{"id":3328,"date":"2025-10-31T12:14:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T11:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zdruzenje-sim.si\/rodnagruda\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2025-10-31T13:17:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T12:17:53","slug":"english-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zdruzenje-sim.si\/rodnagruda\/2025\/10\/31\/english-16\/","title":{"rendered":"English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CURRENT EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Valen\u010di\u010d, \u201cOur history is also your history!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Valen\u010di\u010d, an American Slovenian from Cleveland, film producer and promotor of the Slovenian community in the USA, participated in an evening for Slovenian emigrants, which took place at the Logatec Public Library and was co-organized by the Slovenian Emigrant Association and the Library. At the event, he presented the livelihoods of Slovenians in the USA \u2013 particularly the community in Cleveland \u2013 and captivated the audience with his stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am proud of our history \u2013 the history of American Slovenians. I believe it is also important for those of you living in Slovenia, since the history of Slovenian America is also a part of the broader Slovenian history,\u201d Valen\u010di\u010d emphasized in his opening words. Slovenians who have emigrated to the USA have, according to his words, tapped into everything the States offered, including technology, communications and the resources necessary to form a world parallel to the Slovenian homeland. \u201cEven today, we have Slovenian cultural infrastructure, national halls, parishes, choirs and associations all throughout the States,\u201d Valen\u010di\u010d added. Cleveland is known to have a large Slovenian population \u2013 out of 1.5 million inhabitants, 8,000 are of Slovenian descent. Across the states, there are 30 Slovenian parishes and about 30 national halls, which act as cultural hubs and social hotspots for American Slovenians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CULTURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring throughout all four seasons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September, Slovenia was visited by a renowned American artist of Slovenian descent \u2013 Gary Bukovnik from San Francisco. His visit was facilitated by the Slovenian Emigrant Association in cooperation with the Public Fund for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia (JSKD) and the Slovenian Migration Institute of ZRC SAZU and with co-funding by the Government Office for Slovenians Abroad. Also contributing to the organization was the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremonial opening of Bukovnik\u2019s art exhibition took place on 15 September 2025 at 18:00 at the ZRC SAZU atrium, which was packed to the brim with attendees. Opening the event was Boris Jesih, President of the Slovenian Emigrant Association, who thanked the artist for his invaluable contribution to Slovenian culture. Attendees were also addressed by Head of the Slovenian Migration Institute Marina Luk\u0161i\u010d and Director of the JSKD Mojca Jan Zoran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 with the atrium of ZRC SAZU packed to the brim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GENERATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Echoes of Slovenia: A cultural bridge connecting generations and territories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paran\u00e1 is the capital of the Entre R\u00edos province in Argentina. It was also the capital of the country in times when Buenos Aires was separate from other provinces. In 1878, this area was inhabited by Slovenians who colonized the deserted area based on a contract with Austria. Several decades ago, their descendants established two associations that carry out activities at the cultural and national levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Argentina, there are a couple of active Slovenian radio broadcasts, while some have sadly already stopped broadcasting. Paran\u00e1 also has a Slovenian radio broadcast dubbed Ecos de Eslovenia<\/em> (Echoes of Slovenia in English), which features Slovenian compatriots from Argentina and elsewhere on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The broadcast is hosted by Teresita Princi\u010d (her maiden name is Morales), who has two children living in Slovenia. In Buenos Aires, she is helped out by Ana Tom\u0161i\u010d, who is her colleague and assistant. They both took the time to present their project to the readers of Rodna gruda<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SLOVENIAN WONDERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vuga House becoming a literary hub and a safe haven for creativity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After decades of living abroad, Barbara Vuga has decided to move back from Mexico and show hew daughters and extended family what life is like in our green, safe and calm country. She tackled a glorious project of renovating a 200-year-old Vuga House in Most na So\u010di. And since the apple does not fall far from the tree, Barbara \u2013 being a hispanist and comparatist \u2013 also works as a writer and translator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her readers have got to know her through her first picture book entitled Zgodba o drevesu <\/em>(The story of a tree<\/em> in English), in which she expressed her affinity for the So\u010da Valley and its people. Following a three-month vacation in Slovenia, this affinity was precisely what convinced her not to return to her home in Mexico, but rather stay in Most na So\u010di and remain loyal to her home for a while\u2026 perhaps forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mag. Kristijan Radikovi\u010d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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