify simple Romanian patterns and show you how to make your own patterns using graph […]
ARCS Romanian Heritage Language and Culture School – Fall 2022
Join us for the closing celebration of the Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Language Speakers via Zoom on June 29, 6:00-7:30 pm PDT. We’ll be recognizing the students who have successfully tested and qualified for the State Seal of Biliteracy and the Global Seal of Biliteracy, as well as those who completed the Global Competence Certificate portfolio […]
Romanian American National Heritage Award – 5th Edition
Romanian American National Heritage Awards, 5th edition - 2021The Romanian American National Heritage Award is an annual competition for youth with Romanian heritage or background. Applicants of non-Romanian descent may qualify, as long as their work and experience relate to Romania or the Romanian community in the US. The jury representing the three organizations involved based their decision on the national and international impact of […]
ARCS Summer Program – Romanian in the Sky and Outer Space
WHAT? ARCS is thrilled to announce the first edition of its Summer Program Romanian in the Sky and Outer Space, modeled after the STARTALK Student Program, organized by UW specialists in STEM and Heritage Language Education at the University of Washington Language Learning Center. ARCS instructors and program directors have been trained by STARTALK faculty in order to follow the […]
OME: Film Screening and Live Discussion
OnlineIn celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, join us for a live discussion on OME, a documentary on the life of the Huaorani, and their struggles defending their ancestral lands, with director Raúl Paz Pastrana, co-producer Luminița Cuna (author of "Barefoot in the Amazon"), and moderators Vivian Hua (Northwest Film Forum) and Otilia Baraboi (ARCS, The […]
College Admissions – Learn from Your Peers
This Zoom webinar offers the opportunity to hear from first-generation members of the Romanian-American community about their experiences applying to and attending college. There will be a Q&A session at the end, so bring your questions! Special guests: Bianca Frintu, Ana Constantin, Andreea Ghizila, Alex Trufinescu and Mircea Cozmei. Read their bios below. Register HERE in advance. […]