Hispanic Community A look at the culture of our Spanish-speaking residents with a discussion led by Carolyn Halstead. Taste some examples of Spanish cuisines. May 9 West Virginia Jewish Culture Deb Weiner will present a summary of her doctoral dissertation on the history of Jews in southern West Virginia. June 13 Maintaining Traditions Aban Kavasmaneck explores how the Charleston Indian community maintains its unique culture in a new setting.
Program includes some Indian cuisine.
Co-sponsored by the India Center. July 11 Kanawha County s Syrian and Lebanese Community Charleston lawyer Mark Sadd will discuss the history of the Syrian and Lebanese immigrants to our area. This distinctive culture, along with many others, has been transplanted into its new setting, maintained by the people who keep its traditions alive. A West Virginia State Archives Sampler Fredrick H. Armstrong, director of the West Virginia Department of Culture and History, discusses the state archives collection and the diversity of its holdings. Novelist Denise Giardina, whose work mirrors the mining history of our state, presents some thoughts about how our traditional Appalachian culture lends itself to literary expressions.