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Pennsylvania
- American Latvian Artists
- www.americanlatvianartists.org
- Amerikas Latviešu Baptistu Apvienība
- www.latvianbaptistsinamerica.org
- Latvian Society of Philadelphia
- latviansociety.blogspot.com
- Philadelphia Latvian Ev. Lutheran Church of St. John
- www.latvianluthchurchphila.org
- Claiming to be the oldest Latvian Lutheran congregation in the United States, St. John's Latvian Lutheran Church is a community of about 100 families of Latvian heritage who live in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. The church is the center of both Latvian cultural and religious activity. A Latvian school operates within the church grounds and other other social and cultural events such as folk dancing events, music performances, art exhibits and craft fairs are held here throughout the year. The history section of the Web site has an interesting look back at the origins of this church, which dates to 1893 with the founding of Philadelphia's Society of Free Letts and the subsequent arrival to Philadelphia of the Estonian-Latvian pastor Hans Rebāne. EN (Reviewed August 2005)
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11 Feb 2012
Despite 25 years of making music, Bumerangs has just two albums
Bumerangs, from the northern Latvian city of Valka, has long been a Latvian schlager music institution. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in December 2011, the band has been one of the hardest working—playing, in some years, hundreds of concerts, and entertaining audiences not just in Latvia, but elsewhere in the world.
Multimedia
09 Feb 2012
Ar videoklipu biedrība mudina latviešus celties un iet balsot valodas referendumā
Biedrība “Par latviešu valodu” 9. februārī Rīgā atklāja akciju mudināt latviešus piedalīties 18. februāra referendumā un balsot pret grozījumiem Latvijas satversmē, kas noteiktu krievu valodu kā otro valsts valodu. Akcija ieskaita televīzijas reklāmas videoklipu ar nosaukumu “Celies un ej”, kurā dažādi sabiedrībā pazīstami cilvēki aicina skatītāju piedalīties referendumā.
News
08 Feb 2012
For upcoming language referendum, absentee ballot applications top 1,200
The hot-button language referendum scheduled Feb. 18 apparently has lots of voters abroad interested in letting their voice be heard, if figures from absentee ballot requests are any indication.
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Help with Latvian newspaper translation posted by shellym on 11 Feb 2012
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