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Sadarbībā ar Pasaules brīvo latviešu apvienību, piedāvājam resursus un pārdomas par latviešu izglītību ārzemēs.
Explore our growing guide to the history of Latvian communities abroad in a project supported by the Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration.
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Latvian hockey players, fans converge on Halifax
May 12, 2008
The International Ice Hockey Federation celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and as a gesture to the birthplace of hockey, this year’s World Championship is being held in Canada from May 2-18. Eight countries are competing in Québec City, Québec, and another eight are in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The semi-finals and finals will be held in Québec City. Latvia played in Halifax in a tough preliminary round group with Canada, the United States and Slovenia.
Approximately 1,000 Latvian…
Latvians again dot North American hockey
January 13, 2008
With the turn of the New Year, North American hockey is at mid-season. This year 10 players from Latvia are…
Čikāgas piecīši has secure spot in diaspora’s history
November 11, 2007
One cannot write about the history of the Latvian-American community, or even the worldwide Latvian diaspora, and not mention the…
Latvian hockey, and Latvian hockey fans, come to Ireland
September 27, 2007
With the arrival of at least 20,000 Latvians in Ireland over the past several years, it is hardly surprising that…
Latvia’s hockey juniors make their mark in Canada
March 07, 2007
Last summer a record number of six hockey players from Latvia were drafted by Canadian Hockey League major junior teams…
Iļģi marks 25 years of pushing folk’s boundaries
December 14, 2006
If you were to ask Latvians what exactly makes them distinct, many might answer along the lines of “Latvian culture.”…
The coalition is dead; long live the coalition
October 07, 2006
Voters in Latvia who went to bed Oct. 7 without having taken a last look at parliamentary election results woke…
Latvian voters worldwide head to ballot box
October 06, 2006
Voters in Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom—many of whom are recent immigrants—offset losses elsewhere and helped stem a decline…
Party Web sites improve, but could be better
September 27, 2006
Voters using the World Wide Web to gain information about the Oct. 7 Latvian parliamentary election have more resources available…
Blogger: don’t vote, but push for change
September 11, 2006
Nearly a quarter of voters in Latvia said in mid-August that they did not know for which one of 19…
Latvia makes its lacrosse debut
July 28, 2006
Latvia recently made its world debut in yet another athletic competition, this time in a sport not all that familiar…
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News
15 May 2008
Statistics show continued slide in Latvia’s population
Latvia’s population continued to decline last year, but at a slower pace than in 2006, according to the…
News
14 May 2008
Pension initiative appears to have enough signatures
With just two days left in a citizen initiative to compel the Latvian parliament to boost state pensions,…
Music
13 May 2008
Prāta Vētra releases ninth album, sets concert tour
Rock group Prāta Vētra on May 13 released its latest album, Tur kaut kam ir jābūt (Brainstorm Records,…
In the forums
Help......Help please! posted by Meeleend on 17 May 2008
Latvia does good with child in Halifax posted by doabolit on 15 May 2008
Maijbokkvizs posted by Roberts on 14 May 2008
Sveiks Saulainais Maijs! posted by Mr L L on 13 May 2008
Only 14% of Russians in LV acknowledge occupation; 50,000 celebrated Soviet "Victory" Day in "Uzvaras" Park. posted by ambersun on 13 May 2008
