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In recent years the Association occasionaly publishes individual emigrants' memoirs (e.g. ''Novo življenje'' [New Life] by Janez Leskovec who emigrated to Germany after the World War II. | In recent years the Association occasionaly publishes individual emigrants' memoirs (e.g. ''Novo življenje'' [New Life] by Janez Leskovec who emigrated to Germany after the World War II. | ||
− | In | + | In 2008 it has initiated a new web portal for Slovenians abroad [[Slovenci.si]], launched by [[Government Office for Slovenes Abroad]]. |
== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 13:49, 3 January 2010
The Association assists with the promotion, organisation and exchange of Slovene cultural groups worldwide, and has also collected a variety of material relating to the existence and work of over 1,550 Slovene immigrant clubs and associations worldwide. Its longest-standing contacts are the established Slovene clubs, associations and institutions in the USA, Canada, France and Belgium; these were supplemented in the late 1960s by newly-founded Slovene migrant groups in (then) West Germany, Switzerland, Australia and elsewhere. In more recent times contacts have been made with Slovene emigrant groups (rather small) in South Africa and Kenya, and since 1991 also with numerous Slovene clubs in parts of the former Yugoslav Federation.
Since 1956 it has staged the very popular annual Get together in our Homeland, a festival, organised for the Slovene emigrants every first Sunday in July, and the Trek to Mount Triglav.
Publications
Publishing has been one of the Slovene Emigrant Association's core activities for decades. It has published the monthly magazine Rodna gruda [Domestic Soil] since 1954 (in 2004 renamed to Slovenija.Svet [Slovenia.World]). (Based on a public call in 2006 the Government Office for Slovenes Abroad selected another publisher which conceived Moja Slovenija Magazine as a successor of the magazines above.)
Between 1987 and 2004 it has published also a quatterly Slovenija in English language. The magazine included interviews with representatives of Slovene Ministries related to Slovenes abroad and reports on Slovene cultural presentations abroad.
In recent years the Association occasionaly publishes individual emigrants' memoirs (e.g. Novo življenje [New Life] by Janez Leskovec who emigrated to Germany after the World War II.
In 2008 it has initiated a new web portal for Slovenians abroad Slovenci.si, launched by Government Office for Slovenes Abroad.