College Admissions – Tips from Parents and Academics
OnlineThis Zoom webinar offers the opportunity to hear from parents and academics from the Romanian-American community about their experiences helping students apply to college or being part of selection committees. Your will learn about the choices that need to be made starting with Middle School in order to plan a successful college admission experience. Our special […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Readings from the Heart of Europe
University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA, United States"In the deeps are the violence and terror of which psychology has warned us. But if you ride these monsters deeper down, if you drop with them farther over the world's rim, you find what our sciences cannot locate or name, the substrate, the ocean or matrix or ether which buoys the rest, which gives […]