San Diego International Ethnic Clubs & Organizations, Websites Native American African American Africa Asia Caribbean Europe Oceania/Pacific Middle East South America

NORTH AMERICAN- Native, European, African American, Latin, Puerto Rican, Asian, Pacific Islander... Kumeyaay Nation- San Diego's Natives of the Kumeyaay culture. 'Kumeyaay.com' tells the story from the Kumeyaay perspective, and is the premiere source for Kumeyaay Indian information. Lake Cuyamaca and the Cuyamaca Mountains in east San Diego get their name from this tribe. 'First Nations Internet Cafe' - with info, links & listings of many of the Native Tribes of San Diego and North America Black Historical Society of San Diego Puerto Rico

AFRICA African clubs and organizations in San Diego Ethiopia Eritrea- Eritrean Community Services, 3458 Adams Ave., San Diego. tel-619-640-0801 Somalia Nigeria South Africa- 'Braai' Connection- 'social & networking club' for Southern Africans in the USA. www.braai-connection.org South African Expat Meetup Group in San Diego - This is an exciting social group with a casual atmosphere in which all South African Expats and friends meet and pursue social, sport, chats, outings, braais and business happenings together. Our Next Social Event: This social event is Free! all you need do is make the effort and turn up... How hard can that be? When: Thursday - March 22, 2007, Place: 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant & Pub, Time: 5.30pm - 7.30pm, Dress: California Casual Complimentary Buffet, Happy Hour and Plenty of Free Parking - How to find the event:94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, 8885 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92123 - Click on link for more information on venue. www.94thaerosquadron.com

ASIA & INDIA China- San Diego Chinese Historical Society & Museum 404 Third Avenue- Gaslamp District, tel-619 338-9888 San Diego Chinese Center, 428 Third Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 234-4447, Fax: (619) 234-0442, Email sdcc1972@yahoo.com Japan- Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego www.japan-society.org -The mission of the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana (JSSDT) is to promote goodwill and advance business, civic, educational, and cultural interchange and understanding between the people of Japan, San Diego, and Tijuana. Korea- Philipines- Filipino American National Historical Society P.O. Box 7135 Chula Vista, CA 91912, tel-619-338-7564 Philippine Library and Museum-536 Fifth Ave, 619 234-4571 Vietnam- INDIA India- San Diego India - Info about Indian Restaurants, Catering, Grocery, etc. in San Diego Asian Pacific Historic District- San Diego's first Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino communities Eight blocks, from 3rd to 6th Ave, south of Market Street. tel.-619-338-9888

CARIBBEAN Cuba Jamiaca

EUROPEAN CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS IN SAN DIEGO Europe EuroCircle - What is EuroCircle?- EuroCircle is an informal forum for European professionals & Europhiles- married or single- with over 45,000 members. It has no political, religious, or ethnic affiliations. Eurocircle.com is a place where you can exchange ideas, tips, professional contacts, make friends and more. You can meet people offline at local events, online through the membership features or via the forums. EuroCircle has many Circles worldwide from London to Los Angeles, from Munich to Madrid. Germany- Germany American Society, San Diego German Stammtisch England- British American Society San Diego- San Diego English Country Dancers - www.sdecd.org - 'Elegant social dancing in the traditional English style Finland San Diego Finns Club- www.saunalahti.fi France-   Hungary- San Diego 'Magyar' Ireland- Irish Outreach San Diego - Irish Outreach San Diego, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization providing help and hope to Irish Immigrants in the San Diego area. Irish Outreach provides resources and information for the new immigrant in the areas of orientation, employment, housing, immigration laws, legal representation, landlord/tenant disputes, citizenship processing, alcohol and drug counseling, pre-marriage counseling, support and social integration. Italy- 'Little Italy' Poland- Polish-American Association. Meet at 1934 30th Street, San Diego-92102 2nd Sunday of every month, 1-4pm. Info- 619-239-7432 'Polonia San Diego'- everything Polish in San Diego Russia- www.russiansandiego.com , www.russiansd.com/ Scotland- Robert Burns Club Switzerland- San Diego County Swiss Club , or www.sdswissclub.com/ Scandinavia www.digitalviking.com Norway- Norse Federation-San Diego San Diego's International Village of Cottages- Balboa Park House of Pacific Relations Open Sunday afternoons from 12 noon to 4pm.

OCEANIA-PACIFIC San Diego Clubs & Organizations for people of the Pacific- from Hawaii to New Zealand, Guam, Samoa and the Philipines. ANZAC Club -Australia-New Zealand- *( Australia, New Zealand, America Club ) Pacific Islanders- Hawaii Guam- Chamorro , "FAMOKSAIYAN: Decolonizing Chamorro Histories, Identities and Futures" to be held April 14-15, 2006 in San Diego, California. Samoa Philipines

MIDDLE EAST Iran- the Persian Cultural Center Turkey- www.sdturks.org - the Association of Turkish Americans of Southern California, San Diego

SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Brazil Carnival CAPOEIRA BRASIL-www.capoeirasandiego.com- Cultural Center , 655 10th Avenue, Downtown San Diego 92101 Chile Columbia

HOUSE OF PACIFIC RELATIONS- Balboa Park's International Village of Cottages from around the world. INTERNATIONAL COTTAGES, INC. 2125 PARK BOULEVARD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92101 TELEPHONE (619) 234-0739 Featuring the Houses of- * House of Argentina,* House of Austria* House of China* House of Colombia* House of Czech and Slovak Republics* House of Denmark* House of England* House of Finland* House of France* House of Germany* House of Hungary * House of India (Associate Member)* House of Iran* House of Ireland* House of Israel* House of Italy* House of Lithuania * House of México* House of Norway* House of Palestine* House of Panama* House of Peru* House of The Philippines * House of Poland* House of Puerto Rico* House of Scotland* House of Spain* House of Sweden* House of Turkey * House of Ukraine* House of United States of America * HPR Queens Organization LINKS TO WEBSITES- Argentina Austria China Colombia Czech Slovak Denmark England Finland France Germany Hungary Iran Ireland Israel Italy Lithuania Norway Palestine Panama Peru Philippine Poland Puerto Rico Scotland Spain Sweden Ukraine United States of America HPR Queens Organization

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SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL ETHNIC ANNUAL EVENTS CALENDAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

January Robert Burns Supper - The primary event of the year is the annual Burns Supper which commemorates the 1/25/1759 birth of Scotland's national bard. The tradition of the Burns Supper is an international one dating to shortly after the poet's death in 1796 when a group of friends gathered in his memory at his birthplace in Alloway, Scotland. Vietnamese Tet Festival, 24th & 25th, 10am-6pm, City Heights Library, tel-(858)292-8027 ANNUAL NATIONS of SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL Mandeville Auditorium/UCSD, La Jolla SAN DIEGO MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL Time: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade

February ' USA SEVENS'- IRB WORLD SEVENS SERIES INTERNATIONAL RUGBY TOURNAMENT & FESTIVAL SAN DIEGO, CA, February 9-10 at PETCO Park The rugby world is coming to San Diego for the USA Sevens IRB World Sevens Series International Rugby Tournament 5th annual USA SEVENS event featuring 16 nations, playing in 44 matches.Date: February 9-10 at PETCO Park, also home for the Major League Baseball San Diego Padres.Rugby Sevens: Played on the same size field as traditional 15 a-side rugby, sevens rugby is played with only seven players per team. Pure speed and athleticism is the foundation for sevens rugby. The game is played with non-stop action, thrill attacks and game saving tackles in fourteen minute matches.USA Sevens International Fan Festival: Located in the outfield adjacent to PETCO Park the International Festival will be February 9-10 featuring live music throughout the weekend, food and rugby clinics in a fun and spirited atmosphere for rugby fans of all ages. The International Fan Festival will be the place to be for San Diegan s and rugby enthusiasts who make the Gaslamp Quarter a fun place to party throughout the year. The International Fan Festival will showcase all the amazing qualities that rugby offers as The World s Contact Sport . The USA SEVENS event will feature the world s best national sevens teams. Countries that will be participating in the tournament include: United States, Mexico, Wales , Australia, England, Scotland, France, New Zealand, Kenya, West Indies, Chile, Canada, South Africa, Samoa, Argentina, and 2007 USA Sevens defending champion, Fiji.Television: The USA SEVENS event will be televised by over 25 international broadcasters, reaching 130 countries, 160 million homes and broadcast in 6 continents and in 10 different languages. Networks who carried the event last year included: Versus, ESPN, Setanta Sports, J Sports, Sky Sports, BBC, Euro Sport.FR and TV NZTickets: USA SEVENS matches at PETCO Park are priced from $25 to seats priced at $215 that include a variety of hospitality options. Two-day tickets are $50-$400. In addition there are other discounted ticket offers available for military and youth. Tickets can be purchased by calling 888-rugby-7s or visit the event website at www.usasevens.com Media Contact: Rick Schloss at 619 682-3407 or via email at rickschlosspr@aol.com Brazil Carnaval in San Diego WHEN: Saturday, February 17, 2007. 9:00 p.m. WHERE: 4th and "B" - located at 345 B Street - MAP WHAT: The 15th Annual San Diego Brazilian Mardi Gras Ball BENEFIT: A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit "Afro-Reggae", a non-profit organization in Rio de Janeiro that teaches life skills, music and dance to underprivileged children. ENTERTAINMENT: SambaDá an explosive Brazilian Carnaval Band dedicated to make people dance features vocalist Dahndá da Hora from Bahia, Brasil, Remo All-Star Brazilian Batucada Band, Mindinho and Capoeira Brasil plus "Special Guest" Chalo Eduardo and Marco Santos. Rich in beauty and color our Carnaval presents a “Spectacular Samba Show” featuring dancers in glittering costumes adorned in sequins, beads and feathers accompanied by percussionists playing the authentic Batucada rhythms of Rio de Janeiro. "Carnavalescos", those who attend Carnaval will be dancing non-stop to the pulsating rhythms of SAMBA, MARCHA, AXÉ MUSIC, SAMBA-REGGAE, and CARNAVAL ELECTRICO. Not to be missed are the electrifying Capoeira performance and the Carnaval Parade. We invite you join! Mardi Gras Beads are part of the night’s festivities. DEFINITION: Carnaval is the annual "Celebration of Life" that takes place throughout Brazil. It is an all-consuming party of fun, feathers, fantasy and outrageous costumes. Chinese New Year Heritage Day Parade- tel-(619)286-9989, 49th & Logan- 10am 15th Annual Heritage Day Parade - February 25 The parade exemplifies the various ethnic backgrounds that make up the San Diego community. Arts, crafts, vendor booths, live entertainment. Parade starts at 49th & Logan at 10am and travels east on Logan to Euclid Avenue and north on Euclid to 286 Euclid (Euclid Medical Center). info- 619-286-8887 or www.heritageparade.org Black History Month Festivites *the Gaslamp Plaza Suites Hotel Please visit- www.blackhistoricalsociety.com for more information click on 'Festivals & Events'.

March St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Parade in San Diego next to Balboa Park, up Fifth Ave., and down Sixth. Starts at am, includes

April "FAMOKSAIYAN: GUAM- Decolonizing Chamorro Histories, Identities and Futures" Linda Vista Multi-Cultural Fair a 'Community of Colors' info-858-560-0871 www.lindavistafair.org   San Diegans Carl Gregory and Roseann Iovine have announced that to support Robert Schneider's recovery *(news) they will host an Australian barbecue from 2 to 6 p.m. April 13 at Bondi Bar & Kitchen, 333 Fifth Ave., San Diego.

May Native American Cultural Days in Balboa Park Polish American May Ball Saturday, 13 May St. Thersa Parish - MAP 6016 Camino Rico, San Diego info-619-287-0040 San Diego Swiss Singers concert/dinner/dance at the Swiss Park in Chula Vista. For future events, please contact David Egger, San Diego Swiss Club President - 619-424-7115. Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Festival Balboa Park, Sat., Sun., 10am-5pm Sicilian Festival Little Italy San Diego Roman Holiday www.romanholidaymusic.com 10:00 am to 6 pm TRINACRIA Associazione Culturale Siciliana presents the 13th Annual 'FESTIVALE SICILIANO' in the heart of San Diego's Little Italy on India Street, between Date & Beech Streets International Ethnic Food Fair Balboa Park, San Diego Sunday, 28 May, 10am-5pm

June JAPANESE CULTURAL BAZAAR FAMILY FUN includes Taiko, Japanese Folk Dance & Music, Bonsai, Ikebana, Martial Arts, Anime Workshop, Sushi and other Delicious Ethnic Foods, Kids Games & Crafts, Silent Auction, Bingo, Raffle and Door Prizes. FREE AND PUBLIC WELCOME! Always held the first Sunday every June. Sponsored by Buddhist Temple of San Diego, 2929 Market St. (Fwy 94 at 30th), 619/239-0896, info@btsd.net, www.btsd.net Greek Festival- San Diego Greek Festival 3655 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA, 92103 Phone: (619) 297-4165 St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church of San Diego will be celebrating their 37th Annual Festival in 2006. Homemade pastries, authentic Greek cuisine, live Greek Music. Largest, oldest Greek Festival in San Diego County. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church San Diego Scottish Highland Games *see below for more info

July Harlem West Fest BON ODORI FESTIVAL, Festival of Joy Buddhist Temple of San Diego The evening includes: Dance, Music, sales of a variety of Japanese food, snacks, gifts, books and performance of Taiko Drummers. Contact info:619-239-0896 or e-mail: btsd@att.net or check our website: btsd@att.net

August Celebrate Dance Festival Opens 6 p.m. Friday, Continues through Sunday Prado Theater and outdoor stages, Balboa Park, Free, (619) 238-1153 or www.eveoke.org LINK LINK Fiesta Del Sol San Diego Celebrating All Cultures Under the Sun Street Festival August 18-19, 2007 11am-7pm Location: Imperial Avenue between 19th- 25th street - MAP 'Justice Overcoming Boundaries in San Diego County' Fiesta del Sol is a two-day street festival celebrating the history, diverse cultures, and engagement of the people of San Diego. It is a fun, family-friendly, alcohol and tobacco free event focused on creating positive change by empowering our communities. Over 50,000 people expected over 2 days Free admission, Over one hundred booths 2 entertainment stages with international and local recording artists Arts and Culture Pavilion, $20,000 in Scholarships Civic Participation Pavilion, Free health screenings Lowrider Car show, International Food Court, Carnival www.fiestadelsolsandiego.org "YALLA" @ CAFE LUXOR 1100 5TH ST San Diego, CA International Night, Belly dancer Show, Dancing & prizes. DJ Raffy 1st show in San Diego, Dj Raffy #1 in Bay Area. This Friday August 26, 2005, Doors open at 9.00pm till ??? came join us!!! for more info please call 925 726-6242 or 619 231-8888.

September Dear Friends,The San Diego Ukrainian Festival 2007 is right around the corner! Attached please find your official invitation. Hope you can join us on Saturday night, September 1, for a concert of dance and song featuring Suzirya Ukrainian Dance Theatre and the Korinnay Ukrainian Folk Singing Ensemble, both from Calgary Alberta Canada. Purchase your discounted tickets by August 20. Sunday September 2 features a short Lawn Program in Balboa Park and a Dinner Dance at the Handlery. Hope to see you at the Festival! , House of Ukraine, Inc. Pacific Islander Fest Mission Bay

October OKTOBERFESTS- El Cajon-(German American Society) ,Julian Oct.  -  , Cuyamaca  -  Ocean Beach - , Carlsbad-  , La Mesa ,- Karl Strauss Brewery  MORE INFO->Sign On San Diego.com Little Italy’s 10th annual Festa & Chalk “La Strada.” Join more than 90,000 celebrants and enjoy live entertainment on three stages (including Frankie Avalon!), local Italian food vendors, an Alfa Romeo car show, bocce ball and stickball tournaments and much more. MORE INFO San Diego Asian Film Foundation San Diego Asian Film Festival in October 12-19 2006, presenting our most ambitious and largest selection of films and videos from around the U.S. and the world. Real quick, for those who want to know, here's the film program schedule for the San Diego Asian Film Festival. info-tel- 858-650-3459 www.sdaff.org

November

December *Christmas on the Prado *( now 'December Nights') "Holiday Jazz & Blues Festival" 11am-Midnight, Gaslamp Quarter www.holidayjazzandblues.com

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